I think showcasing is just a term we fans use. I'm not sure which Stackhouse trades you mean but stackhouse was a very good player and was traded for an even better one if you're talking about Rip Hamilton. I don't see what that has to do with showcasing. Are you saying he was showcased so that he could put up better stats and those better stats are the reason the GM traded him for Rip? There's a lot of assumptions in there.
Stackhouse was a player who put up very good numbers but won very little and had an history of injury who was traded twice for players who were better than he in Hamilton and Jamison.
You are correct that I am making assumptions, and that is why your asking me to supply you with examples where a player had his stats pumped up in order to increase trade value is very hard to prove or disprove.
But I want you to trust me on this: Showcasing does exist, and players are sometimes featured to increase their trade value. If you don't beleive me watch what will happen with Vince Carter this season.
I think it is possible for that to happen in the case of Randolph this year. You don't. I think we won't resolve these opposing positions. However, I think Walsh is more in my line of thinking or he would have traded Randolph for a second rounder already.
As to the Blazers trading Zach: We know that either no one offered anything for him or some team did and the Blazers decided to go with our really low offer because they love us and were in a generous mood. The former seems more plausible to me.
Or the Blazers wanted to part ways with Randolph quickly because they already had the pieces to go in a different direction so they traded fast rather than hold out for full value. In addition, they had a public relations reason for moving him quickly.
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