http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=2cxpeyw

Simply put. Denver gets a 30yr old scoring guard in Crawford to replace JR, Josh Smith slides into the 3/4 slot to take Melo's place.

I didn't like this trade at first blush because Denver gets older without really addressing their weakness of the past 7 seasons (having a reliable frontcourt) and doesn't get picks back. Crawford at 18ppg would be a nice bench punch to replace JR's horrible inconsistency.

If Atlanta threw in a protected first rounder/second rounder I'd probably pull the trigger. Imagine Lawson-Josh Smith alley oops...also helps that Josh is a very defensively oriented player.

PG: Chauncey/Lawson/Carter

SG: Afflalo/Crawford

SF: Smith/Balkman (like it or not)

PF: Harrington/Smith/Bird

C: Nene/Shelden Williams

What do you guys think?