Hoops

Magic- Suns - Wizards trade

Didn't Turk and his wife bag Orlando when he got traded?

Hedo was no throw in, they figure he can return to his old magic form like he was last time he was there. And Ether Arenas is there to come off the bench and Nelson starts or is Nelson going to get traded for a athletic big who can share time at the 4 and 5?? Could that be what they're going to do? Tyrus Thomas maybe? Marcus Camby?

Personally I'm glad Gortat has been traded, I think he is capable of more than he was being used for being played as a backup for Howard.

I'm not sure Arenas is the answer though. He has been disruptive and inefficient every where he has played, plus he will take the ball out of Nelson's hands... I think they would have been better off seeing has Shard went with Turk back.

I wouldn't be surprised to see them continue to slide, at least for the time being with 4 new players, 3 of which will recieve heavy minutes. Dwight is going to have to be a marathon man until a new Centre arrives.

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Second, I also wouldn't trade Rashard Lewis for Gilbert Arenas... but that apparently has happened.

Besides, teams will trade anyone to get a team that can win a title. I reckon the Suns would have easily folded if a decent offer for Nash was put up.

You'd be trading for a proven guard in Nelson who is younger and can develop more than Nash.

You'd be trading a great backup center in Gortat to the Suns for nothing. and you'd be trading a good role player/starter in Pietrus all for an old man (by sporting standards).

Fairly sure it would be worth the risk for the Suns to do a trade like that.

And I here I was thinking that a forum was a place for a discussion of ideas...

I don't know why the magic pulled both trades at once, they should have done the suns trade and the waited to see how that panned out. It's not like Arenas wouldn't have been available at the deadline.

More importantly, how with this affect J-Rich's numbers on my Fantast Team, the 'Leroy Smith Superfreaks'.

The world needs to know.

This trade is so right-field, that it's not just ridiculous... it's re-donk-ulous.

I would have traded Nelson, Gortat and Pietrus for Nash and had him run point for Carter and Howard.

The Arenas/Lewis trade seems more like a "completely pointless contract for completely pointless contract" situation.

Arenas WAS good, but I wouldn't take on a baggy contract like he has. Lewis was overrated to begin with and his contract was the best example of that.

Since the Trade HAS happened, doubt Nelson has anything to worry about since Arenas offered to be the 6th man. The Turkgolu contract was the odd one for me. Somehow they assume he will return to form by going back to the magic? lolwut?