Pick and Roll - Trade Rumors Edition: Nash to Orlando? Stoudemire to Dallas?

(Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic) With the NBA trade deadline looming, Mark and I tried to talk some of the trade rumors we heard in the Association’s corridors and give Steve Kerr some bright ideas in the making. Come on Steve, let’s make a deal !

Mark: Steve Nash to Toronto?  Sam Smith has made a living out of this type of thing, getting fanbases in a huff and supplying fuel to talk radio hosts everywhere.  Doesn’t mean the rumors he’s so fond of throwing at the wall ever stick though.  What Sam fails to realize is two (or in this case, three,) can play this game:

Nash/Barnes to the Magic, Nelson/Turkoglu to the Suns

Turkoglu can (and most likely will) opt outof his contract after this season, but provides a veteran presence, a big body, and great touch from the outside for a man of his size in the meantime.  Kissing the $6.8 and $12.2 million owed both he and Nash goodbye would free up a great deal of space to continue building around Amare Stoudemire.

Throw in the fact that Jameer Nelson has come into his own this season and may very well be a point guard for years to come in the league, and the Suns would have to be very happy with their haul.

The Magic?  They receive a point guard who will get the ball to their deadeye shooters on the perimeter, and to the inside where Orlando’s Superman can do what he does best and dunk on people’s heads.

Everyone wins!

Turns out anyone can put together a trade proposal where the numbers work and the players swapped make at least a little bit of sense for both teams.

Keep on doing what you’re doing, Sam (except this.)  It’s worked wonders for you, that’s for sure.

Both teams proved ready to make moves and with the trade deadline closing in, it’s time to make a deal. So Steve, pick up the phone, call Mr. Cuban.

Stoudemire, Barbosa, Tucker and some cash (needed for cap reason) to Dallas for Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry.

Suns would get a perfect forward to play next to Shaq and a back court of J-Rich, Steve Nash and Jason Terry. It will give Phoenix a 2-year window to go for it all.

Suns will never built around Stoudemire, anyway.

Most important Nash would be so happy to have Dirk next to him that he won’t fly to NYC as soon as possible.

I heard rumors about teams working on a  Barbosa/Tucker/Hill to Detroit for Rip Hamilton.

We need to talk to Steve Kerr now…so many great ideas.

Wait a second, Let’s the Suns have a Gasol deal. Marc Gasol from Memphis to Phoenix for Robin Lopez and Alando Tucker. I mean, Why Not Us? Gasol to LA for Kwame, Critterton and Co. happened for real.

Yours truly, Steve Fan (on the assist), the Black Jesus Disciple (on the dunk) 

 

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