T-minus 31 hours until the trade deadline expires at 3 PM ET Thursday. Until then, the Cavs seem to be doing everything in their power to acquire Kyle Lowry and Mike Miller from Memphis. ESPN Insider’s Chad Ford cites a player agent as describing another 8-player deal, without any names of Jason Kidd’s magnitude.
“The deal, as described to me by a player agent,” writes Ford, “would send Miller, [Brian] Cardinal and Lowry to the Cavaliers for Ira Newble, Donyell Marshall, Shannon Brown, Cedric Simmons and Dwayne Jones along with cash and at least one first-round pick from Cleveland. If the Cavs can pull that off, it would be an immediate upgrade of their roster. But they face stiff competition from a number of teams for the services of Miller and Lowry.”
How much better do the Cavs become if they can let Damon Jones wear his clown suit, er, I mean, his dress suit instead of his uniform? Adding Mike Miller to the perimeter with Sasha Pavlovic and Daniel Gibson if Mike Brown decides to go small would be the NBA’s version of this year’s Tennessee Vols. Except for Big Z, everyone on the team would be a serious three-point threat. Mike Miller might actually make teams play LeBron honestly. Plus, if Danny Ferry can get this trade through, he’ll also open up a world of fast-break possibilities with Lowry and LeBron.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:56 am
GEE...I woke up this morning and pissed excellence says:
I don’t know how much this will help. It sounds better than what they have. Still at least they trying to do something.
Houston fans should be trying to do random slaps on Houston’s GM!
February 20th, 2008 at 9:32 am
djKianoosh says:
Mike Miller would be a great fit on a lot of teams. Who else is trying to get him? Don’t tell me yet another West team is going to get better…
February 20th, 2008 at 9:56 am
jz_smoove says:
Ferry is a bust of a GM, if he pulls this off its a little bit of retribution.
February 20th, 2008 at 10:30 am
dagwaller says:
Yea, this would be a pretty good deal. Lowry’s got promise, although I would sayhe has about as much as Booby. Meanwhile, Miller’s better than…everyone on the team not named Lebron? I like Z, I like Gooden, but neither of them has the offensive punch anymore like Miller does. I don’t think this makes them better than the Pistons or the Celtics, but it probably pushes them ahead of the Magic. And if you factor in the Lebron Factor, they could maybe beat the Pistons in the playoffs?
February 20th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Brown says:
Is Memphis’s GM hellbent on giving away talent? They got nobody in return for Gasol besides Javaris Crittendon, and Shannon Brown and Cedric Simmons haven’t shown they were worthy of being first-rounders. How many mid-to-late first round draft picks can one team bank on? Apparently Memphis thinks this is a good strategy. They’ll get a high pick this year, but that’s an awful lot of marginal players on one team.
February 20th, 2008 at 11:31 am
doc says:
Lowery is the point Boobie will never be and Mike Miller will open the floor up crazy.
February 20th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
dagwaller says:
I’m from Baltimore, so following this team reminds me of the AL East in baseball. The Grizz are like the Devil Rays: no matter what they do, this just isn’t their decade. The Mavs and the Spurs are just dominant (Yankees and Red Sox), and the Hornets and Rockets have been competitive at the least (Orioles and Blue Jays); there’s just not any room for a fifth team in the division.
February 20th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Kudabeen says:
Good trade for both teams
My other trades:
Orlando Trade
Turk
Bogans
Garrity
To Indian for:
Diogu
Murphy
Rush
Also Celtics need to get Anthony Johnson…He is their best option for a veteran point guard.
February 20th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Spliff 2 My Lou says:
This trade would easily improve the Cavs. Mike Miller can score consistently. Something they are lacking aside from Lebron. And they would only have to give up end of the bench players. I like Lowry better than Boobie at the point spot. Boobie will be a decent player off the bench rather than a starter. Don’t be so quick to crown the Pistons and Celtics. All you have to do is steal a couple of games and a playoff series can turn around just like that. (See Detroit v. Cleveland circa 2007.)