NBA Trade Prediction

There is earthbreaking news in the NBA today. Jermaine O'Neal and Kevin Garnett could be playing somewhere else. This is what the teams involved will receive.

Lakers: Kevin Garnett

T'Wolves: 5 and 19 pick, Al Jefferson

Pacers: Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom

Celtics: Jermaine O'Neal

This is a bad trade for every team except for the Lakers. The Lakers get Kobe Bryant and sidekick who puts them into championship contention. This will bring back days of the O'Neal-Bryant domination. Now Garnett will get into a situation he wants, and Kobe will be happy.

LAKERS LINEUP: PG: Farmar, SG: Bryant, SF: Walton, PF: Garnett, C: Brown

The Timberwolves have a below average pickup on this trade. True, they give up their superstar, the biggest in their franchise's history, but they get two picks in one of the deepest drafts ever, and they get Al Jefferson, a servicable big man. With the fifth pick, they will take Yi Jianlian so they can adjust to a fast-paced system that I believe they will try to play in next year. With the seventh, they will take Mike Conley to run the offense, and I could actually see the Pacers giving the T'Wolves Tinsley for the 19.

T'WOLVES LINEUP: PG: Conley, SG: Foye, SF: Davis, PF: Jianlian, C: Jefferson

The Pacers trade is not that great. Sure they get Bynum, but they lose a superstar. Take what I did and throw in Tinsley for the 19th or 7th pick. That could get them a point guard like Javaris Crittenton or Acie Law to build on for the future. But if it stays the way it is, this will take the Pacers down a notch.

PACERS LINEUP: PG Tinsley, SG: Dunleavy, SF: Granger, PF: Murphy, C: Bynum

This is a pretty good trade for the Celtics, but if I was Ainge, I might hold off. They get a superstar, JO, and that should please Paul Pierce and give Celtics fans something to cheer about. But this is one of the most deep drafts in NBA history. At the five pick, they could get Yi Jianlian, Brandan Wright, Corey Brewer, or Al Horford. Horford and Brewer fit into their system better, and Wright and Jianlian can give the team an up-tempo star. I would not go through with this trade and keep Jefferson and the pick, but I am not the GM.

PG: West, SG: Green, SF: Pierce, PF: O'Neal, C: Perkins

I think that each team, except for the Lakers, can find a better deal and imporve their team more by either going after more talent or keeping their players.