Memphis grade D- gets:
Kwame Brown (TR) $9,075,000 1 yrs
+ Javaris Crittenton (TR) $1,285,200 2yrs
+ 2 1st round picks
vs LA grade A+
Pau Gasol (TR) $13,735,000 4 yrs
High way robbery for LA, Gasol is a great talent and they got him for
next to nothing. The 2 picks are ok for Memphis but they will be very
late picks because LA just became a contender. The cap room was a
smart move but one wonders if they couldnt have gotten more.

Memphis grade F-
Jason Collins (TR) $6,100,000 2
vs NJ grade B
Stromile Swift (TR) $5,800,000 1
Nets win this deal, they gamble on Swift a bit who could be useful
for them with Krstic hurting. However they lose his 6 mill contract
and saved another 6 on the terrible deal Collins had. Pretty nice
start now only need to trade Kidd (and ideally carter)for expiring
contracts and you got a solid rebuilding team. (Kidd is old unlike
Gasol) For Memphis this trade is absolutely retarded as they lose 6
million capspace they just traded for with Gasol......


Miami grade A+
Shawn Marion
Salary: $16,440,000 Years Remaining: 2
Marcus Banks
Salary: $3,966,207 Years Remaining: 4
VS Phoenix C
Shaquille O'Neal
Salary: $20,000,000 Years Remaining: 3
Miami gets a great great player in Marion. He does it all in a
Scottie Pippen type way and doesnt get enough credit. Banks is a
solid point who could see more playing time in Miami. Phoenix takes a
HUGE HUGE gamble on Shaq as the missing piece for the championship.
Can he hold up for one more run? I dont think so but dont hold it
beyond shaq. Can he run with the Suns? Hell no but Amare will. Very
interested to see how this works out. If they dont win it's a
complete disaster. 60 million is a ton of money for an old shaq.

Don't look now but Miami can offer 4 expiring contracts straight up
for Kidd. They would be solid next season or even make a run for the
playoffs with a line up: Blount, Haslem, Marion, Wade, Kidd with
Ricky Davis, Quin and Banks of the bench

this is the deal
New Jersey Nets

Incoming Players
Dorell Wright
Salary: $2,040,746 Years Remaining: 1
PTS: 7.4 REB: 5.0 AST: 1.2

Jason Williams
Salary: $8,937,500 Years Remaining: 1
PTS: 8.9 REB: 2.1 AST: 4.9

Alonzo Mourning
Salary: $2,762,500 Years Remaining: 1
PTS: 6.0 REB: 3.8 AST: 0.3

Smush Parker
Salary: $2,250,000 Years Remaining: 1
PTS: 4.8 REB: 2.1 AST: 1.7

Outgoing Players: Jason Kidd
Miami Heat

Incoming Players
Jason Kidd
Salary: $19,728,000 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 11.1 REB: 8.1 AST: 10.4

New Jersey would cut Mourning right away and have to move/waive 2
other players