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Pollin': Draft Rewind 2004

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While Ernie Grunfeld's Caron for Kwame trade is undoubtedly the best move of his tenure as Wizards' GM so far, the Jamison for Stackhouse and Harris trade was a great move in its own right.  Not only did we get rid of Stack, who never meshed with Arenas and couldn't seem to deal with the fact that he wasn't the man anymore, but we were able to get a better player that was a tremendous fit alongside Agent Zero.

I don't think anyone would say that they wish they could go back in time and undo the trade.  But let's say that for whatever reason the trade falls through and you'lre left with the 5th pick in the draft and Jerry Stackhouse.  What would you have done with the pick?  Here are your options:

Draft Josh Childress: The knock on Childress is that he's someone that does a lot of things well, but he doesn't do anything great.  While that may be true, you have to figure that his good, but not great defense would still be better than most of the rest of team's D and if nothing else, would've been a better do-it-all option than Jared Jeffries.  Just make sure that you don't ever let him get a passport.

Draft Luol Deng: The most complete player in the 6-10 range in the draft, Deng would give the team someone that could give you some solid scoring and rebounding at SF and make Stackhouse even more expendable.  However, if you take Deng than you're probably not going to land Caron Butler a year later, which means that you just might have to trade Kwame for (gasp!) market value.

Draft Andre Iguodala: Iggy has the higher scoring average than Deng or Childress but he's not quite as good as a passer or rebounder and he has a slightly lower FG%.  On the bright side, you'd have another Wildcat to pair with Arenas and he would add gobs of athleticism to the team.

Stick with Harris: Arenas + Harris = Fastest backcourt ever

Trade up: The top two picks are probably off-limits, but with the right offer, you just might get that #3 or #4 pick.  The question you must ask is if Ben Gordon or Shaun Livingston are worth making a move.

Trade down: If you find the Childress/Deng/Iguodala trifecta underwhelming, you could always trade down to get someone like Andris Biedrins, Josh Smith, or Al Jefferson.  Then again, you could end up trading down for the immortal Robert Swift or Sebastian Telfair.  Hey, I never said this would be easy.

Draft Rafael Araujo: He could still pan out right?  Right?

Poll
If the Antawn Jamison trade had fallen through, what would you have done with the 5th pick in 2004?
Josh Childress
0 votes
Luol Deng
26 votes
Andre Iguodala
27 votes
I still would've gone with Harris
18 votes
Try to trade up
0 votes
Try to trade down
6 votes
Roll the dice on Rafael Araujo!
4 votes

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I liked Harris a lot at the time . .

but when I found out that not only were the Wizards getting rid of that Stackhouse but that Laettner and getting a good player in Jamison back, I was more than happy to part with the 5th choice in the draft.
I would’ve loved to have Harris but the fact that Grunfeld did all that and it only cost Devin Harris, was a masterstroke. We went from a struggling team with bad people poisoning a locker room to a good team with excellent character and an excellent locker room.
Even though I was one of those that wanted to trade Jamison last season, it was this deal that transformed this franchise. I certainly didn’t expect it at the time, I was just glad to get Stack and slimeball Laettner out of here and to get Jamison back in the process.

"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Aug 12, 2008 1:47 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hmmm

My (expletives deleted) in front of Stackhouse and my (several expletives deleted) in front of Laettner didn’t make my post.

"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Aug 12, 2008 1:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Deng

Perfect fit in our motion-based, mid-post offense.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Aug 12, 2008 2:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What moves would you make after that?

Deng and Arenas obviously isn’t enough but assuming we don’t trade Kwame for Butler…what happens next?

Getting buckets since 2003.

by Icantfeelmyface on Aug 13, 2008 2:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Find a real power forward

To replace Kwame. Trade Stackhouse and Laettner for anything I can get, which is nothing because they have no real value.

That would not have been easy, which I think is why we have to hail Ernie for making the Jamison trade.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Aug 13, 2008 3:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agreed.

Getting buckets since 2003.

by Icantfeelmyface on Aug 13, 2008 3:49 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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