Only if we cannott get Kwame Brown in a sign and trade does this first trade make sense.
We address our needs at backup PG and Center (with young athletic prospects).

Trade # 1

Knicks trade
Nazr Muhammed (expires next year but is a top 7 center in the league)
Bruno Sundov (Euro style 7 footer who may flourish given more PT in Milwakee)(small contract)
Jamison Brewer (small contract)

For

Milwakees
Joe Smith (runs til 07 but is solid)
Dan Gadzuric (young athletic 7 feet what mroe do you want?)

Trade #2
Knicks trade
Kurt Thomas
Moochie Norris

for

Clevelands
Eric Snow (4 years long same as KT)
Diop (22 doesn't play much and was nothing more than a shotblocker and 5 fouls, expires next season)
Wagner (very athletic, showed promise rookie season fell off since, expires this season)

And sign Elden Campbell to the veterans minimum or something like that.

And we still may be able to add Steven Hunter with some of the MLE or trade our MLE for a pick.

Trade Penny for Jalen Rose and let TT fall off the books unless we can get something good for him.

our New lineup:
Steph/Snow
Crawford/Ariza/Houston (if he ever returns)
Rose/JYD
Smith/Sweetney
Gadzuric/Vinnny/Campbell/Diop (only 22 yrs old)

It isn't an all-star lineup, but we get some athletic (rebounding and shot-blocking) prospects and remain a decent team while Sweetney and Ariza (hopefully) mature into stars. Next years sweets will be starting and Ariza will be ready for bigger minutes.

Rose and Houston fall off the books in the same year and and give us 37.6 million in space or tradeable assets.

We just pluged a hole at the 3(rose), backup PG (snow) and youthful bigs with (Gadzuric & Diop) While adding veterans SMith & Campbell.
How could this be bad?

[Edited by - Killa4luv on 01/27/2005 18:41:58]