Let's say, hypothetically, that the Clipps lack chemistry next season, and look to make a slight makeover to their roster, with Sam I Am nagging Dunleavy to start him, and the backcourt in general just not clicking...

Would the Clipps go for something like this, and do you think GS and NY would oblige?


To NY:

Maggette
Fisher


To GS:

Tim Thomas


To LA:

Dunleavy
Ariza
Cheaney(expiring)


Why?

Well, for the Clipps, there's always the possibility the team will really implode, especially with Livingston not being in-tune to the rotation, and Cassell being himself. What if Dunleavy gives in and starts Cassell and Livingston in the backcourt with Mobley at SF? Add to that the fact that the Clipps don't have much depth, and they MIGHT consider dealing Maggs. Plus the coach wouldn't mind having his son onboard. Cheaney just for some cap space.


Knicks get a Snow-type pg in Fisher (despite the bad contract), and on the plus side, get an All-Star caliber Forward in Maggs.

GS clears huge salary...

How will trading for Magette help our team??? Do you even know what our team really need??? Let's not forget that we still have to get rid of 2 more of our PFs...

Mobley is undersized for SG. He is 6 4 going on 6 3. Him playing SF is just out of the question. That aside, why are we trading for yet another swing player and pickin up a bum huge contract in the process?

We don't need Magette, we alredy have pleny of SG/SF on the team, and giving up Ariza to get a redundant player is not a good idea.

That and I'm never ever going to be for pickin up that bum Fisher. He sucked for the Lakers, and then he sucked even more for the Warriors, who must have been on crack when they gave him the deal. Now not only does he suck, he also has an obscence contract. No thanks. Think Charlie Ward makin Shanden Anderson money, but worse.

I wouldnt do this. If Tim Thomas or Penny is to be traded, its for someone that will be a presence in the paint. I would rather watch the contracts run out for nothing than trade for Maggette.

Why not trade for Paul Pierce??? he is a true star that we really can use.

Posted by Silverfuel:

I wouldnt do this. If Tim Thomas or Penny is to be traded, its for someone that will be a presence in the paint. I would rather watch the contracts run out for nothing than trade for Maggette.

I agree. We would add talent, but we would be such a lop=sided team. Other moves would have to follow. if we could get Magette, it would have to be because we were trading him, Craw, or Q. Just to add him to the mix and stay put seems ridiculous to me.

I'd do this trade. Maggette's awesome. He's very tough, very strong, a very good scorer and rebunder. BTW, he averaged TEN free throw attempts per game last season.

I'm with Silverfuel on this one. While I like Maggette and I think he's a good player on both sides of the ball I think if we're trading either TT or Penny that we need to trade them for a big man becuase lets face it, the Knicks need a frontcourt scorer in the the worst way and I wouldn't want to trade these key pieces for anything other then that frontcourt scorer.

I would make that trade in a heartbeat. Apparently people on this board didn't watch Maggette torch us in the Garden last season - the guy has a ton of talent and is getting better every year. The only problem I have with this proposal is why would Golden State make this deal? Is moving Fisher's contract really so important that they'd just give Dunleavy away? I couldn't see that happening...

Posted by toodarkmark:

I think they were offering up Maggette for Paul Pierce. Why on Earth would they go from that to Dunleavy and Ariza.

It depends - if they start playing really poorly this season they may decide to change their time-frame - dunleavy is yougner and ariza is very young, with shaun livingston. maybe they'll try to trade brand for bosh or something.

Posted by Seanc3:

I would make that trade in a heartbeat. Apparently people on this board didn't watch Maggette torch us in the Garden last season - the guy has a ton of talent and is getting better every year.

Why? Because right now Corey Maggette is NOT going to make the Knicks that much of a better team. What will the make the Knicks a MUCH better team is by acquiring a frontcourt scoring presence and the only way the Knicks can do that is by trading either TT or Penny, which is why I don't want to use one of those chips for soemone like Maggette, whom is a good player but not the player the Knicks need at the moment.