[juves4783Participant]

i have a thread idea that probably would never happen, but i think it would be beneficial for both teams.  

denver trades aaron afflalo and al harrington to minnesota for michael beasley and anthony randolph straight up.

why for denver?  with the question marks surrounding wilson chandler’s return (toronto making a big push, still in china) and gallo’s injury, the nuggets could use a small forward that can help out in the scoring column.  with corey brewer’s versatility, rudy fernandez and jordan hamilton; the nuggets have plenty of depth at the sg position to lose afflalo.  getting rid of al harrington’s contract would be great, even though he is having a good season.  also, you free up minutes for kenneth faried.  with anthony randolph, you get a free look at a potential player.  plus, both players have a year left on their contracts.  

why for minnesota?  the t-wolves have a serious hole at sg.  a defensive minded guy with a nice 3 point shot would be a great add to pek and love’s inside games.  anthony tolliver is having a horrid season as their stretch pf.  al harrington would be a huge upgrade.  minnesota has enough depth at sf with webster, williams and can play johnson and don’t lose much in randolph.

[NYK2010Participant]

Denver would miss Afflalo too much and Beasley/Randolph aren’t as good.

[eoeosao383883Participant]

yea

[PowerGEGEParticipant]

Mavs owner Mark Cuban later joked that for the first time in years he didn’t cringe when he watched his team’s starting center shooting jumpers on the practice court. Kaman’s ability to do a number of things with the basketball will certainly make the Mavs harder to defend.

[PowerGEGEParticipant]

Indeed, it is. And with a group as motivated and with as much experience as this new-look Mavs team will have, anything can happen.

[PowerGEGEParticipant]

The most rumored deal was for All-Star forward Andre Iguodala, who was eventually shipped by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Denver Nuggets. Colangelo admits that the team could have potentially landed Iguodala but said the move would be too risky and would potentially jeopardize the foundation they’ve been building over the past several seasons.

[PowerGEGEParticipant]

Tyreke Evans: Like many players in the league, when Tyreke Evans is talked about his weaknesses are brought up far more often than his strengths. He is not without fault, but there aren’t many players in the league who can provide the 16 points, four rebounds, and four assists a game that Evans did last season. It’s going to be interesting to see how Coach Smart uses him this season, because that has been problematic. All reports indicate that Evans has been working extensively with the Kings’ coaching staff and should be in great shape from game one on.

[PowerGEGEParticipant]

When the Mavericks chose not to re-sign DeShawn Stevenson after the championship year, they lost a degree of toughness and relentless defensive intensity. This summer they got some of that back in the person of Dahntay Jones, who has played that very role for the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers before landing in Dallas.

[MOMINGParticipant]

On Wednesday night, Drummond got his first game action, albeit the preseason, and his putback with 35 seconds remaining lifted the Pistons to a 101-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

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