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Message: [QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 3027484, member: 1674"] A couple teams that come to mind to me: [LIST] [*][B]Lakers[/B] - Obviously friends with Lebron, and IF the Lakers decide to focus on Lebron's timeline rather than the rest of the roster, CP3 makes decent sense, especially if they strike out on the A-list free agents again. They might be the only team that could really make it worth Houston's while. [*][B]Jazz[/B] - Have some non-guaranteed contracts (Favors, Korver), young prospects (Grayson, Bradley), decent players (Exum, Crowder), and cap space, and they could badly use a guy that can create shots both individually and for the rest of the team. They also already pursued Conley so they aren't against the idea of taking on a big contract for an aging PG with their talents. Along these same lines, I think a 3 team deal including Conley could make sense too. [*][B]Pistons[/B] - Similar to Utah, they already pursued Conley, so we know they're on the look for an upgrade at PG and aren't afraid to take on a big contract to do so. They could offer something along the lines of Reggie Jackson, Luke Kennard, Langston Galloway, and Jon Leuer. They have some cheaper young guys like Bruce Brown, Svi Mykhailuk, Thon Maker, and Khyri Thomas if any of them interest Houston as well. [*][B]Miami[/B] - Their cap is a mess, but if Riley thinks he can swing other pieces for a quick reload, they could offer some bad contracts that have some talent such as Olynyk, James Johnson, and Dion and some young potential assets like Bam Adebayo, Josh Richardson, and Justise Winslow. Could obviously offer Dragic as well, or hilariously offer Ryan Anderson back to them as an expiring. [*][B]Indiana[/B] - Cap space and need at PG. They don't have much they can offer back though: Aaron Holiday, Sabonis, McDermott, TJ Leaf, that's literally all the supporting pieces they have on their roster (assuming they keep Oladipo and Turner). Maybe a sign-and-trade involving Bogdanovic, Collison, or Thaddeus Young could work. [*]And two lesser possibilities: Boston (obviously assumes they lose Kyrie, could involve Hayward) and Milwaukee (would require them to think they need an upgrade over Bledsoe and would at minimum require Houston taking Tony Snell back). [/LIST] I think at least one of these teams would bite on a CP3 trade; a lot of these teams are either in a cap situation where a trade is the only realistic way they can improve or they're a small market team that won't realistically be able to sign any of the A-list or even B-list free agents and could view CP3 as the answer instead. He's still one of the best PGs in the league right now. [/QUOTE]

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