I'll preface this by saying that I'm a huge Calderon to Utah advocate. Even though I live in Seattle I've come on this board throughout the year to promote the idea.
The word out of Toronto is that
Rudy Gay is in and
Jose Calderon is on his way out. This is my opportunity to get Jose in Salt Lake City. I put together this three team deal and I think it really works for all teams involved.
The key to this deal:
YOU GET CALDERON AND KEEP JEFFERSON AND MILLSAP.
Here's the deal:
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=b3myovf
Utah Receives:
Jose Calderon
Toronto Receives:
Rudy Gay
Earl Watson
Hamed Haddadi
Memphis Receives:
Linas Kleiza
Randy Foye
Ed Davis
Raja Bell
This trade lands Jose Calderon in Utah simply by being a facilitator. Memphis does not want Jose Calderon. He simply doesn't have a spot on the roster because of
Mike Conley, Jr. and
Tony Wroten. It hurts to give up
Randy Foye's three pointers but at the same time,
Mo Williams will be back soon. And when Mo Williams is back, Utah will have one of the most complete starting fives in the league.
Calderon distributing to
Al Jefferson,
Derrick Favors, and
Enes Kanter down low will be a thing of beauty. While Mo Williams,
Gordon Hayward, and
Paul Millsap can more then hold their own on the outside.
Utah can't keep starting Jamal Tinsley (eww) at point guard. He's awful.
The best part about this deal is that it's a glimpse into the future. Calderon only has this year left on his deal, it's not a long term commitment. We've never seen how good
this Utah team can be with a functional point guard. Let Calderon settle in and get comfortable. It gives Utah an inside track to resign him in the off-season for a modest deal and he'll be an above average bridge to the future.
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