New York trades:
Kurt Thomas
Malik Rose
Michael Sweetney

for
Erick Dampier
Marquis Daniels

Trade ID: 2402629

Dallas rids itself of Damp's contract taking two contracts that are shorter than Damp's, while getting 2 tough veterans, and a young cheap, promising PF in sweetney. They had to trade Marquis to make it happen but they have alot of good guards on their squad so they wont feel it as much.

New York rids itself of the PF glut, while trading 2 long contracts for 1. We also add a good young 2 guard who plays defense and is on track to be a really good player.


The Money:
When I crunched the numbers, Damp has 60 million dollars left on his contract while Kurt and Malik add up to 41. Not to mention Sweets and Daniels have 8 and 31 million left respectively. From a purely financial standpoint, we are adding over 40 million dollars in salary over the next 5 years. I don't like this trade anymore because it doesn't make us contenders and it adds tremendously to our already boated payroll.



BUT HOW ABOUT THIS?

I'd like to just trade Stackhouse for KT straight up, but the numbers don't work.

it would have to be KT + Sweets for Stackhouse + their 2006 first rounder (they don't have one this year).

Who would do it? I would. We'd have 2 late first rounders next year to move up.

But we would be giving up probably our 2 best PF's for an aging role player and a late pick. On second thought, I am not so sure. Just some thoughts.

good post, but how about the other Dampier to Knicks thread:

http://www.ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=9576

thanks.