So it's that time again, where I hop back onto basketball message boards, waste time arguing over things that none of us really know or could ever affect, and spend nights playing around with the ESPN Trade Machine (sorry RealGM, you did it first but ESPN does it better) and figuring out deals that both teams would be happy about. And because nobody wants to think about the same old rumors, here are the first two crazy trades that I'm going to put forth to make this mad dash of a season even more interesting.

The Orlando Magic get the ball rolling by dealing Jameer Nelson and Ryan Anderson to Atlanta for Josh Smith. The Hawks get a legit starting point guard and a nice perimeter big man who should click nicely with Al Horford. Also, the move clears some money off of the cap now and in the future, which Atlanta needs to do because of Joe Johnson's monster deal. As for the Magic, they add an exciting young defensive player who won't replace Dwight Howard but could at least make it so Orlando does go from stalwarts to sieves on the defensive end. Also, he should be great on the other end of Chris Paul alley-oops.
Chris Paul?

In a blockbuster deal that changes the face of the NBA and that I'm sure fans of these teams will probably bitch about even though they all get better (or, in the Hornets' case, make the best out of a bad situation), we have a monster deal of:
Orlando gets: Chris Paul, Tyson Chandler, and Trevor Ariza
LA Lakers get: Dwight Howard and Gilbert Arenas
Dallas gets: Andrew Bynum
Oklahoma City gets: Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernandez and the Mavericks' 2012 first round pick
New Orleans gets: James Harden, Serge Ibaka, Brandon Bass, Rodrigue Beaubois, Nazr Mohammed's expiring contract, Nate Robinson, and Orlando's 2012 first round pick

Now the deal isn't perfect and I'm sure fans of each team will complain (and I admittedly don't value Bynum as highly as others and think that there could be a way for the deal to work with OK City holding onto Ibaka) but these deals help every team turn into legit contenders (or have a very nice launch to rebuilding for the Hornets.) Bynum helps Dallas replace Chandler, who they were probably going to lose. Gasol gives the Thunder the low post scoring threat that I believe they need to truly contend. Howard gives the Lakers the dominant force who'll become the face of the franchise and allow Kobe transition to the final act of his career. Orlando gets a very nice return but also has to deal with the threat of CP3 leaving. If they can re-sign Jason Richardson, a CP3, Richardson, Ariza, Smith, Chandler lineup (with Redick on the bench ready to fire away) could be one of the more exciting units in the league.

The trade leaves the Clippers out in the cold, the Celtics trying to convince Rondo that he's wanted, and the usual trade suspects (Granger, Iggy, Monta, etc) stuck on their squads. I'll try to figure out something with them later this week.

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