Pistons general manager Joe Dumars has made it no secret that there are going to be major changes with the Detroit Pistons roster over the summer and one of Kentucky’s finest might be one of the major player’s in this Pistons revamping effort. According to ESPN’s Chad Ford, there are six trades that the Pistons could make and Tayshaun Prince finds himself in five of them. Here are what Ford has suggested and how these deals could affect Prince.
1. Denver’s Carmelo Anthony, Chucky Atkins and No. 20 pick for Billups and Prince
This is the deal that I’ve seen rumored the most (or some variation involving the Nuggets) and I think this is the best situation for Prince. This would put him with another playoff team and the Nuggets would get consistent point guard play (which they haven’t had since Andre Miller was there) and a solid glue-guy like Prince. This trade might actually push the Nuggets to the top of the conference and give AI one last run at the Finals. That is, as long as George Karl stops doing this.
2. Utah’s Carlos Boozer, Ronnie Brewer, Jarron Collins and Morris Almond for Hamilton, Prince and Arron Afflalo
I don’t like this deal at all for Prince or the Jazz. By giving up Boozer and bringing in Tayshaun and Hamilton, you’re basically leaving yourself with the Detroit Pistons minus Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess. Mehmet Okur treats the paint like it’s going to give him the Turkish Black Death and Paul Millsap just can’t get the job done alone. Not a good deal for either party.
3. Dallas’ Josh Howard for Tayshaun Prince or Richard Hamilton
Not good for Tayshaun. Not at all. I love the Mavs but this is a sinking ship. He wants no part of it.
4. Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace, Adam Morrison, Sean May and No. 9 pick for Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince
This actually intrigues me quite a bit. It seems like a little too much to give up for Wallace and Prince since Rasheed is aging, but this puts Charlotte in a position to compete in the East. With Larry Brown getting two guys familiar with his system and then adding them to Jason Richardson, Raymond Felton, Emeka Okafor and the gang, there is some solid potential there. Plus, landing in Charlotte would give Prince a better shot of spending the last part of his career on a contending team, rather than a declining one.
5. New Jersey’s Richard Jefferson, Nenad Krstic (via sign-and-trade) and No. 10 pick for Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince
This doesn’t really get my blood pumping here either. By reuniting Wallace and Vince Carter and putting them on the court with Devin Harris and either Josh Boone or Sean Williams you probably have a playoff team, but not much else. The collection of garbage that Dallas sent last year isn’t going to get it done in a series.
This is the deal that I’ve seen rumored the most (or some variation involving the Nuggets) and I think this is the best situation for Prince. This would put him with another playoff team and the Nuggets would get consistent point guard play (which they haven’t had since Andre Miller was there) and a solid glue-guy like Prince. This trade might actually push the Nuggets to the top of the conference and give AI one last run at the Finals. That is, as long as George Karl stops doing this.
2. Utah’s Carlos Boozer, Ronnie Brewer, Jarron Collins and Morris Almond for Hamilton, Prince and Arron Afflalo
I don’t like this deal at all for Prince or the Jazz. By giving up Boozer and bringing in Tayshaun and Hamilton, you’re basically leaving yourself with the Detroit Pistons minus Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess. Mehmet Okur treats the paint like it’s going to give him the Turkish Black Death and Paul Millsap just can’t get the job done alone. Not a good deal for either party.
3. Dallas’ Josh Howard for Tayshaun Prince or Richard Hamilton
Not good for Tayshaun. Not at all. I love the Mavs but this is a sinking ship. He wants no part of it.
4. Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace, Adam Morrison, Sean May and No. 9 pick for Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince
This actually intrigues me quite a bit. It seems like a little too much to give up for Wallace and Prince since Rasheed is aging, but this puts Charlotte in a position to compete in the East. With Larry Brown getting two guys familiar with his system and then adding them to Jason Richardson, Raymond Felton, Emeka Okafor and the gang, there is some solid potential there. Plus, landing in Charlotte would give Prince a better shot of spending the last part of his career on a contending team, rather than a declining one.
5. New Jersey’s Richard Jefferson, Nenad Krstic (via sign-and-trade) and No. 10 pick for Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince
This doesn’t really get my blood pumping here either. By reuniting Wallace and Vince Carter and putting them on the court with Devin Harris and either Josh Boone or Sean Williams you probably have a playoff team, but not much else. The collection of garbage that Dallas sent last year isn’t going to get it done in a series.
So, for the sake of Tayshaun, I say they keep him in Detroit or they ship him to Denver. None of these deals really get me too fired up and I can’t see them working out too well in his favor.
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