Now that the Nuggets will possibly have a new owner, anything can happen. I'm not saying that the Nuggets need to blow up their roster, but I'm going to propose a couple of ideas that may become options. Remember, I'm not saying that I am in favor of or opposed to any of these trades, and that I'm just making possibilities. I'm not putting these in any particular order either. Well here it is. Give me your thoughts, just don't be too harsh.
Option 1: Trade with Clippers and Hawks
*TRADE*
Clippers: Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon, DeAndre Jordan, #8 pick ($15,171,069)
Nuggets: Carmelo Anthony ($17,149,243)
Although we trade away our franchise player, we receive one of the most productive big men in the league, a promising SG, a project C, and a rookie SF. I see this as trading one starter for two starters and projects. The Clippers are happy because they have their superstar to sell tickets and hopefully improve the team in LA.
*TRADE*
Hawks: Marvin Williams, Josh Smith, Mike Bibby ($23,877,267)
Nuggets: JR Smith, Kenyon Martin, Renaldo Balkman ($24,252,305)
The Hawks aren't going to be championship contenders so they decide to compile as many expiring contracts as possible. The Nuggets trade away two expiring contracts for two young starters and a old overpaid PG. Bibby's contract expires in 2012 so I'm sure the Nuggets would be able to trade away his expiring contract if they wanted to.
*DRAFT*
Nuggets draft Al-Farouq Aminu with #8 pick.
|
Player |
2010-2011 |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
2013-2014 |
|
13,150,000 |
14,200,000 |
|
|
|
|
Josh Smith |
11,600,000 |
12,400,000 |
13,200,000 |
|
|
Nene |
11,360,000 |
11,600,000 |
|
|
|
Chris Kaman |
11,300,000 |
12,200,000 |
|
|
|
Marvin Williams |
6,712,500 |
7,500,000 |
8,287,500 |
7,500,000 |
|
Mike Bibby |
5,564,767 |
6,217,617 |
|
|
|
Chris Anderson |
3,942,000 |
4,234,000 |
4,526,000 |
4,818,000 |
|
Eric Gordon |
3,016,680 |
3,831,183 |
5,137,616 |
|
|
Al-Farouq Aminu* |
2,483,280 |
2,669,520 |
2,855,760 |
3,632,526 |
|
1,546,560 |
1,654,440 |
2,544,528 |
3,610,685 |
|
|
1,959,577 |
2,906,053 |
|
|
|
|
DeAndre Jordan |
854,389 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
73,489,753 |
79,412,813 |
36,551,404 |
19,561,211 |
*Al-Farouq Aminu gets same contract as Jordan Hill (8th pick in 2009)
*NEW LINEUP*
PG- Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson, Mike Bibby
SG- Eric Gordon, Arron Afflalo
SF- Marvin Williams, Al-Farouq Aminu
PF- Josh Smith, Nene, Chris Anderson
C- Chris Kaman, DeAndre Jordan
Option 2: Trade with Pacers
*TRADE*
Pacers: Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert, Jeff Foster, #10 pick ($19,313,452)
Nuggets: Carmelo Anthony ($17,149,243)
Although the Nuggets give up their superstar, they fill in the SF spot with another young, talented player. They also pick up a young, promising Center, an expiring contract, and a young, talented SG to replace JR.
*DRAFT*
Nuggets pick Xavier Henry with #10 pick.
|
Player |
2010-2011 |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
2013-2014 |
|
Kenyon Martin |
16,545,454 |
|
|
|
|
Chauncey Billups |
13,150,000 |
14,200,000 |
|
|
|
Nene |
11,360,000 |
11,600,000 |
|
|
|
Danny Granger |
10,973,202 |
12,015,904 |
13,058,606 |
14,021,788 |
|
Jeff Foster |
6,655,000 |
|
|
|
|
JR Smith |
6,031,851 |
|
|
|
|
Chris Anderson |
3,942,000 |
4,234,000 |
4,526,000 |
4,818,000 |
|
Xavier Henry* |
2,168,520 |
2,331,120 |
2,493,720 |
3,179,493 |
|
Renaldo Balkman |
1,675,000 |
1,675,000 |
1,675,000 |
|
|
Roy Hibbert |
1,685,280 |
2,588,590 |
3,655,089 |
|
|
Ty Lawson |
1,546,560 |
1,654,440 |
2,544,528 |
3,610,685 |
|
Arron Afflalo |
1,959,577 |
2,906,053 |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
76,523,924 |
50,924,521 |
25,459,223 |
22,450,473 |
*Xavier Henry gets the same contract as Brandon Jennings (10th pick in 2009).
*NEW LINEUP*
PG- Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson
SG- Arron Afflalo, JR Smith, Xavier Henry
SF- Danny Granger, Joey Graham, Renaldo Balkman
PF- Nene, Kenyon Martin, Chris Anderson
C- Roy Hibbert, Jeff Foster
While the Nuggets will hurt right now, they are set for the future. They have their PG in Lawson, their SG in Henry and Afflalo, their SF in Granger, their PF in Nene, and their C in Hibbert. They also have a ton of cap space for in the future with K-Mart's, JR's, and Foster's contracts expiring (total of $30 Mil).
Option 3: (inspired by hvino), Trade with 76ers
*TRADE*
76ers: Elton Brand, #2 pick ($15,959,099)
Nuggets: Nene, JR Smith ($17,391,851)
The Nuggets lose Nene and JR, while they also take on Elton Brand's horrid contract... that isn't too bad. As hvino pointed out to me, Elton Brand is paid a ton, and Derrick Favors is paid a little with the rookie contract. Overall, it's as if we were paying both players 10 million each.
*DRAFT*
Nuggets draft Derrick Favors with #2 pick
Nuggets buy #23 pick from Timberwolves, draft SG Elliot Williams
|
Player |
2010-2011 |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
2013-2014 |
|
Carmelo Anthony |
17,149,243 |
18,518,575 |
|
|
|
Kenyon Martin |
16,545,454 |
|
|
|
|
Elton Brand |
15,959,099 |
17,059,726 |
18,160,354 |
|
|
Chauncey Billups |
13,150,000 |
14,200,000 |
|
|
|
Derrick Favors* |
4,458,840 |
4,793,280 |
5,127,720 |
6,471,182 |
|
Chris Anderson |
3,942,000 |
4,234,000 |
4,526,000 |
|
|
Renaldo Balkman |
1,675,000 |
1,675,000 |
1,675,000 |
|
|
Ty Lawson |
1,546,560 |
1,654,440 |
2,544,528 |
3,610,685 |
|
Arron Afflalo |
1,959,577 |
2,906,053 |
|
|
|
Elliot Williams* |
1,120,200 |
1,204,200 |
1,288,200 |
2,253,061 |
|
Joey Graham* |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
Total |
78,505,973 |
67,245,274 |
33,321,802 |
12,334,928 |
*Derrick Favors gets the same contract as Hasheem Thabett (2nd pick in 2009).
*Elliot Williams get the same contract as Omri Casspi (23th pick in 2009).
*Joey Graham gets $1 Million because it's easier to calculate.
*NEW LINEUP*
PG- Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson
SG- Arron Afflalo, Elliot Williams
SF- Carmelo Anthony, Joey Graham, Renaldo Balkman
PF- Elton Brand, Kenyon Martin
C- Derrick Favors, Chris Anderson
I think that this trade hurts the Nuggets for the next 3 years, but it definitely makes us better after that. If we do this trade we are absolutely in rebuilding mode. I like thinking of having Lawson, Afflalo, Williams, Anthony, and Favors in the future, but I think it hurts our team too much right now to pull the trigger.
Option 4: (for InboundingLobPass), Same trade as #1, but without Clippers
*TRADE*
Hawks: Josh Smith, Marvin Williams, Mike Bibby ($23,877,267)
Nuggets: Kenyon Martin, JR Smith, Renaldo Balkman ($24,252,305)
The Hawks aren't going to be championship contenders so they decide to compile as many expiring contracts as possible. The Nuggets trade away two expiring contracts for two young starters and a old overpaid PG. Bibby's contract expires in 2012 so I'm sure the Nuggets would be able to trade away his expiring contract if they wanted to.
|
Player |
2010-2011 |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
2013-2014 |
|
Carmelo Anthony |
17,149,243 |
18,518,575 |
|
|
|
Chauncey Billups |
13,150,000 |
14,200,000 |
|
|
|
Josh Smith |
11,600,000 |
12,400,000 |
13,200,000 |
|
|
Nene |
11,360,000 |
11,600,000 |
|
|
|
Marvin Williams |
6,712,500 |
7,500,000 |
8,287,500 |
7,500,000 |
|
Mike Bibby |
5,564,767 |
6,217,617 |
|
|
|
Chris Anderson |
3,942,000 |
4,234,000 |
4,526,000 |
4,818,000 |
|
Arron Afflalo |
1,959,577 |
2,906,053 |
|
|
|
Ty Lawson |
1,546,560 |
1,654,440 |
2,544,528 |
3,610,685 |
|
Johan Petro |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
|
|
Coby Karl |
854,389 |
|
|
|
|
Brian Butch |
762,000 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
75,601,036 |
80,230,685 |
29,558,028 |
15,928,685 |
NEW LINEUP
PG- Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson, Mike Bibby
SG- Arron Afflalo, Coby Karl
SF- Carmelo Anthony, Marvin Williams
PF- Josh Smith, Chris Anderson, Brian Butch
C- Nene, Johan Petro
As you might have noticed, the cap numbers are huge. I don't think that we need Marvin Williams as a backup for Melo. There's no need to pay two starting SF's on the same team. Also, I don't feel like we've addressed the Center position enough.
Option 5: Same as 4, but instead of Williams we get Pachulia and 1st round pick
*TRADE*
Hawks: Josh Smith, Zaza Pachulia, Mike Bibby, #24 pick
Nuggets: Kenyon Martin, JR Smith, Renaldo Balkman
*DRAFT*
Nuggets draft Elliot Williams with pick #24.
|
Player |
2010-2011 |
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
2013-2014 |
|
Carmelo Anthony |
17,149,243 |
18,518,575 |
|
|
|
Chauncey Billups |
13,150,000 |
14,200,000 |
|
|
|
Josh Smith |
11,600,000 |
12,400,000 |
13,200,000 |
|
|
Nene |
11,360,000 |
11,600,000 |
|
|
|
Mike Bibby |
5,564,767 |
6,217,617 |
|
|
|
Zaza Pachulia |
4,251,250 |
4,750,000 |
5,248,750 |
|
|
Chris Anderson |
3,942,000 |
4,234,000 |
4,526,000 |
4,818,000 |
|
Arron Afflalo |
1,959,577 |
2,906,053 |
|
|
|
Ty Lawson |
1,546,560 |
1,654,440 |
2,544,528 |
3,610,685 |
|
Elliot Williams |
1,120,000 |
1,204,200 |
1,288,200 |
2,253,061 |
|
Joey Graham |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
|
|
Johan Petro |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
|
|
Brian Butch |
762,000 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
74,405,397 |
79,684,885 |
28,807,478 |
10,681,746 |
*NEW LINEUP*
PG- Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson, Mike Bibby
SG- Arron Afflalo, Elliot Williams
SF- Carmelo Anthony, Joey Graham
PF- Josh Smith, Chris Anderson, Brian Butch
C- Nene, Zaza Pachulia, Johan Petro
In this scenario I think we addressed our front court with the additions of Smith and Pachulia. We added a backup SG behind Afflalo in Elliot Williams, and we dropped the Marvin Williams contract. I like this a lot more.
Well, I'm all finished. Leave me comments on how to make these trades better, or even leave comments of possible trade scenarios of your own. Thanks!
