Originally Posted by Zuca

Another idea with Kirilenko:

Cleveland trade Larry Hughes to Utah;
Utah trade Gordan Giricek to Cleveland and AK to Houston;
Houston trade Shane Battier to Utah; trade Justin Reed, JLIII and Rafer Alston to Cleveland;


Battier would be a way better fit than AK in Sloan system. He won't complain about scoring and would fill better the defensive woes of Okur and Boozer, and Battier have a nice salary. Hughes can fill fine the SG spot, and his contract is cheaper and have 1 year less than AK have. Not to mention that they're good guys (especially Battier)

Originally Posted by unluckyseventeen

Hm. I saw Larry Hughes and immediately didn't like the trade idea. He's a decent guard, but we're already in a logjam at his position, and I'd rather have Kirilenko's defense rather than Hughes' even greater inconsistency.

I would like Battier's range and defense, but this just seems like the Jazz are conveniently receiving too much.