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Feasible trade for Devin Harris
Posted by: Van on February 1st, 2012
The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of the Utah Jazz.It’s been a while since I have posted on here and it’s good to be back watching the Jazz play again. Over the course of the first quarter of the season the Jazz are playing well beyond expectations thanks largely due to a favorable schedule. While I like Harris as a player, I have always felt his style of play isn’t well suited to the type of Flex offense run here in Utah. I used to feel the same way about Jefferson until he recently decided to become a willing passer, for the most part that is.
Anyways, I usually try to avoid posting trade ideas because usually most peoples are often thoughtless for trading equal value, and the salaries rarely match. I was messing around with ESPN trade Machine and came across this idea which I felt might be feasible for all three teams.
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=8ysdkjj
- Utah trades Devin Harris to the Dallas Mavericks
- Dallas trades Lamar Odom to the LA Clippers
- LA Clippers trade Mo Williams to Utah
The salaries match enough to pass league standards and each team should have a vested interest in the player they are acquiring. Dallas could get Devin Harris back as a viable replacement for Kidd’s inevitable retirement, the Clippers would get a hopefully Happy Odom back in LA and surrounded by stars in his 6th man role, and Utah acquire Mo Williams to start who has some familiarity with the system, and would presumably be happy to be free of being buried on the bench or forced to play sg.
Thoughts?
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Sounds good to me. Although I dont see Dallas trading Odom for Harris.
Makes a lot of sense and I could see everyone agreeing to it.
If that trade happened, I would like to see the Jazz start Watson, and bring Williams off the bench for instant offense.
Dallas wouldn’t trade Odom for a PG, with J. Kidd out they have be able to see just how good their backup Beobois (spelling? lol) is. They wont trade for a PG.
I don’t see the Clips making a trade this year, although picking up Odom would be great for them, they are playing good basketball and wont make a trade to ruin a good thing.
Harris has been playing good ball lately, I say keep him for the rest of the season and see where he takes us.
It makes sense to me dallas would do it to get younger odom hasn’t done all they wanted and, harris is a combo guard him and beobois could play along side each other. Kid is getting old to so getting a younger harris in there works well with that also. Clippers need sze plain and simple. Beside jordan and blake they don’t have size so anther power forward might be something they would be interested in. Last but not least mo back in utah would be awsome and, I think he would want to start again watson is good but not a starter especially over mo. Plus watson is doin so well with the kids off the bench. Kanter favors evans and miles would be doin half of what they do with out watso. So put mo with the starting line up give them anther scoring threat and a guard that knows how to push the ball maybe get gordon some more easy buckets good idea van
Dallas let huge pieces of their championship team walk away to maintain flexibility so they could make a run at Deron Williams this off season… They probably wouldn’t have traded for Lamar Odom if his contract didn’t have the team option for next year. Besides it doesn’t help Dallas in the short or long term, no other team is going to bail us out by dealing good players for Harris, he’s our problem for the next while… at least he has a good attitude.
I really hope Watson isn’t hurt badly. He is the guard we need. I’d like to see the Jazz draft a PG. for Watson to groom, that goes without saying we need to lock up Watson for a few more years.
The problem dealing Harris is two fold. First his play has not been equal to his salary. Second, look at next yrs free agency market for PGs. Unless something else is added to sweeten the deal, or someone is looking to dump his salary I’d he doesn’t work out, he doesn’t have enough value. Anything is possible but I don’t see it going through.
Not feasible at all. In fact, it’s a very stupid notion. This trade wouldn’t benefit any of the three teams involved.
Why would the Clippers trade Mo Williams? They wouldn’t.
Why would Dallas want Devin Harris? They already traded him once.
Why would Dallas trade Lamar Odom to the clippers? They’re trading him +pieces for Dwill/Dwight Howard.
Try to use your brain next time.
That trade works, but again I don’t see it. So the Jazz get a three point specialist point guard and expect to start a career backup in his place? There’s a reason Watson comes off the bench. I love him just as much as a lot of you do, but I realize his place on the bench is where he’s served best. Also, the Clippers don’t really have a use for Odom, and I don’t think the Mavericks are taking Harris back.
The Clippers don’t really have a reason to make this trade if they sign Kenyon Martin as has been rumored.
Yeah right because the Jazz need another SF.
Excuse me LA needs another SF THATS WHAT I MEANT.
@ Patrick fair points I think Harris’s value is one the rise and its not like Dallas couldnt keep him in the second unit even if they did Land Deron Williams
@ Chris Perhaps, remains to be seen
@ Paralax Odom is technically listed as a PF not s SF, although he can play both positions
@Nick, reading comprehension goes a long way, I suggest you give it a shot next time, thanks for the comment
Odom for Harris is the weakest point, its predicated on Odom and Harris both playing well below expectations and Mo Williams being part of a glut of PGs in LA. I dont think the value of any of these players is very high at the moment.