Posted by firefly:

I think its a good deal. Frye/Craw/Malik for expring deal and a possible ex-lottery pick.

You know what I would prefer even more though? Hill and Darko for that package. Darko is not effective on te offensive end right now, but he brings the D and shotblocking. Start him at PF next to Curry and that becomes a pretty exciting frontcourt. Orlando get Jamal and Frye to start.They have a team of Nelson, Jamal, Hedo, Fye ad DHowar. Pretty impressive.

We start Marbury, Q, JJ, Darko, Curry with Lee, Nate, Francis(sg) JJ off the bench PLUS we safe a whole bunch of cap room. Everyone wins.

Posted by nyk4ever:

oh and heres the link about the Magic looking to trade his expiring
http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/44643/20070210/no_interest_in_grant_hills_expiring_deal/

Grant Hill/Rights to Fran Vasquez
for
Channing Frye/Jamal Crawford/Malik Rose

Works under the cap. Gives the Magic a good scorer at SG in Crawford(something the Magic sorely lack, consistent scoring from the guards, Crawford might excel better in a structured offense like Brian Hill runs) and some offense from the PF in Frye.

Magic lineup turns into:
Nelson/Crawford/Turkoglu/Frye/Howard
Thats a tough team to beat, gives them a ton of depth on the bench, makes the Magic players in the Eastern Conference.

For the Knicks, whether we like it or not folks, this is still a rebuilding process. This trade gives the Knicks a little cap flexibility and allows them to get under the cap sooner than the summer of 08/09, going into next year, the cap number would be 69million, not great, but much more manageable than 86 million. Also this trade allows the Knicks to take a chance on a foreign player like Vasquez, who is supposedly good but didn't want to play for Orlando. The bright lights of NYC might just get him over here.

Curious to see your thoughts on the deal. I honestly don't think the Knicks are losing that much by making the deal. Crawford is woefully inconsistent and this trade allows to send him packing to a team that plays a structured offense and might get the best of him, along with Frye with a chance to expedite our cap process and add a player with some potential in the deal.



[Edited by - nyk4ever on 02-10-2007 3:15 PM]

Posted by djsunyc:

i would trade crawford + quentin for hill's expiring.

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by Anji:

And would the Magic get rid of Hill when he makes the team play better and they can sign who ever they want in the offseason????? They have zero reason..........

they have a chance to make the playoffs. hill's expiring + darko could return a very nice piece that they can use long term. they have to decide whether they can get someone better this offseason via free agency than they can get now via trade. i feel grant will leave them and go someplace to win a ring (if he decides to keep playing). and by making the trade, they can then re-sign darko without any worries b/c of the bird rule. but if they enter free agency, they can't sign a free agent and then sign darko to go over the cap - they need to sign darko first.

out of the realm of possibility deal: jameer + darko + grant for joe johnson.