Blasphemous Trade Scenario

by Yinka Dare on Jan 18, 2012 4:41 PM PST

So I was bored and toying with the new Dwight Howard to Clips idea. Clearly, it's not realistic in terms of free agency (no money to sign him) and likely the only way we could trade for him would involve Blake (which is hard to fathom). But just for fun I wanted to try out a scenario that works and hear opinions from other Clipper fans. I didn't format this nicely, but oh well.

Magic Trade: Howard, Anderson, Q-Rich, Duhon.

Clips Trade: Griffin, DJ, Foye, Cookie, Bledsoe. (Use trade exceptions from Gordon, Aminu to absorb contracts if needed)

Analysis: Magic get two young quality players and a young prospect, and 2 expiring contracts. They get rid of two bad contracts (Q-Rich and Duhon). They would like to dump Turk, which could be done, but he's playing ok and they don't have a decent replacement unless they would like Ryan Gomes for cheap ha. Clippers get Howard and Anderson, very strong complimentary duo. Giving them 4 quality shooters in the starting lineup, plus Howard anchoring the D. I think this would make the Clips pretty devastating. Paul, Billups, Butler, Anderson, Howard. They might as well change the team name at this point because there won't be anything that resembles even the Clippers a couple seasons ago (though Q-Rich comes back to the delight of Clipper fans).

Anyways, thoughts or suggestions?

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We traded or signed him a few years ago, but then released him. This whole Dwight chatter is getting pretty annoying. Blake will be a WAY better player and superstar than Dwight. PERIOD.

by Hengtime81 on Jan 18, 2012 4:58 PM PST reply actions

no no no

this is my favorite aka most hated trade of all time

The clippers roster consisted of Zbo, Camby, Kaman, DJ, and Blake

So the Clippers traded Zbo for Q Rich, then turned Q Rich into Craig Smith and Rasual Butler

BRILLIANT

FML

Blake Griffin is coming, hide your MBengas

by bacek on Jan 18, 2012 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

That's right.

by Hengtime81 on Jan 18, 2012 5:31 PM PST up reply actions

it got us blake

end.

by Dawool Huh on Jan 18, 2012 8:24 PM PST up reply actions

Actually

it more or less got Ryan Gomes, Randy Foye, Craig Smith and Rasual Butler.

Help us Altered Beast you're our only hope.

by ClipperChuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:13 AM PST up reply actions

oh

and Brian Cook

Help us Altered Beast you're our only hope.

by ClipperChuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:13 AM PST up reply actions

but we likely wouldn't have been in the draft position to nab blake

by Dawool Huh on Jan 19, 2012 1:59 AM PST up reply actions

The trade

was made after we already drafted Blake. The Clips had Zbo, Kaman and DJ on the roster with Blake Griffin coming in. They pretty much salary dumped ZBo to clear cap space for the 2010 summer free agents.

Help us Altered Beast you're our only hope.

by ClipperChuck on Jan 19, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions

oh i see

thanks for clearing that up for me but wasn’t camby traded prior to blake being drafted?

by Dawool Huh on Jan 19, 2012 6:56 PM PST up reply actions

no

you are getting confued because he missed his rookie season.

by XXDC2XX on Jan 19, 2012 8:08 PM PST up reply actions

Blake was already on the roster

Dawool Fail

Blake Griffin is coming, hide your MBengas

by bacek on Jan 20, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions

Yet to prove it.

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by Newton Pham on Jan 18, 2012 5:24 PM PST up reply actions

You have us trading Griffin and DJ?

I love Dwight but he isn’t worth that even with the addition of Anderson.

"It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right"unknown

by bestclipfan on Jan 18, 2012 7:52 PM PST reply actions

That was my first thought

Because DJ and Dwight are not very complimentary. But seems like it might be better just trading for Dwight with Griffin, then trading DJ for someone like Josh Smith. It would still be lob city then ha.

by Yinka Dare on Jan 18, 2012 10:07 PM PST up reply actions

Where do I sign?

Yes.

Neil Olshey would have turned a lottery team into a championship contender in no time.

by wilriv21 on Jan 18, 2012 7:57 PM PST reply actions

Can we just stop it with Dwight to the Clippers?

Not happening. It would have been plausible had the Clips been able to hold on to Eric Gordon during the CP3 trade. Gordon / DJ / Fillers for Dwight Howard is a really good haul for Orlando, and unlikely to be topped by any other team.

by Rob Lo on Jan 18, 2012 11:33 PM PST reply actions

no

by jon y on Jan 19, 2012 1:43 PM PST reply actions

NO!!!

Upside with Blake Griffin is too BIG! Plus, I really like watching not just BG but the other players you mentioned in the trade grow and prosper on this Clippers team with the new additions cp3, billups, bulter.

Blake is OUR SUPERSTAR! not another team’s SuperStar.
We have grown with him, Cp3 is now one of us and hopefully he will sign extension with the Clippers for many more years with BG and the rest.

Sidenote: this doesn’t’ have to include cookie.

brijo1

by ThaFoX on Jan 19, 2012 5:05 PM PST reply actions

No thanks on anything that says, "Clippers trade: Griffin"

He’s ours forever!!!

"look, you can find any coach you want, bring him in here and run the situation. But I don't think they are going to do as good a job as I do." -Mike Dunleavy Sr.

by CLiPPz WeRD 12 on Jan 19, 2012 8:00 PM PST reply actions

Agreed

Blake has single handily changed the perception of the Clips franchise. For that reason alone we are forever grateful and will show our appreciation by giving him max extensions until he retires at the age of 45 whilst still jumping over everybody!

by Natedog1977 on Jan 20, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions