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deiondeion
thought about a couple other trade options
trade 1:
-Pelicans send out: Etwaun and Ajinca
-Pelicans receive: Kemba
-Charlotte sends out: Kemba, MKG, and Malik Monk
-Charlotte receives: Schroeder, Etwaun, and Ajinca
-Atlanta sends out: Schroeder
-Atlanda receives: MKG and Malik Monk and picks (2 2nds from NOP?)
Atlanta does it because Schroeder seems to be pushing his way out. They get a young guy in Monk who's had trouble in Charlotte and a former #2 pick in MKG that could get a new start. Charlotte does it because Kemba is now in the last year of his deal and will likely not resign, but they are stuck in limbo with all these bad contracts. It also sheds 2 large contracts from Charlotte. Pelicans do it for obvious reasons. Addendum: You could also send Bazemore to New Orleans and send Solo (from NOP) & Cody Zeller (from CHA) to Atlanta. Then Atlanta maximizes their picks from NOP and CHA.
trade 2:
-Pelicans send out: Boogie (@$33 mil/2 yr), Ajinca, and Cheick Diallo
-Pelicans receive: Otto Porter, Markieff Morris, Dewayne Dedmon
-Washington sends out: Otto Porter, Markieff Morris, Ian Mahinmi, Satoransky
-Washington receives: Boogie, Kent Bazemore, and Cheick Diallo
-Atlanta sends out: Kent Bazemore and Dewayne Dedmon
-Atlanta receives: Ian Mahinmi, Satoransky, WAS 1st & 2nd rounder, NOP 2nd
Pelicans gets longer, bigger (overall), faster, stronger, add depth, and could maybe stay below the apron by buying out Dedmon (or he opts out? idk how that works). Washington gets an All-Star in Boogie, gets rid of Mahinmi (maybe they'd rather get Gortat out of there), and is able to replace Porter with Bazemore. Atlanta takes on a bad contract but gets picks in return
trade 3:
-Pelicans send out: Boogie
-Pelicans receive: Khris Middleton and John Henson
-Milwaukee sends out: Khris Middleton, Tony Snell, John Henson, and Delly
-Milwaukee receives: Boogie, Kent Bazemore
-Atlanta sends out: Kent Bazemore
-Atlanta receives: Tony Snell and Delly
Pelicans do it for Middleton. Milwaukee does it for Boogie, getting rid of bad contracts, but can still replace Middleton with Bazemore. Trade is pretty neutral for Atlanta but probably get a pick from MIL