Rumor: Harrington for Murphy + MP2 or 3 team deal

by Atma Brother ONE on Jul 13, 2006 8:21 AM PDT in News

Two trades that work that net the Warriors Al Harrington from Sekou Smith of AJC.com:

* Sign-and-trade Harrington to Golden State for Troy Murphy and Mickael Pietrus. Murphy is expensive ($10 million per season over the next five years) but he rebounds (averaging 10.4 the past two seasons) and hits jumpers from 17 feet. Pietrus is the deal sweetener. Much like his friend and French countryman Boris Diaw, the athletic swingman is poised for a breakout season in the right situation and should be eager to prove himself in a contract year.

* A three-team deal that would send Harrington to Golden State, Murphy to Milwaukee and Jamaal Magloire to the Hawks. Magloire's expiring contract ($8.3 million this season) works perfectly for a Hawks team that seeks to maintain its salary-cap flexibility. And he's the veteran bruiser they lacked last season. Magloire has helped anchor the middle for playoff teams in New Orleans and Milwaukee.

Since the Warriors seem dead set on trading for Harrington, the second option that Smith offers is much better deal for the Warriors. The Dubs should try to keep Pietrus rather than giving him away for free. Pietrus (see recent Report Card) has the talent. He just needs the experience and proper coaching. He's more valuable than the Warriors (mis)management probably thinks. Also, why sell low on MP2? That's just bad business.

Which of these two proposals do you prefer?

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obviously

the second deal. No point in giving MP2 away for free. Now that Fish is gone, MP2 should be backup to JR and also at the 3. Last season, MP2 should have started in place of Dunnothing much earlier and more often.

by unblinded on Jul 13, 2006 9:44 AM PDT reply actions

second deal

pietrus isnt that bad of a player and he plays gasp defense, i think if harrington plays pf then pietrus should play sf because we have seen what dunleavy can do and well, i'm not to impressed

by badnamedwarriorfan on Jul 13, 2006 10:25 AM PDT reply actions

ok??

im tired of the proposed trades! when is it going to go down? damn mullin hurry your ass up before billy king gets harrington

by chimp on Jul 13, 2006 10:51 AM PDT reply actions

oops

i mean larry bird not billy king

by chimp on Jul 13, 2006 11:12 AM PDT reply actions

keep pietrus

I like the 3 team deal, we're not losing much at all in that trade, in fact we're gaining from it. And we would keep Pietrus who is cheap right now, could help us a lot, and would be a trade asset during the season.

by the optimus dime on Jul 13, 2006 11:43 AM PDT reply actions

Agreed

Keep pietrus. Frustrating as he may be, he's too good to just be a deal sweetner. Really, though, I'd go for any deal in the world that would rid us of Adonal Foyle. Not that this one does...but anyway.

The Bimbo Coles era has BEGUN!!!

by laflyhalf on Jul 13, 2006 6:11 PM PDT reply actions

Who would even take the first trade?

Hmmm... get Harrington for Murphy, or get Harrington for Murphy AND MP2. You propose a tough one there, Atma.

by DividedByZero on Jul 13, 2006 6:31 PM PDT reply actions

Hahaha

You're right I should have made the other connection- the second trade means that the Warriors can't get Magloire.

CWebb + Spree + Timmy + Mullin + Owens + Nelson = NBA Championship

by Atma Brother ONE on Jul 13, 2006 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions

It doesn't mean we CAN'T

We could always trade MP2 for Magliore AFTER the second deal. haha.

by DividedByZero on Jul 13, 2006 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions

but if option 2 had been the only option?

It's clear the Warriors could have won the Harrington sweepstakes by adding Mickael Pietrus, who appears to be headed to free agency after the 2006-07 season, to their offer of Troy Murphy. But that would have been surrendering equal value for the acquisition, and Mullin shows no interest in doing that. The Sports Xchange

dam over the water and all that ...

by hardcore on Jul 31, 2006 10:45 PM PDT reply actions