Jazz and Sonics Complete trade (waiting for day 51)

[JazzGM]

Jazz send:

Karl Malone
Francisco Garcia
Anthony Hunt

Sonics send:
Danny Granger
Vern Fleming
2035 1st round pick

Sonics cut: Xavier Cato to make the deal work

[SonicsGM]

Jazz send:

Karl Malone
Francisco Garcia
Anthony Hunt

Sonics send:
Danny Granger
Vern Fleming
2035 1st round pick

Sonics agree...but cut Desmond Wachter instead.

[MagicGM]

didn't see that coming :O hehe

[JazzGM]

needed a true SF in Granger, don't like his D handling but do like his potential. Vern Fleming was a 25-26 ppg person back in the day, and I pulled a pick out of it. Malone is a scorer, surprised me with his rebounding, but for as much as he gets to the FT line he is horrific at converting. I improve my team rebounding which I'm one of the worst at the league and I gain a A- defense small forward which is hard to find. Now Landry is my true scorer and I can see what some of these other players are worth. Still retain a probable lottery 1st round pick and get younger for the longhaul.

[SonicsGM]

I figure it's worth a shot. A inside with B+ rebounding will definitely help this club. Malone will get plenty of put-back opportunities if he can clean the glass after my outside guys miss.

[HeatGM]

nice trade by sonics granger isnt living up to his ratings...thats why i traded him away..good to see sonics get some real value out of granger karl malone is nice..although no defense..but definitely a scorer nice job

[JazzGM]

Interested to see if Malone is the answer to getting the Sonics above .500....also interested to seeing my entire new team focus of outside scoring with 3 of the best shooters in the country (and I added Vern who has A outside and a history of scoring 25-26 a game) will fare over the next sim.

[MagicGM]

Jazz better hope its a lottery pick, IMO.

[HawksGM]

I could be wrong, but Karl Malone has never been a winner, I think you have to stay away from guys who have been a part of so many poor-mediocre teams. Vern Fleming is a good spark off the bench in this part of his career and Granger is still young and could develop into a solid defender/rebounder.  With the 1st, I like it for the Jazz.

[JazzGM]

I could be wrong, but Karl Malone has never been a winner, I think you have to stay away from guys who have been a part of so many poor-mediocre teams. Vern Fleming is a good spark off the bench in this part of his career and Granger is still young and could develop into a solid defender/rebounder.  With the 1st, I like it for the Jazz.

Agreed...I am 2-3 years from seeing what this team can do...I wasn't going to wait around for Malone to age while seeing what young guys I need to keep/get rid of...if these young guys don't work out...well at least I have 2 picks in the future to give it another shot. There was no way I was going to work out a deal for a Scottie Pippen caliber player, I at least know I have a solid back-up in Granger and finally have a player playing in his natural position at the 3 spot.

 I have some experience in this league and past success to trust my instincts and my instincts said take the short-term loss for greater gain in the future.

I still think it works for the Sonics...they have some aging veterans and are stuck around .500...even if Malone was to be a 6th man, he definitely makes their rotation stronger.

[CelticsGM]

waiting for day 51 ... naturally