3 Team Trade

thinking about who was out there and what this team needs along with injuries and such on other teams I have come up with an interesting 3 team deal that might work and fits under league cap rules.

OKC Trades: D.J. White, Nick Collison, 2nd round pick

ORL Trades: Brandon Bass, Jameer Nelson, Marcin Gortat, 2nd round pick

POR Trades: Travis Outlaw, Andre Miller, Steve Blake

OKC Gets: Bass, Blake

ORL Gets: Outlaw, Miller, Collison, 2nd round pick from OKC (1 we are owed this year, or lowest of 2 we have)

POR Gets: Gortat, Nelson, White 2nd round pick from Orl

Trade from each perspective:

OKC: Collison is not the answer to the backup 4/5 slot and for what he produces is probably slightly overpaid and has 1 year left on his deal. Bringing in Bass allows them to get younger, a hungry energy player who plays very good D and boards, bangs like they need. Playing with Ibaka it would be an excellent energy front court who can rebound and Bass is locked up reasonably priced at 4 mil per. Blake is basically a cap throw-in so it would work for Portland, he is a FA at the end of the year so he could be bought out and go back to Portland if he wanted or anywhere else for that matter, or he could be a decent trade chip at the deadline. This move helps OKC now and in the future without making any huge commitments and even provides more cap space next year.

POR: Portland with all the injuries is in desperate need of big bodies right now and the thing that the injuries have shown most is that Bayless needs more playing time. In this deal they get a true point in Nelson who's question mark is not his game, but his health. If he can stay healthy he is an excellent compliment to Roy as someone who can drive and kick and take away a lot of the ball-handling responsibilities from Brandon. Nelson and Miller have the same amount of years left on their deals so that doesnt hurt them either. Adding Gortat with the injuries to Pryz and Oden gives them a potential shot blocker and rebounder who can fill the 5 spot and allow Aldridge to keep playing the 4. DJ White might have some upside for them as a sort of throw in added extra big body. Eliminating the glut of PG's allows Nate to play Bayless much more and with Outlaw gone then Rudy can get more consistent minutes at the 3 allowing Webster and Batum to grow behind him.

ORL: Orlando would probably hate to give up on Nelson but the fact is that they are trying to compete for an NBA title and his injuries and in and out of the lineup the continuity is impossible to get. Andre Miller is not flashy, but he is effective and on a team that has a bunch of shooters he can be very effective running the pick and roll game, is durable and very consistent. Collison allows for them to replace Bass, the problem for them is they dont have another 7 fter who can play if Dwight gets into foul trouble. Collison most nights in the East could play the 5 spot in limited minutes of relief, but he cant do that against the Lakers if they match up in a Finals meeting. Outlaw would give Orlando another athletic wing player who can shoot the 3. Orlando is able to get out from under a 6-year deal they gave Gortat (while getting some value), get players that can help them win now and reduce some of the log jam of minutes they have in the front court all while becoming more stable in the back court.