Craziest Trade

This time of year is when trade rumors pop up all over the place. Not all rumors are true, but some are definitely worth keeping in mind. Sometimes teams should take a risk especially if they need some changes. This is where I present a trade that sends Stephenson to Brooklyn without the Nets giving up everything. Jarrett Jack is what makes this trade work. Although he was injured and is out for the season, he has something in his contract that would make him trade-able injured. Jack has a team option for next year. Now the Clippers would no way accept this trade straight up and it doesn't work money wise either. But here is where the Nets may be able to at least get the Clippers to look. 

USATSI

Blake Griffin suffered a broken hand a few weeks ago and will need quite a bit of time to recover. The Nets have multiple power forwards to dispense on their team. With Chris McCullough making his debut last night the Nets have a log jam up front. The Nets wouldn't trade McCullough, but they might want to trade their back up power forward to get McCullough more time on the floor. With the Clippers not having a true power forward other than Griffin, maybe they would consider this trade for Thomas Robinson. The Clippers could use another power forward on their team and Robinson can help. Robinson has only averaged 3.3 points per game, 3.8 rebounds per game, and a half a block per game, but he has done this while averaging 10 minutes per game. With an increase in minutes his averages would jump drastically. He has played 11.4 minutes per game in February and his rebounding average is up to 5.2 per game.

YES

Not many would agree that this trade would happen. And at first glance it seems far fetched, but the Clippers traded away Josh Smith for virtually nothing just to get him out of town. I don't see how the Clippers wouldn't do the same here. With Jack's team option they wouldn't even have to bring him back next season. Then again this adds to the reasons why the Nets should keep Jack. If the Nets keep him they could let him go this off season to clear more cap room. Or the Nets could even hold on to Jack to be their back up point guard next season.