I was reading the ESPN article about how it'd be beneficial for Utah to trade Karl Malone (since they're probably not going anywhere next year anyways)... and it got me thinking about possible scenarios.
Here's one I just thought of:
Karl Malone, Greg Ostertag, and Deshawn Stevenson to Portland for:
Scottie Pippen, Bonzi Wells (sign and trade) and Zach Randolph.
It definately helps Portland for next year... Malone and Ostertag give them more size and strength up front, and I think 'Sheed is athletic enough, at least from what I've seen of him, to guard some/most SFs (and Patterson can come in and guard the ones that are too tough on the perimeter for him), so it'd be possible to have a frontline of Sheed/Malone/Davis(Ostertag), which is tremendous size, even in the West. Anderson can play more at the 2, and Stevenson becomes Portland's project (who still could pan out). But mainly the trade is to get Malone, who becomes a constant post-option, to go along with Sheed's all-around offensive game (that's developed tremendous range recently)
Portland's lineup:
Stoudamire/Daniels
Anderson/Daniels/Stevenson
Sheed/Patterson/Woods
Malone/Kemp/Ostertag
Davis/Ostertag/Kemp
Utah gets something for Malone, who realistically can't have that many years left. They get an athletic, tough defending two guard... that's 26 and becoming a very good player... and they get a huge body, who possibly can become a star PF, in the mold of Elton Brand. It allows them to get possible-star players at every position. Pippen, is obviously just cap filler.
Utah's lineup:
Stockton/Lopez
Wells/Cheaney
Kirilenko/Pippen
Randolph/Amaechi
Collins/Borchardt
Here's one I just thought of:
Karl Malone, Greg Ostertag, and Deshawn Stevenson to Portland for:
Scottie Pippen, Bonzi Wells (sign and trade) and Zach Randolph.
It definately helps Portland for next year... Malone and Ostertag give them more size and strength up front, and I think 'Sheed is athletic enough, at least from what I've seen of him, to guard some/most SFs (and Patterson can come in and guard the ones that are too tough on the perimeter for him), so it'd be possible to have a frontline of Sheed/Malone/Davis(Ostertag), which is tremendous size, even in the West. Anderson can play more at the 2, and Stevenson becomes Portland's project (who still could pan out). But mainly the trade is to get Malone, who becomes a constant post-option, to go along with Sheed's all-around offensive game (that's developed tremendous range recently)
Portland's lineup:
Stoudamire/Daniels
Anderson/Daniels/Stevenson
Sheed/Patterson/Woods
Malone/Kemp/Ostertag
Davis/Ostertag/Kemp
Utah gets something for Malone, who realistically can't have that many years left. They get an athletic, tough defending two guard... that's 26 and becoming a very good player... and they get a huge body, who possibly can become a star PF, in the mold of Elton Brand. It allows them to get possible-star players at every position. Pippen, is obviously just cap filler.
Utah's lineup:
Stockton/Lopez
Wells/Cheaney
Kirilenko/Pippen
Randolph/Amaechi
Collins/Borchardt