Jeremy, author of the Nuggets blog Pickaxe and Roll, provides the analysis of this recent trade:
Why for Denver: The Denver Nuggets were maintaining a massive payroll and getting nothing but embarrassing first round exits from the playoffs. The Nuggets have a nice young core, but the payroll was bloated with players whose production was far exceeded by their salary. When the opportunity to dump the last two years and $20 million of Camby's salary arose the Nuggets jumped at it. While it would appear the Nuggets threw away any chance at competing for the near future, they have a very capable replacement for Camby waiting in the wings in Nene and they acquired a trade exception that can be used following the season - after another $20 million comes off the books should Allen Iverson leave via free agency. With the young core the Nuggets have in place and the ability to add another quality player with the trade exception acquired in this deal Denver is in a position to retool very quickly. As far as straight salary dumps go Denver did much better than Phoenix last summer when they had to give the then Seattle Supersonics two first round picks to take the expiring $8 million dollar deal of Kurt Thomas.
Trade genre for the Nuggets: Salary dump (with some potential for rebuilding thrown in for good measure)
Grade for the Nuggets: B (upgradeable to an A depending on the use of the trade exception)
Why for Denver: The Denver Nuggets were maintaining a massive payroll and getting nothing but embarrassing first round exits from the playoffs. The Nuggets have a nice young core, but the payroll was bloated with players whose production was far exceeded by their salary. When the opportunity to dump the last two years and $20 million of Camby's salary arose the Nuggets jumped at it. While it would appear the Nuggets threw away any chance at competing for the near future, they have a very capable replacement for Camby waiting in the wings in Nene and they acquired a trade exception that can be used following the season - after another $20 million comes off the books should Allen Iverson leave via free agency. With the young core the Nuggets have in place and the ability to add another quality player with the trade exception acquired in this deal Denver is in a position to retool very quickly. As far as straight salary dumps go Denver did much better than Phoenix last summer when they had to give the then Seattle Supersonics two first round picks to take the expiring $8 million dollar deal of Kurt Thomas.Trade genre for the Nuggets: Salary dump (with some potential for rebuilding thrown in for good measure)
Grade for the Nuggets: B (upgradeable to an A depending on the use of the trade exception)
Why for the Clippers: The Clippers went from the kings of the offseason to brides left at the altar when Elton Brand first seemed to convince Baron Davis to join him in Los Angeles then jumped ship for Philadelphia just a few days later. Brand's departure left the Clippers with a big hole in the front court and another embarrassing episode for the badly scarred fan base. When the opportunity arose to add a respected veteran in a trade where they did not have to include any current players they pulled the trigger. Camby is getting up there in years and how he will fit in with Chris Kaman is up for debate, however adding him to the roster has made them at least a fringe contender for the playoffs.Trade genre for the Clippers: Big splash (Ed. note: My categorization; Jeremy suggested "appeasing the fan base," which may be added as a genre if more examples surface. For now, I believe "big splash" encompasses trades meant to provoke fan excitement.)
Grade: B-
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