Bill Simmons gave us a two-for-one on trade ideas during the latest episode of he and Jalen Rose's 2013 NBA Preview. While discussing the Bucks, Simmons threw out the possibility of swapping the expiring contracts of Milwaukee's Caron Butler and Ekpe Udoh for Rudy Gay of the Toronto Raptors.
Here's the proposal from Simmons:
As you saw, he threw out the possibility of working basically the same deal with Chicago's Luol Deng instead of Gay. I've already explained why I think that one's no good.
For the purposes of this discussion, let's focus on the potential swap with the Raptors.
The deal as constructed by Simmons works in ESPN's NBA Trade Machine, and makes sense to me for a couple reasons—but only if the Raptors are out of the hunt and looking to tank by the time the trade deadline rolls around.
If that's the case, new general manager Masai Ujiri may want to unload the team's most burdensome contract and start looking toward the future.
Why it Works for Toronto
Toronto pulling the trigger on this would essentially be ...
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