2002 Draft

DEN drafts Drew Gooden
NYK drafts Qyntel Woods; Jiri Welsch with 2nd rounder
MIL drafts Amare Stoudemire

3 Way Team Trade (NY/DEN/MIL)

New York trades:
PF Kurt Thomas to Milwaukee
PF Othella Harrington to Milwaukee
PG Charlie Ward to Milwaukee
SF Qyntel Woods to Denver

Denver trades:
PF Antonio McDyess to New York
SF Calbert Cheaney to Milwaukee
SF James Posey to Milwaukee
C Scott Williams to Milwaukee

Milwaukee trades:
SF Glenn Robinson to Denver
PF Anthony Mason to Denver
PF Amare Stoudemire to New York
C Joel Pryzbilla to New York

Denver Line-Up

C Zendon Hamilton - Mengkee Bateer
PF Drew Gooden - Juwan Howard
SF Glenn Robinson - Anthony Mason
SG Qyntel Woods - Voshon Lenard
PG Tim Hardaway - Kenny Satterfield

Milwaukee Line-Up

C Ervin Johnson - Scott Williams
PF Kurt Thomas - Othella Harrington
SF Tim Thomas - James Posey
SG Ray Allen - Michael Redd
PG Sam Cassell - Charlie Ward

New York would then end up with:

C Amare Stoudemire - Joel Pryzbilla
PF Antonio McDyess - Marcus Camby
SF Latrell Sprewell - Shandon Anderson
SG Allan Houston - Lavor Postell
PG Mark Jackson - Jiri Welsch

Mark Jackson will start but plays a minimal role as the season progresses since he will be tagged as Assistant Playing Coach (it's a stretch but I can dream can I?) All we have to do now is find a third-tier SF to move Spree to SG if AH sits down ..

[Edited by - DaKidd on 04/24/2002 12:30:32]

Great trade for us and Denver but I can't see Milwaukee doing this one...

Amare is a PF. No he wont be a center. Center is more than height. he doesnt have a centers game.

Posted by falcindor:

Amare is a PF. No he wont be a center. Center is more than height. he doesnt have a centers game.

A Center's game can be taught eventually ..

About having a Center's body, he's 18 and there's a lot of room for this kid to grow .. I remember Dennis Rodman said him growing 5-6 inches when he was 18 so having the height will hopefully not be an issue ..

Just think if we were to give him the Starting Spot at Center all we have to expect from him are block shots, rebound and hold his own against the post and while he's doing that he's refinining his game up to the point where he'll be ready to be included in some plays ..

This kid has a huge upside and doesn't have a position in the NBA yet .. It's up to whoever teaches him and guide him that will eventually determine his style of play in the NBA ..

Amare is 19 though, I wouldn't expect him to become taller the 6'10" at the most. Would be interestin if he were to become a center, but since he has such great speed it could provide interesting matchups in our favor.

We could look at height with the midlevel exception as well, Jarron Collins is a FA among others.

My question is: Will the three teams do it though?

The trade works under the cap and is pretty feasible .. I just hope all three teams agree to it ..

Denver's standpoint:

They get younger and get stockpiled in 3 major positions (PF-Gooden, SF-Robinson and SG-Woods) to build for the future .. Also, Robinson and Mason's contract are pretty cheap considering that Dice may want an increase when he is due for an extension in 2003 ..

Milwaukee's standpoint:

They get rid of two cancers on their team, specifically Big Dog and Mason, and they receive defensive minded players in return .. Milwaukee would be getting back fan favorite Scott Williams .. Trading Williams to get Mason was an obvious mistake and this is a chance for Grunfeld to correct that mistake .. Milwaukee also gets two veteran defensive minded players in Kurt Thomas (15-10 guy), a cheap dependable back-up in Othella and Charlie Ward .. The kicker in this deal is SF James Posey who have shown flashes of brilliance this season .. A tandem of Thomas/Posey at the 3 spot is too appealing to ignore the possibility .. Both are young and athletic and can play multi-positions as well ..

New York's standpoint:

They get McDyess who, before his injury, is an All-Star .. He's a risk but it would definitely improve the Knicks with him playing in the (L)east if he regains his form .. New York fans also get Amare Stoudemire, an intriguing young player who many says has a potential that is sky's the limit ..

This may be a stretch but how about doing this trade after the 3-way:

New York trades:
SG Latrell Sprewell
2002 2nd round pick

New York receives:
SF Lamar Odom
2002 1st round pick (NY picks SF Caron Butler)

* We sign Jerome James with our mid-level exception and we'll end up with this ..

C Amare Stoudemire - Jerome James - Joel Pryzbilla
PF Antonio McDyess - Marcus Camby - Amare Stoudemire (if Camby gets injured)
SF Lamar Odom - Caron Butler
SG Allan Houston - Shandon Anderson
PG Mark Jackson - Jiri Welsch - Lamar Odom (during game situations)

The trades are possibilites, but Camby would have to start. You can't put a 19 year old who struggled against other HSers in the McDonald's game into a professional league in the most critical city on earth and expect him to excel. Ultimately, Camby will come off then bench like he did when they went to the Finals, he's much more effective like that.