Bulls - Knicks

[Willis Reed]

To Chicago
89 Tracy McGrady - $22,483,124
78 Chris Duhon - $6,031,800
65 Jonathan Bender - $597,271
67 Sergio Rodriguez - $1,576,696 - $2,338,240
2010 2nd round pick

Total: $30,688,891


To New York
79 Brad Miller - $12,250,000
73 Hakim Warrick - $3,000,000
81 Kirk Hinrich - $9,500,000 - $9,000,000 - $8,000,000

Total: $24,750,000

Within 125%


I accept, dealing T-Mac is pretty hard since noone at a similary salary is of equal value but this was combined with a Kirk Hinrich trade already in works and I think it works quite well. Duhon is a much better suited backup for Rose than Kirk who is of starting calibre. So I get a PG who is nothing special but very capable of running a team and being a starter. Brad Miller is really just a filler but works well because his contract expires and while he is old and probably not a 79 is still an upgrade over Eddy Curry. Plus I get Warrick who I like and once again is nothing special but I am hoping he will benefit from playing with Nash as most do. He is a good backup PF either way.

[sniper]

I accept, it's pretty clear why I'm doing this trade by just looking at Hinrich's contract. I also trade away Miller and Warrick, but I wouldn't have resigned them anyway. I get Tmac who will be a great one year rental for Rose to play with, and also Duhon who is a serviceable backup. More cap space for me in the off-season.

[Ian Noble]

If Chicago understands that TMac is going to take a quite gigantic rating-hit before the season starts, then that's fine. TMac should probably be rated in the mid 70s, and he'll probably retire pretty soon too, although that's just my hunch.

I can certainly see why New York's doing this deal. Hinrich is an upgrade and Warrick will be starting for the Suns in real life this season and is likely to see a dramatic boost to his performance. Brad Miller's expiring is nicer than TMac's and easier to move.

I like this trade though, it makes both teams slightly better, although maybe Chicago could've got more for Hinrich.

[sniper]

O wow really? I thought ratings were going to stay the same until the end of the first season.

[Willis Reed]

T-mac should probably be in the 75-78 range imo, which is still an improvement over Ronald Murray or whoever would be put there. Plus 9 mil more for free agency... so will you stick with the deal?

[sniper]

Hmm I dont know I'm thinking about it. I wanted Tmac originally because I thought he was going to stay an 89 until the season was over and then the ratings would be changed. I think I might want to do the first deal more where Tmac, Miller and Warrick aren't involved.

[Ian Noble]

I'm going to put this in 'Rejected' for now. You guys can reformulate if you like.