Friday, February 3, 2012

Dwight Howard to the Chicago Bulls??

First of all, I like the Bulls team as it is right now. I don't think the Bulls should gut their roster for Dwight Howard, but if I had to trade for D12, I would consider this:

Dwight Howard - $18,091,770
Hedo Turkoglu - $11,015,850
Ryan Anderson - $2,244,601
+ 2nd round pick
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Bulls would be acquiring 3 players = $31,352,221

Joakim Noah - $12,000,000
Luol Deng - $12,325,000
Taj Gibson - $1,195,680
Ronnie Brewer - $4,710,000
Omer Asik - $1,857,500
+ Charlotte's 1st round pick
+ Bulls 1st round pick 2013
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Magic would be acquiring 5 players = 32,088,180

Magic's depth
Jameer Nelson / Chris Duhon / (John Lucas)
Jason Richardson / J.J. Redick / Ronnie Brewer
Luol Deng / Quentin Richardson
Glen Davis / Taj Gibson / / (Brian Scalabrine)
Joakim Noah / Omer Asik

Orlando gets a lot of depth at their front court with the addition of Joakim Noah, Omer Asik, and Taj Gibson. Joakim Noah would be welcome in Orlando (I think?), having played for the Gators in college. Omer Asik is very raw and has some upside. Taj Gibson is a solid role-player and could actually start ahead of Glen Davis.

Orlando also gets an upgrade at the SF position with Luol Deng, all the while dumping Hedo Turkoglu's contract.

Ronnie Brewer is a solid defender and could help out in late-game situations where J.J. Redick could be a defensive liability.

Orlando should be able to stay competitive with this lineup. What they lack in star power, would be made up for with young players who know their roles well. Similar to what the Denver Nuggets have.

With the Charlotte Hornets in franchise hell, it's a possibility that the Charlotte pick could give them a quality prospect to develop.

Bulls pick would be late but it would still be able to provide them young, decent, cheap role players.

NOTE:
Orlando should trade the likes of Jason Richardson and Jameer Nelson to free up some cap space for a prized FA, picks, or prospects down the line.

Chicago Bulls Depth:

Derrick Rose / CJ Watson / (John Lucas)
Rip Hamilton / Kyle Korver
Hedo Turkoglu / Jimmy Butler
Carloz Boozer / Ryan Anderson
Dwight Howard / (Brian Scalabrine)

NOTE: The lack of depth in the middle should be addressed by the Bulls immediately by signing one of the FA bigs. Joel Pryzbilla, Ryan Hollins, Nazr Mohammed, etc.

Hedo turkoglu and Ryan Anderson could both shoot from beyond the arc at a decent clip. This would allow for Derrick Rose to drive and kick-out to the wings for open 3's. Same goes for Dwight Howard when he gets double-teamed.

The young core of Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard would be just flat scary.



I know this is just crazy to think about happening. It's a lot of big-name players and quite frankly probably too many players to be moving around.  Why not just swap teams, right? Not to mention Dwight apparently REALLY wants to play in New Jersey from what it sounds like. This is just some bored, food for thought.

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