DISCLAIMER: I have taken 2 sleeping pills (restoril) and 2 muscle relaxers (soma), so this post may be crazy, but...
Milwaukee wants Best, that's well known. And you'd think that maybe they'd like to move Tim Thomas- he's the highest-paid 6th man in the league, and they have no room for him- Allen is going nowhere, same with Cassell, and Big Dog is pretty untradeable right about now. So why not trade a 6th man that you owe $60+ mil over the next five seasons?
And what about Earvin Johnson- he got almost 4 mil to play 20 minutes/night, and his contract has 3 years remaining. Pryzbilla is their starter, and they've also got Mark Pope and Alesander Radojevic as free agents who will cost a lot less than what Earvin makes.
So here it goes...
Chicago trades:
ERob
Fizer
Best
Hassell
Milwaukee trades:
Tim Thomas
Earvin Johnson
The Bulls clear a log-jam at the 2/3, with Rose and Thomas getting almost all of the minutes there. And they get a solid, defensive/rebounding/shot-blocking back-up center for the next 3 years. And we fulfill Rose's wish of having a veteran at every position-
PG- Rose
SG- Mayor
SF- TT
PF- Blount
C- Non-Magic Johnson
That's a good veteran line-up with 2 very good defenders/rebounders at the 4/5, Rose and Thomas to provide the scoring, and Fred for the 3-pt specialist (although Fred's D is underrated, and he's a decent rebounder as well).
This also means that we still have the MLE to spend on Harpring, who will bring even more defense and exerience to the team.
PG- Crawford/Williams
SG- Rose/Hoiberg
SF- Thomas/Harpring
PF- Chandler/Blount/Baxter
C- Curry/Johnson/Bags
Richardson, Mason, Tim Hardaway? or some FA vet PG
But would the Bucks do it?
They get the PG they want in Best.
They get an outstanding young defender and all-around player in Hassell, who is by the way signed for 2 more years on the cheap.
They get Fizer, who can take Mason's place at PF.
And they get ERob to be their 6th man, filling Thomas' role (not as well as TT played it, but for $7 mil/season less, I think he'd work out just fine).
And the Bucks only have 9 players under contract (not counting their draft picks), so a 2-for-4 swap makes sense for them.
So, what do you think?
Milwaukee wants Best, that's well known. And you'd think that maybe they'd like to move Tim Thomas- he's the highest-paid 6th man in the league, and they have no room for him- Allen is going nowhere, same with Cassell, and Big Dog is pretty untradeable right about now. So why not trade a 6th man that you owe $60+ mil over the next five seasons?
And what about Earvin Johnson- he got almost 4 mil to play 20 minutes/night, and his contract has 3 years remaining. Pryzbilla is their starter, and they've also got Mark Pope and Alesander Radojevic as free agents who will cost a lot less than what Earvin makes.
So here it goes...
Chicago trades:
ERob
Fizer
Best
Hassell
Milwaukee trades:
Tim Thomas
Earvin Johnson
The Bulls clear a log-jam at the 2/3, with Rose and Thomas getting almost all of the minutes there. And they get a solid, defensive/rebounding/shot-blocking back-up center for the next 3 years. And we fulfill Rose's wish of having a veteran at every position-
PG- Rose
SG- Mayor
SF- TT
PF- Blount
C- Non-Magic Johnson
That's a good veteran line-up with 2 very good defenders/rebounders at the 4/5, Rose and Thomas to provide the scoring, and Fred for the 3-pt specialist (although Fred's D is underrated, and he's a decent rebounder as well).
This also means that we still have the MLE to spend on Harpring, who will bring even more defense and exerience to the team.
PG- Crawford/Williams
SG- Rose/Hoiberg
SF- Thomas/Harpring
PF- Chandler/Blount/Baxter
C- Curry/Johnson/Bags
Richardson, Mason, Tim Hardaway? or some FA vet PG
But would the Bucks do it?
They get the PG they want in Best.
They get an outstanding young defender and all-around player in Hassell, who is by the way signed for 2 more years on the cheap.
They get Fizer, who can take Mason's place at PF.
And they get ERob to be their 6th man, filling Thomas' role (not as well as TT played it, but for $7 mil/season less, I think he'd work out just fine).
And the Bucks only have 9 players under contract (not counting their draft picks), so a 2-for-4 swap makes sense for them.
So, what do you think?