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CHA/WAS Trade Scenario

The Pope

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MJ said he wouldn't deal Dampier and go over the tax...unless he was getting a superstar back.

Now this all depends on how MJ defines the term superstar, but I just see him doing a deal in which he can get a Gilbert Arenas type talent. It could look something like this:

Gilbert Arenas, Al Thornton

FOR

Eric Dampier, DeSagana Diop, Edurado Najara

Damp can then be waived instantaneously by the Wiz and sign a lower deal back with Charlotte.

Why for Charlotte:

I think MJ really wants to win now...with LB in place and the team very anti the draft, they are in win-now mode. As much as you may want to disagree with their methodology I see it as that. Thus they would want to acquire Gilbert and get the team as competitive as possible, shooting for the 2nd round of the playoffs.

PF B. Diaw/ T. Thomas

SF G. Wallace/ A. Thornton/ D. Brown

C E. Dampier/ N. Muhammed

SG S. Jackson/ M. Caroll/ G. Henderson

PG G. Arenas/ DJ Augustin/ S. Livingston

Why for Washington:

Wiz completley unload Arenas' deal for a pure dump in Damp (can be waived etc) and net another few bad, but not as atrocious contracts, in Diop and Najara.

PF A. Blatche/ Y. Jinlian/ E. Najara

SF J. Howard/ K. Seraphin/ T. Booker

C J. McGee/ D. Diop/ H. Armstrong

SG N. Young/ K. Hinrich

PG J. Wall/ K. Hinrich

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