3 Way Trade

Why Chicago does it: Get a solid backup PG prospect and an expiring deal.  Might also have to send a protected first rounder to Miami for assuming the remainder of Hinrich's deal.  Bulls would be left with plenty of cap room to resign Gordon or go after an ETO All-Star like Carlos Boozer.

Rose/Gordon/Deng/Thomas/Noah  Bench: Noc, Gray, Hughes, Gooden, Rodriguez

Why Miami does it: They have allegedly coveted Hinrich in the past, plus they still get a nice chunk of expiring deals.  Might not give them the cap room they are hoping for this summer, so they might be the first to balk.

Hinrich Wade Wright/Beasley Beasley/Frye Haslem/Frye  Bench: Wright, Chalmers, Diogu, Cook, Blount

Why Portland does it: They immediately solidify their SF position for this year and retain their cap space, although I’m not sold that Marion is a great fit for their style.

Blake Roy Marion Aldridge Pryzbilla     Bench: Bayless, Fernandez, Oden(until healthy), Outlaw, Webster, Batum.

This is obviously just Hoopsworld making up trades to pass the time. I can't see why/how the Bulls would want to give up Hinrich and TT to get Lamar Odom and help the Lakers get Artest.

He breaks it down to a 3 team deal:

Bulls get: Odom
Kings get: TT, Farmar, Mihm
Lakers get: Hinrich, Artest

Probably more to make the numbers work.  Blech.  This trade "speculation" sucks.  I would hope IF we package Kirk and TT it would bring back a higher caliber player than Odom. 

Link

From the tribune:

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/fullcourtpress/2008/02/shorthanded-aga.html

Condolences to Ben for his loss.  On the flip side, this should(emphasis on should) insure that Tyrus and Joakim get a ton of burn, which is always a good thing.

Also, Thabo sat out of practice with a sore groin, probably from all of the BaB'ers who have been hanging on it in the last month.  J/K.  

ESPN is demo-ing(?) their new Trade Machine through TrueHoop.  I had a chance to play around with it, and it's pretty cool.  It calculates the teams record after the trade is made, which is kind of hilarious.  I only tried a couple Corpse trades, but every team that recieved him ended up with a worse record.  Hilarious.  Here's the link:

http://proxy.espn.go.com/nba/trades/trademachine

Enjoy!

ESPN is reporting that the Diesel has been informed that he may be traded this year.  Phoenix is the early rumor, with Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks going to Miami.  If Phoenix is even considering this deal, why not try to get involved and get rid of some bad contracts?  How about the following trade:

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=2456~885~2165~510~3009~580~614~933&tea ms=14~14~4~14~4~4~21~4&te=&cash=

Miami upgrades(arguably) at three positions for this year and the next(assuming Marion doesn't opt out), Phoenix gets the Diesel, and the Bulls get a PG prosepct and cap relief to help facilitate another trade possibly, because god forbid we ever pay the luxury tax.  Crazy, unlikely, but why not?