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http://www.nba.com/magic/cohen-some-league-wide-trade-proposals_062012

Cohen: Some League-Wide Trade Proposals

By Josh Cohen
June 20, 2012

ORLANDO — Every summer teams evaluate their rosters and decide if there are any moves they can make to improve for the future.

Though there is still some time before any trades can happen, I have started to conjure up some potential deals that simply make a ton of sense to me.

Keep in mind, none of these proposals have been reported nor have any of them been discussed. These are purely my own concepts based on what I think each team needs.

And while the Orlando Magic may decide to shake up the roster after hiring a new GM this offeseason, these trade ideas encompass other teams around the league.

DETROIT GETS: James Harden & Kendrick Perkins
OKLAHOMA CITY GETS: Greg Monroe & Tayshaun Prince

"Well, you probably wouldn’t have expected to read about trade proposals regarding a team in the NBA Finals. However, OKC has one obtrusive deficiency: it can’t score in the post and aside from Russell Westbrook’s electrifying drives, it relies profoundly on perimeter shooting.

Way too often, moreover, Kevin Durant is portrayed as the Thunder’s third option. It just defies all logic when it’s indisputable that KD is a top five player in the NBA.

Many times the ball is handed to James Harden, who tends to escapade around the arc in search of space to create his own shot. While Harden is blossoming and is certainly a top 20-25 player in the league, it seems periodically that his needs rebuff Durant’s importance to the Thunder…"

I realize this was made up by an author, but to me this seems pretty interesting. I don’t know how highly Detroit favors James Harden, but it would have to be in a huge fashion if they’d be willing to trade Greg Monroe for him. The author makes some sense.

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The frustrating thing for the Grizzlies and the Rockets was that they saw evidence that Thabeet could play during a couple of stints in the D-League. He averaged 13.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.2 blocks in six games in 2009-10, and 10.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in six games in 2010-11. Thabeet was great in college and in the D-League, but roll the ball out on an NBA floor and he just seemed to forget how to play the game.

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They all had plenty of motivation. But what about Thabeet, who has an established reputation for simply not wanting to put in the work required to be an elite NBA player?64252

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If he can do that, the Thunder’s reputation for being a team that develops their way to a championship just might reach legendary proportions.5214321

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The early season anointing has led to Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins issuing a reminder of the current Western Conference hierarchy last time he checked.421421

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