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And this might sound crazy, but what about trying to make a deal to acquire Steve Nash? There is a chance that the Suns will look to rebuild the team around Amare and unload Nash while he still has some value. We all know about Colangelo's connection with Phoenix and Nash certainly wouldn't oppose to finishing his career in Canada. He only has 1 year left on his contract and a team option for the year after. If his play drops off next season the Raptors can choose to let him walk or sign him for a smaller contract.

Heres the plan:

TJ Ford + Bargnani (Maybe a pick) for Steve Nash

Bargnani gets to play the high post area next to Shaq/Amare, can even play the 3 if all 3 of them are on the floor at the same time. TJ Ford fills in for Nash as the starting PG, a downgrade but should still be acceptable as long as he stays healthy.

The Raptors with Bargnani gone will draft Hibbert or the Lopez twin and either have him start next to Bosh or backup Rasho. Calderon will backup Nash and allow Nash to play less minutes and hopefully keep him fresh for the playoffs. The Raptors then use Rasho's expiring contract along with Kapono and try to acquire an upgrade at the SG/SF spot. Maybe not at Maggette's level but perhaps someone around Josh Childress/Marvin Williams type or perhaps even Travis Outlaw. So roughly speaking we end up with something like this (Without Rasho/Kapono trade):

C: Rasho/Robin Lopez(Hibbert)/Brezec
PF: Bosh/Humphries/Garbajosa
SF: Moon/Delfino/Garbajosa
SG: Parker/Kapono/Delfino
PG: Nash/Calderon/Ukic

I'm not going to include any extra additions because I don't know who we can get, but I think this lineup is a lot better than one we have right now. If we can get a cheap inside player like a Craig Smith and throw him in the mix it would improve some of our weaknesses this season.