...this is what I'd do. Trade Eddy Curry for Alonzo Mourning, Smush Parker, Dorrell Wright and Daequan Cook. Yes I would. And I don't think anyone in New York would be mad about that.
In the case noone's noticed, Eddy only plays half the game (averages 26 minutes) and puts up 14 pts and 5 rebounds. Daequan and Dorrell alone combine for 15 points and 7 rebounds. Not to mention you get a veteran pg who's from New York in Smush - a player the Heat have been shopping all season. And Alonzo, whether he tries to come back next season or not has an expiring contract. Most likely if he wants to come back next year the Heat will sign him for the Vet minimum or he can go to the land of the Sun with Shaq, San Antonio and back up Duncan or go to LA and tutor Bynum.
In the end NY gets 3 young players with great upside, an expiring contract, they dump a chronic underachiever, and have Marbury insurance by getting a pg that Nate can share time with at the helm.
The true question is why would the Heat do this? Simple, with Wade and Marion you have a formidable one two punch. Wade gives you 25-30 every night, Marion gives you 15-20. You don't need much from a third wheel on a team like that. All Eddy has to do is clog the lane and put up his 15 points and 5 boards and all of a sudden they can really compete in their division. Also don't ignore the fact that although the Knicks are pretty bad, with 13.5 points a game Eddy isn't even a top 3 scorer on the Knicks, with those numbers he'd be the Heat's bonafide 3rd option with noone but Wade and Marion averaging more than him currently.
Also, although he hasn't been a great rebounder this season he seems even worse because there are no great rebounders on the Knicks - Randolph gives you 10 a game, Lee gives you 8 (although he'd prolly get 10 or more as a consistent starter) and Richardson gives you 5 - because of that it's an all hands on deck mentality. Not to say Curry wouldn't need to rebound on the Heat but with Marion averaging 13 boards a game since joining the Heat and with Haslem yanking another 10, there would be less pressure on Curry.
Lastly, Curry has never been a great rebounder but he has been a scorer and let's not ignore the fact that he averaged about 20 a game last year and played about 35 minutes a game. It's safe to say that with a change of atmosphere, a true star leading the team (something the Knicks have lacked since Ewing departed), a solid pf playing next to him who doesn't need shots to be effective, and the absence of Shaq and Mourning which will guarantee Curry gets the minutes he needs - you could see a return of Curry of old.
Knicks could begin the rebuilding process with two very talented young players (Cook is 20 and Wright is 22) and free up some money and the Heat could quickly find themselves in the top 2 in the Southeast Division next season with the Magic. Not mention the fact that Wade's only 26, Marion is 29 and Curry is only 25.
...am I right or am I right? Oh yeah and I ran the numbers courtesy of RealGm's trade checker and the numbers work.
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