After tireless hours of not having a life, I came up with this and am convinced this is what Zeke should do...

Trade Allan and Sundov to GS for Davis, Najera, and Pietrus
Trade TT to Dallas for Marquis Daniels and Allan Henderson
Trade KT to LA for Devean George and Caron Butler
Trade Penny to Philly for GRob and Skinner

This totally gives up on this season. I won't mention the lineup because it doesn't matter. The season has to be tanked. My plan is to rebuild as fast as possible. After all this is done, Davis ($10 mil), Henderson ($8 mil) and, Robinson ($12 mil) are all FA's,taking $ 30 mil off the cap for next year.....leaving us at around $78 mil before exemptions and picks signed.

I performed the Draft Simulator on real GM 14 times and the average pick we got was 4. As high as 1 a couple times, as low as 6....Well in range of Taft or Bogut. I would choose Taft and our lineup next year would look a little like this...

Nazr/Taft
Sweets/Skinner/JYD
Butler/Ariza
Craw/Pietrus
Marbury/Daniels/Brewer

IL-Moochie, Baker

open competition for all spots, alot of trading commodities, nice young team, butler, Ariza, Pietrus, Skinner, and JYD are all defensive forces....Amazing uptempo potential....

The season after next, George ($5 mil), Mohammed ($5 mil), Moochie ($5 mil) all come off the books, lowering our payroll by about another $15 mil, putting us in the middle of the league in payroll.

Its a shame that GS would never do that trade. They add too big of a contract in H20 while also giving up an expiring contract in Davis along with a very good talent in Pietrus and a well liked player in Najera. Its also too bad that Dallas wouldn't give up Daniels for TT. But hey, we can always dream.

[Edited by - s3231 on 01/30/2005 11:52:28]

Great idea but the only problem is that GS won't do the trade, Dallas won't do the trade ,La won't do the trade and philly won't do the trade but other than that it was great. next time give trade proposals that make sense for BOTH teams.