OK. This is my take (again) on how I would fix the current predicament my favorite team is experiencing.

1. Trade KT, Deke and Othella to Dallas for Antoine Walker and a 2nd rounder (51st pick). Trade ID number 1593446
Dallas needs to get rid of Walker and would definitely want to pick up KT and some affordable contracts. I know that Toine shoots way too many 3s, but with Starbury penetrating and kicking out to Toine for open 3s, we could be deadly. If it doesn't work out, he has a huge expiring contract. No harm. No foul. I really think the Mavs would do this, they need some grunts and KT fits the bill. For the 2d rd pick select Romain Sato. Here are his strengths accroding to NBADraft.net "Freakish athleticism. Combines broad shoulders and amazing strength with jaw dropping leaping ability. Has a great 3 point stroke."

2. Split the MLE to sign both Chris Andersen and Rodney White. This gives us quality depth at the forwards and SG spot.

3. Trade Nazr Mohammed to Utah for one of their 1st round picks (16th overall) and select Tiago Splitter. He is a scorer and long. 7' tall and 236 lbs. Give him time and he could be our C/PF of the future.

4. Trade Sweetney, FWIll and Shandon Anderson to Portland for Theo Ratliff and 1 of their 1st Rd picks (23rd overall). We get our center and a late 1st rounder(I know, late 1st rounders amount to almost nothing most of the times). BUT! We get rid of Shandon! High price to pay but it is a premium I am willing to take. Then select a backup center (David Harrison, Robert Swift, Rafael Araujo).

5. For our own 2nd rd pick (45th overall) I will select Blake Stepp. He is a tall (6'4") PG from PointGuard U (Gonzaga)


NYK Lineup
C - Theo Ratliff, Harrison/Swift/Araujo,Cezary Trybanski
PF - Antoine Walker, Tiago Splitter, Chris Andersen
SF - Tim Thomas, Rodney White
SG - Houston, Penny, Romain Sato
PG - Starbury, Blake Stepp, Moochie Norris


This would be a very athletic group. Aside for H2O and Penny, we would outrun most teams in the league. Then, after next year we have TT and Penny with HUGE expiring contracts. We can reload again! The year after that it's H2O and Moochie!

um....no.

Have you seen Toine lately? Fast, he ain't. I think trading for Toine would be a disaster. Kenyon abused him both last year and the year before, imagine how ugly that would get later? No way. They need a YOUNG power forward. And don't be so quick to give up on Nazr.

Young PF would be Tiago Splitter and Chris Andersen.

Allan definitely fits that bill, but we need more than 1 shooter in the team. Who was hitting outside shots when Allan was out?