Portland and Detroit hash out a new trade. - lx Shepard xl's Blog

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Portland and Detroit hash out a new trade.

Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:58 PM.

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BREAKING NEWS

Detroit Trades: Brandon Knight and Tayshaun Prince

Portland Trades: Nicolas Batum and Jamal Crawford

What Detroit Gets

Youth at the SF position. Tayshaun is an excellent player, but he's showing signs of age. These past few games have proven that he can't keep up with the fast pace offense that Detroit is running with. Batum has speed and can spread the floor. This will help Detroit a lot.
Acquiring Crawford allows Stuckey to really focus on his PG position, and gives Rip a player to share minutes with. Both of them in their 30s, we expect to see equal playing time at the SG position.
This trade also frees up a lot of cap space for Detroit.

What Portland Gets

A young and talented PG. Brandon Knight has the speed and early leadership that the team could desperatly use. Also, having a 2nd PG to play back to back with Jonny Flynn alows a bit more depth to the Blazer roster.
Tayshaun provides experience and talent to the struggle Portland SF position. Although he's a bit older, he can lead this team to a few wins and motivate others to play hard around him.
Although this trade does cost them cap space, they have two contracts that will provide a few seasons of results.

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ESTIMATED DEPTH CHART

First Line
PG: Rodney Stuckey
SG: Richard Hamilton
SF: Nicholas Batum
PF: Jason Maxiell
C: Greg Monroe
Although Stuckey is more comfortable at the SG position, he's too undersized for it compared to the rest of the team. This roster puts Stuckey at the point to call plays and be a focal point for the offense. Rip also gets the start, flashing his speed and effectiveness early. Although we do expect his playing time to be limited. Batum will provide a solid push for SF, accumulating a lot of minutes. Maxiell and Monroe round out the big men.

Second Line
PG: Jamal Crawford
SG: Ronnie Brewer
SF: Damien Wilkins
PF: Charlie Villanueva
C: Ben Wallace
This roster really emphasizes the 1 and 2 spot. Crawford and Brewer have similar size and playing styles, and can both EASILY play against other starters and bench teams and score effectively. This provides a lot of depth to the roster, although we are unsure of how happy these players will be in these roles, coming from their starting positions.

Bench
SF: Austin Daye
PG: Will Bynum
PF: Jonas Jerebko
PF: Vernon Macklin