wHAT DO YOU THINK of the following...

[Diesel]

What we take from this deal is Robert Swift. This guy is the HSer that may have come out too early. However, he's big. He's a legitimate 7 footer and he has good foot work.

I think this gives Seattle 2 things. Hope that they can go farther in the playoffs and capspace to help them compete for Allen in the offseason. The hit we take is we take back Fortson. He's not a starter so we can play him and Smoove at alternating times.

But we get a future with Swift??

Atlanta trades: PF Antoine Walker (19.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 3.8 apg in 40.2 minutes)

Atlanta receives: C Robert Swift (0.4 ppg, 0.1 rpg, 0.3 apg in 3.5 minutes)

PF Danny Fortson (8.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 0.2 apg in 17.8 minutes)

C Vitaly Potapenko (1.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.0 apg in 4.3 minutes)

Change in team outlook: -9.7 ppg, -1.9 rpg, and -3.3 apg.

Seattle trades: C Robert Swift (0.4 ppg, 0.1 rpg, 0.3 apg in 3.5 minutes)

PF Danny Fortson (8.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 0.2 apg in 17.8 minutes)

C Vitaly Potapenko (1.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.0 apg in 4.3 minutes)

Seattle receives: PF Antoine Walker (19.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 3.8 apg in 40.2 minutes)

Change in team outlook: +9.7 ppg, +1.9 rpg, and +3.3 apg.

TRADE ACCEPTED

[Packfill]

I remember reading something prior to the draft that he was closer to 6'9" then 7'. I rather have a guy like Kendrick Perkins (they are not trading Jefferson) as he is a little more ready to contribute.

Not sure their contract status, but other guys to look at are back-up bigs in Charlotte Melvin Ely and Jamal Sampson, Gadzuric from Wilwaukee, and Brendan Haywood.

[TheDude]

agree with eds...go with kendrick perkins who was a hser himself and is a big man and still has potential...