who has been able to do big trades?

[rscarillo]

btw, add G.Oden as my back up center for C.Bosh.. haha

[marwinestristanes]

I took the Garnett deal as an inspiration.

I traded Ben Wallace and Ben Gordon and a 2nd round pick for Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen. I figured to hell with the future if I could win now. While I did win the title (it was my second season), Duncan sprained his ankle and was out for 9 weeks. After which, he was sprained again for another 9 weeks.

Bowen? The guy tore an ACL and was out for close to 70 games.

I could say that the trade went 50-50. It wasn't a complete bust as I won the title the year I got Duncan. But I was also a loser as I lost the future (Ben Gordon) and I was out of the play-offs when I was supposed to repeat.

[Andrew]

Harsh...all the same, things like that do make Dynasty Mode more interesting.

[shyn3]

I never get injuries, I don't get it. Usually my guys go down for 3-4 days, never huge career enders, or season enders. :S

[Andrew]

I lost Ben Gordon for 20 games in my NBA Live 06 Bulls Dynasty and had a few others miss between 5-10. It was the first season I'd played all the way through without anyone seeing action in all 82 games. Challenging at times, but fun because of it.

[GoHornets]

In my dinasty trying to rebuild memphis, I traded k.brown, lowry for wilcox from seattle.
Later in the offseason, i traded m.miller, milicic and warrick for jamison and mason from washington
I still think i could get something else here...

[spekil]

here's my suns dynasty:

C- Amare Stoudemire
PF- Chris Bosh
SF- Kapono
SG- Kover
PG- S.Nash

PG- D. Williams
SG-L. Barbosa
C-A.Baraghni
SF- Humpring
PF-Marks
SG- Piatkowski

not too bad... just wanna retain amare stoudemire and s. nash so I could still feel I'm on phoenix...

[SkyHookII]

I had a Dynasty where I was using Dallas Mavericks and drafted Javaris Crittenton. Then I traded Javaris Crittenton, Josh Howard and Jerry Stackhouse for Rashard Lewis and Dwight Howard. I'm sure I did other trades too but I can't remember them right now.

[jomo023]

My starting 5 with the Lakers:
Ben Wallace (traded with Nene)
Noah (tr Gasol)
Stojakovic (Free)
Bryant
Payton (Free)

but my bench is so poor now

[Andrew]

I would have kept Nene and Gasol. Who do you have coming off the bench?

[Fitzy]

get rid of payton the old man, and a few scrubs for an awesome pg

[dascoot]

I am gm the Philadelphia 76ers and I just traded off Kwame Brown, Jason Smith and Willie Green to Memphis for Pau Gasol now I have Sammy D, Gasol, Durant, Korver and a second to third year point guard named DeMarco Stevenson who can score and pass very well and is very quick and speedy.

[jomo023]

I would have kept Nene and Gasol. Who do you have coming off the bench?

I traded Kwame Brown, Radmanovic and Walton for Gasol and R.Gay.
Traded Odom for Stojakovic (not free, sorry).
Next, R. Gay, Derek Fisher and Mihm for Nene, A. Carter and Wafer.
And with the Bulls, Nene, Gasol for Wallace and Noah.

[Andrew]

I definitely would have kept Gay, Fisher, Nene and Gasol but if that's working out for you, that's cool.

[MNK]

My Celtics Dynasty:

1) Perkins (67), Allen (87), Allen (71) <-> Duncan (93), Horry (72) (Spurs)
2) Horry (72), Powe (64) <-> Finley (78), Mahinmi (61) (Spurs)

3) Finley (78), Posey (75), House (69) <-> Iguodala (87), Amundson (54), Hill (60) (76ers)

4) Wallace (60) <-> Smith (59) (Wolves)

5) Hill (60) <-> Nichols (64) (Bulls)
6) Scalabrine (5x), Mahinmi (61), Pruitt (61) <-> Noah (70), Gray (54), Khryapa (56) (Bulls)

7) Noah (70), Rondo (74), Fortson (63, signed) <-> Williams (80), Fesenko (50) (Jazz)

8) Pollard (59) <-> Chandler (62) (Knicks)
9) Conroy (63, signed), Barrett (64, signed) <-> Brown (63), Jones (62) (Cavaliers)

10) Brown (63), Nichols (64), Chandler (62) <-> Kleiza (70), Wafer (55), Diawara (61) (Nuggets)
11) Wafer (55) <-> Jones (58) (Nuggets)

--->

C : Tim Duncan (93) / Craig Smith (59) (I like him more than Jones)/ Dwayne Jones (62)
F : Kevin Garnett (97) / Glen Davis (66) / Alan Henderson (63, signed)
F : Paul Pierce (88 ) / Linas Kleiza (70) / Demetris Nichols (64)
G : Andre Iguodala (87) / Viktor Khryapa (56) (rocks)/ Yakhouba Diawara (61)
G : Deron Williams (80) / Randy Livingston (64, signed) / Alvin Williams (63, signed)

Now I want to Trade Kleiza (70) + x + x (Livingston (64) / Williams (63)) for a good Big Man (Maxiel (71) or Bynum (70) + Crap).

[Andrew]

Some nice wheeling and dealing there.

[emi_b7]

My Blazers dynasty:

C- Oden / Noah / Petro
Pf- Aldridge / Joe Smith / Bass
Sf- Durant / Outlaw / James White
Sg- Roy / Webster / Hardaway
Pg- D. Williams / Jack / Atkins

Cap room: 8,25M

Is there a team with more future than that?

[Andrew]

What deals did you make to get that team?

[emi_b7]

First year:
-I traded Outlaw and a 1st round pick for Durant

-Darius Miles for Theo Ratliff's expiring contract (don't remember if there were any other player on the deal)

-Frye, LaFrents and Przybilla for Al Harrington and Pietrus

-Harrington, Webster and McRoberts for Hinrich and Noah

-I also traded Blake for an expiring contract(don't remember who)

Second year:
-Hinrich, Skinner(signed) and Fortson(signed) for D Will, Harpring and Price

-Harpring, Price and T Green for Joe Smith, Webster( ) and J Curry

-Pietrus, Curry and Luke Jackson(signed) for Elson, Atkins and Bass

-I got Outlaw back for Eddie House and Elson in my second year (yeah, I ripped the Sonics)

[Andrew]

Very nice...kudos on clearing cap space on top of that.

[finalbattle]

My Celtics Dynasty:
C:Dwight Howard/Andrew Bynum/Al Horford
PF:Chris Bosh/Channing Frye
SF:Gerald Wallace/Rudy Gay/Al Thronton
SG:Jason Richardson/Gerald Green
PG:Gilbert Arenas/Monta Ellis
Maybe I have another PF or SG,but I forgot.BTW,all of my players are 80+

[MNK]

Some nice wheeling and dealing there.

Thank you.

12) Jones (62), Henderson (63), Livingston (64) <-> Dudley (67), Harrington (62), Miles (58) (Bobcats)


Now I want to trade Kleiza (70) and Dudley (67) and an other Player for a Player 72+.

[MNK]

13) Kleiza (70), Dudley (67), Williams (63) <-> Bynum (70), Crittenton (66) (Lakers)

Demarr Johnson (68) signed (Mid- Level Exception)


-->

C : Tim Duncan (93) / Andrew Bynum (70) / Craig Smith (59)
F : Kevin Garnett (97) / Glen Davis (66) / Orthella Harrington (62)
F : Paul Pierce (88 ) / Demarr Johnson (68) / Bobby Jones (58)
G : Andre Iguodala (87) / Viktor Khryapa (56) / Yakhouba Diawara (61)
G : Deron Williams (80) / Jarvis Crittenton (66)

[Andrew]

Looking good, though I find teams like that a little too stacked to play with. When I've put together teams like that in the past, I've found I'm more often than not playing for stats rather than playing a competitive game, trying to get everyone numbers.

[MNK]

It makes a lot of fun to play this dynasty. Each player in the starting five scores 10- 20 points, sometimes Garnett or Pierce scores 25. I always try to give everybody some shots and that erverybody scores his 10-20 points.

14) Miles (58) <-> Roger Mason (62) (Wizards)

15) Crittenton (66), Mason (62), Harrington (62) <-> Jianlin (72), Ruffin (62), Storey (59)

-->

C : Tim Duncan (93) / Andrew Bynum (70) / Craig Smith (59)
F : Kevin Garnett (97) / Glen Davis (66) / Michael Ruffin (62)
F : Paul Pierce (88 ) / Yi Jianlin (72) / Bobby Jones (58)
G : Andre Iguodala (87) / Demarr Johnson (68) / Awvee Storey (59)
G : Deron Williams (80) /Viktor Khryapa (56) / Yakhouba Diawara (61)

Now I want to trade Johnson (68) for a good PG.

Edit:

16) Jianlin (72), Ruffin (62), Johnson (68 ) <-> Green (73), Brewer (70), Scalabrine (59) (Wolves)

I waived Awvee Storey (59) and Bobby Jones (58) and signed Zarko Cabarkapa (60) and Mike Wilks (62).

-->

C : Tim Duncan (93) / Andrew Bynum (70) / Craig Smith (59)
F : Kevin Garnett (97) / Glen Davis (66) / Zarko Cabarkapa (60)
F : Paul Pierce (88 ) / Corey Brewer (70) / Brian Scalabrine (59)
G : Andre Iguodala (87) / Gerald Green (73) / Yakhouba Diawara (61)
G : Deron Williams (80) /Viktor Khryapa (56) / Mike Wilks (62)