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New York Trade Breakdown
Change in Team Outlook: -6.0 ppg, -4.0 rpg, and +0.5 apg.
Incoming Players
Hasheem Thabeet
7-3 C from Connecticut
2.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg in 8.6 minutes
O.J. Mayo
6-4 SG from USC
15.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.0 apg in 19.9 minutes
Outgoing Players
Kelenna Azubuike
6-5 SG from Kentucky
No games yet played in 2010-2011
Anthony Randolph
6-10 PF from LSU
11.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.5 apg in 21.0 minutes
Roger Mason
6-5 SG from Virginia
4.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.5 apg in 18.4 minutes
Bill Walker
6-6 SF from Kansas State
7.5 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.5 apg in 19.5 minutes

Memphis Trade Breakdown
Change in Team Outlook: +6.0 ppg, +4.0 rpg, and -0.5 apg.
Incoming Players
Kelenna Azubuike
6-5 SG from Kentucky
No games yet played in 2010-2011
Anthony Randolph
6-10 PF from LSU
11.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.5 apg in 21.0 minutes
Roger Mason
6-5 SG from Virginia
4.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.5 apg in 18.4 minutes
Bill Walker
6-6 SF from Kansas State
7.5 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.5 apg in 19.5 minutes
Outgoing Players
Hasheem Thabeet
7-3 C from Connecticut
2.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg in 8.6 minutes
O.J. Mayo
6-4 SG from USC
15.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.0 apg in 19.9 minutes

Memphis does this because they need to resign Gasol and Zach who are in the final year of their contracts. OJ has fallen out of the starting guard spot. They get cap room to help resign players plus they get AR & Walker for one more yr on a rookie contract.

Knicks get a legit back up defensive minded center who can rebound, block shots and run and hit a 10 to 12 ft jumper plus a SG to complement Landry and free up 2 roster spots.

If we're ever serious about doing something like this, even a deal for Melo eventually, I really think we have to start thinking about playing Anthony Randolph a little bit..Dude has ZERO trade value right now..Not only could he be a missing piece that could actually help us right now God forbid, we really need to play the guy a little to get his trade back up to snuff..If we contine to let him rot, he won't be worth diddly in any trade..

TMS wrote:Hasheem Thabeet still needs a lot of development on his game & we already have enough to deal w/in the project player department in Mozgov... i like OJ Mayo but MEM won't give him up readily... i don't think a package of bench filler, Anthony Randolph & a gimpy Azabuike will entice MEM to give up on those 2 players... anyway we're already glutted at the SG position as it is... i wouldn't mind offering up AR & TD for Mayo & a future #1 from them... not sure they'd bite but i think it's not a bad trade off for either team... that trade would also keep us in the running for a possible Melo trade w/the added 1st round pick.

good call, ar/td is a safe bet, if they bite they bite. i wouldn't risk going all-in on mayo to lose out on melo.

scoshin wrote:I'm not that high on Thabeet. I'd rather just trade for Mayo alone, unless Memphis is gifting Thabeet to us for very little.

AR/TD plugs some holes for Memphis (losing Zach next year, and they have no backup PG -- and we can probably fool them into thinking TD is a backup), so if we can get Mayo for that package, we should definitely pull the trigger.

I'm not high on him either- however I seem to remember Walsh was very interested in him back when he was drafted, but we had no shot at him because our pick was too late. Also I think the grizzlies would love to give him away for free- their manager is fuming at having to pay him so much considering he is producing nothing- thats why he held out on giving the contract to this years draft pick during the summer, and wants the CBA changed to reduce a rookies salary if they don't perform well.

Mayo and Thabeet are definitely obtainable (I wish Gasol was too, but I'm not so sure), and I suspect that if Melo gets traded to the Nets or whatever, then Mayo would be the back up plan (Walsh really wanted him too and even set up a trade involving David Lee if you remember). I'd use him as our sixth man if we got him.