PISTONS: (NOTE: I THINK DETROIT SHOULD USE THEIR EXTRA ROSTER SPOT THEY GAIN FROM THE TRADE TO RESIGN MALIK BEASLEY) IVEY CAN'T SEEM TO STAY HEALTHY, AND THEY DON'T SEEM CONFIDENT IN PAYING HIM THE LIKELY 25M HE WILL COMMAND IN RFA NEXT SUMMER. I BELIEVE THEY TARGET A GREAT FIT IN ANFERNEE SIMONS, WHO WILL TAKE PRESSURE OFF OF CADE, PROVIDE GREAT THREE-POINT SHOOTING, AND OPERATE AS A SECONDARY FACILITATOR. ALTHOUGH HE MAY NOT BE THE BEST SLASHER, THAT CAN BE LEFT FOR AUSAR AND HOLLAND TO THRIVE OFF OF. THEY GIVE UP A SECOND PICK WHICH IS GREAT VALUE. SIMONS IS ALSO 26 SO STILL YOUNG.

CELTICS: I FEEL LIKE IT'S A NO BRAINER. THEY GET A SOLID CENTER WHO'S ON A FRONT-LOADED CONTRACT. THEY LACK CENTER DEPTH SEVERELY AND THIS SOLVES IT PERFECTLY. THEY ALSO GET A SECOND ROUND PICK IN A YEAR IN WHICH THEY DON'T HAVE ONE.

NETS: CLAXTON IS NOT PART OF THE FUTURE OF THIS TEAM. THEY INVEST IN IVEY, WHO IS A BIT INJURY-RIDDLED BUT CAN STILL BE A VERY PRODUCTIVE TALENT IN THIS LEAGUE. THE NETS COULD PLAY WITH AN IVEY-THOMAS BACKCOURT. THEY GIVE UP NO PICKS. SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT INVESTMENT. THEY COULD ALSO TRY IVEY WITH EGOR. I FEEL LIKE NOLAN TROARE, KOBE BUFKINS, BEN SARAF, ETC., SHOULD HAVE TIME TO DEVELOP AND COME OFF THE BENCH FOR A COUPLE YEARS, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANY OF THEM WILL BE NEARLY AS CLOSE TO AS GOOD AS IVEY IS ALREADY RIGHT NOW.