I'll explain the rationale for each team afterwards, but I'll post the trade first:
Warriors trade:
Baron
SJax
Al Harrington
Warriors receive:
Sheed
Odom
Ariza
Mihm
Why for the Warriors: move the bad contracts (and the potential bad contract for Baron), get back expiring players who make a ton of sense in the system.
Lakers trade:
Odom
Ariza
Mihm
Future pick
Lakers receive:
Chauncey
Steven Jackson
Amir Johnson
Why for the Lakers: They get a prototypical PG for the Triangle in Billups, a compelling (and clutch) SF in Jackson who is a killer on a top-level team, and a utility big in Amir.
Detroit trades:
Billups
Sheed
Amir Johnson
Detroit receives:
Baron
Al Harrington
LAL future pick
Why for the Pistons: They get younger and the guard rotation of Baron/Rip/Stuckey would destroy humanity.
Back to the Warriors:
2008/2009 Warriors:
PG: ??? (Shaun Livingston?) / CJ Watson
SG: Monta / CDR (1st rounder) / Marco Polo
SF: Odom / Ariza / CDR
PF: Sheed / Wright / [Filler]
C: Beans / Sheed / Wright / Hardin (2nd rounder)
2009/2010 Warriors:
PG: ??? / ????
SG: Monta / CDR / Marco
SF: CDR / ????
PF: Wright (Sheed?) /
C: Beans / Wright / Hardin
That team with the ability to sign or S+T Odom, Ariza, and Sheed, coupled with picks. Oh, and they'd have $30 million in cap room.


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