Best Off Season Moves

Top 5 Off Season Moves

5. Magic - Pick up Vince Carter but lose Hedo. This move hurts the magic future but gives them a great chance to win the east for next 2 years. Hedo was a playmaker but Vince can create his own shot and be a go to guy at the end of the game. Magic were unable to close out games this year and Vince Carter could be the missing piece. The loss of Hedo gets rid of the horrible mismatch the Magic put on people but the return of Jameer and the addition give the Magic 4 all star candidates and you can't get much better then that in the nba. Still Stan Van Gundy loved Hedo and it will be interesting to see how the offense adjusts with Vince.


4. Celtics - Celtics won the championship 2 years ago and would have been right in the thick of things if KG was back. This year their defense was not at the level of last year and they lost interior depth. The addition of Rasheed Wallace is huge. He is getting older but knows how to play on both ends of the floor and can space out the floor even further. When him and KG are on the floor at the same time the celtics will be able to spread the floor for rondo and pierce drives. If rasheed and kg can stay healthy the celtics will be pretty scary.


3. Cavs - Picking up Shaq is always big news and it will be very interesting to see if he can be as active as he was last year. His liability pick and roll defense is still an issue especially joining a team that takes pride in its defense. But most likely in pick and roll situations the Cavs will play Andy V. On Offense he will need his touches but still needs attention and he will be getting tons of dunks from Lebron drives. He is motivated to be in great shape and to win a title with 3 of the best nba guards. It will be interesting to watch because lebron has never been teamed with anybody with Shaq's ego. Shaq loves warm weather cities but now he is in Ohio. Cavs needed to take the risk and they should be in the hunt for the eastern conference crown all of next year.


2. Lakers - Lakers just traded Ron Artest for Trevor Ariza and actually saved money. This is a no- brainer. Ariza was great and I loved him but he still was unreliable on the ball and loved to take the gamble. Ron Artest paired with Kobe will be able to stop any backcourt in the league. If they get lamar back they will be primed and the favorites for a repeat championship next year. Artest is improving as a three point shooter and will be getting more open looks next year. Jackson will also have a variety of bench units to use with different combination of starters. This trade is meant for the next three years and milking Kobe for all that he is worth. If Lamar comes back Lakers will win 70 games next season and the championship if he doesn't the race will be wide open with Lakers being one of the 5 contenders.


1. Spurs - Spurs are not getting enough credit for RJ trade who has averaged 20 points a season for several seasons. The spurs big three turns into a big four and unlike the bruce bowen days you cannot ignore RJ. If the spurs are healthy they will be contenders and have a young bench who is constantly improving. Just like the Lakers, the Spurs are going to try to be as competitive for Duncan's next 3 years. If Ginobili is healthy Spurs have the best chance at stopping the Lakers.