Iggy For Amare? Ray Allen To Bulls? Prince For Boozer? NBA Trade Rumors

More trade rumors have been stirring up…let’s give you the dish on it!

Amare Stoudemire

Right now, Amare Stoudemire has A LOT of trade rumors surrounding him. It’s even scary to think about. One possible destination has been the Sixers, who would give up Andre Iguodala and Samuel Dalembert for the guy.

The Nets have also been an option, which is no surprise. With a shot at the first pick of the draft, they are looking forward to give that up (or in other words, give up John Wall) for Amare. Stoudemire would fit nicely to me as they build around Lopez, Stoudemire, Harris, and Douglas-Roberts.

Adding to that are the Heat, who have been considering strongly of Jermaine O’Neal and Michael Beasley for him. Chicago is also in the mix, looking to give up guys like Kirk Hinrich, Tyrus Thomas, and Brad Miller. The Spurs have been looking at him, but I doubt it. But I’ve heard from some reports that they would give up Ginobili’s contract, which is soon to be expired.

New York is in there, but not so much. The Wizards are also in the mix, still looking for some takers in Antwan Jamison.

Here are some other possibilities:

Cleveland—Give up Zydrunas Ilgauskas and J.J. Hickson
Golden State—Some expiring contract from a player. Possibility of giving up some of these guys: Anthony Randolph, Stephen Curry, and Anthony Morrow
Detroit—Charlie Villanueva along with expiring contracts of Chris Wilcox and Kwame Brown

Also it would be tougher because Stoudemire wants a long contract. Says Chris Sheridan of ESPN :

“The biggest complicating factor is that Amare wants a max extension, and with the cap expected to shrink next summer, and a potential lockout looming for 2011, there aren’t a lot of teams anxious to tie up what could amount to 30-40 percent of their salary cap for a half-decade on a guy with his injury history.”

Totally agree there. Be careful on Amare, because he also has two very serious and threatening injuries in the last five years. So, NBA teams, think very hard if you want give up for Amare.

Ray Allen

According to ESPN , Allen is most likely NOT to get dealt. I agree. But you never know, it may happen. Chicago has been in talks lately, as they would give up both Kirk Hinrich and John Salmons. I can see why, since we all witness Allen dropping 50 points on them in the playoffs last season. But he’s a whole lot different this year!

Again, the Monta Ellis-Allen trade has still been rumored around, but it would most likely be that the Chicago deal would be more reasonable. Also, Allen doesn’t have to traded. He could stay with Boston and move on into free agency. Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski says he could most likely fall with the Heat. He could also pick New York as well.

Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cavs have still been in talks with players, especially with the forwards. They have still been considering Antwan Jamison, but now that is going away. Troy Murphy has also been in talks, but the Pacers are saying that they are asking too much for him. The Cavs are also still thinking about a deal with Iguodala.

Carlos Boozer and Tayshaun Prince

Here is a cool trade deal Ken Berger pointed out at CBS :

“But don’t discount a solution that would solve both problems: Trading Boozer to the Pistons, who have long coveted him, for Tayshaun Prince. Such a swap would give the Jazz a playoff-tested defender with length and all but get them out of the luxury tax for this season. Prince would be on the books for $9 million next season, but he’d be easy to trade because of his expiring contract. Plus, the difference between owing and receiving luxury tax money this season would be roughly a $7 million swing.”

Good stuff.

So those are the trade rumors as of right now. More to come soon, along with a trade rumors live blog in next few days. Don’t miss it!

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