NBA Trade Machine

Instead of dealing with an injury prone Paul. Even for a guy who is smaller like CP3, he will never be the same player again after the knee surgery. I still think he is way better than Lawson, but as a Nuggets fan, I would prefer to see how Lawson pans out.
We need a marquee big man, not a PG.
If we try to get Paul we will most likely ruin a lot of the chemistry we generated the past 2 years.
Remember when we had AI, Melo, Camby, Martin, Nene, Kleiza, Smith, Steve Blake, Najera?? That team was stacked on paper, but lost in the first round two years in a row. It is not about the names, it is about the holes that need to be filled and the CHEMISTRY of the team at that time. When Karl left us in the middle of the season, we definitely lost our chemistry and it showed. That is why I am hoping we re-gain it again in training camp.
That is why I am still skeptical about Miami. That experiment could be a champion team, or just a playoff team that losses in the semis. They can still get by on talent alone in the East, but they need chemistry to win the big games.

I posted this on a different fanpost; and to be fair, I don’t think I’d want to do this move but it sliced through all the unrealistic trade posting for CP3:

Separating the wheat from the chaff

In theory the Nuggets truly could bring CP3 to Denver but a number of changes need to occur:

•Stan needs to be willing to spend hard into the luxury tax for the next 4 years
•Stan needs to do a complete 180 degree turn on his dedication towards chasing a title
•Melo needs to be convinced the owner & FO is committed to winning a title rather than cutting costs
•CP3 needs to be convinced the Nugs are committed… I guarantee when CP3 looks at the Nugs owner & FO today he sees the NOH owner & FO and doesn’t want to go from one situation to a near identical one (one can’t spend, the other won’t spend)
*CP3 would need to push NOH to trade him to Denver. Despite what NOH FO’s may imply CP3 really does have the power to leverage who the trade partner is.
•No posters the NOH isn’t going to hand over CP3 to the Nugs for a bunch of "stuff" that Nugs don’t want. To get value you have to spend value; it will cost the Nugs.
•The Nugs have to be wiiling to take back both Okafor & Posey.
•And no, NOH will not take back Billups; the team will be in full strip down mode they won’t want an over 34yr old player because that would help Denver.
What it would take:
The combined contracts for CP3/Okafor/Posey = $32.9m; based on the 125% +/- criteria the Nugs would need to come up with $27m.

The Nugs would need to offer in return:
KMart, Nene, Lawson = $29.4m and either two-1st round picks or one-1st round pick & AAA.
The Nugs may also need to be willing to help invest in contract buyout of KMart if NOH insists. If Nugs are willing to pay half, maybe convince NOH to take Balkman… that would be fair.
Reality Check: No NOH would not take JR, let’s remember NOH was the 1st team to run him out of town… sorry I think Nugs are stuck with him 1more year.

2010 Nugs roster:
Starters: Melo/Harrington/Okafor/Billups/CP3
Top Reserves: Posey/Williams/Bird/JR/Carter(mostly Billups as backup PG)

Would I do the deal: I’m not sure, the roster is still quite strong (possibly stronger) and Melo really would love playing with CP3. But strategy-wise I’m not sure CP3 playing style (controlling the ball) best fits Melo’s style

With the KMart buyout the Nugs 2010 cap number would be around $90m. Without it the 2010 cap number would be around $84m, a little more than their current projected cap number. The 2011 would still likely to be in the $80’s; 2012 likely still mid-upper $70’s to 80’s

I’m torn on the move myself; I don’t think I’d do this deal Other than Stan not wanting to spend money I don’t regard this deal as mortgaging the future. You have a young in-the-prime PG and at most you’ve given up 2 additional 1st’s (though I hate doing that).

It’s more because in the NBA I’m not sure CP3 & Melo are compatible team mates on the court. CP3’s style takes away from Melo’s… Andre Miller, Billups & Deron Williams’ PG styles fit very well with Melo because those PG don’t have to "own" the ball til the last moment. This allows the rest of Melo’s game to come out.