Producer A: That sounds good. We’ll have Rudy Gay develop into a super scorer in Memphis and we’ll have Granger maintain a level of all star play in Indiana.
Producer A: We need more sidekicks for these guys though. How about this? Let’s have the Grizzlies get a troublemaker like Zach Randolph for a cheap price.
Producer B: Aren’t we trying to help the team become a dark horse contender? I feel like every team Randolph goes to gets invariably worse.
Producer A: Well, let’s have something in Memphis turn Randolph into a good guy. Hell, he can credit it to the BBQ ribs, the maturity, or the small-town feel. Whatever the case may be, we’ll just turn Randolph into a genuinely good teammate.
Producer B: Well, that’s nice but it doesn’t really make sense. Besides, I don’t know if the Knicks can just trade him. I mean, they just got him from Portland!
Producer A: (Thinking) Let’s have the Knicks overhaul their team in pursuit of clearing cap space for LeBron James in 2010. They’ll dump Randolph to the Clippers for some expiring contracts. Then we can give the Clippers a star like Blake Griffin in the draft. It’s a win-win. The Clippers will get a good young player and can then make Randolph expendable.
Producer B: Sounds like you’re stretching again…
Producer A: Here comes the best part. Bare with me here, the trades will all come full circle because the Knicks will replace Randolph’s size on the roster by trading Quentin Richardson to Memphis for Darko Milicic. Then, a few months later, we can have Memphis trade Richardson to the Clippers for Randolph straight up. Everybody wins. Except for Darko and the Knicks of course.
Producer B: I actually like that idea.
Producer A: Also, let’s have Mike Conley pan out. I know he’s looked really shaky in his rookie season and I know that there are about twenty other available free agents who will be better than him in the short term. But I still like him. We’ll give him some growing pains along the way but he can be Memphis’ point guard of the future.
Producer B: Fine, Conley it is. How about these Pacers though, what should we do with them?
Producer A: 
Let’s have them unload all of their long term contracts in deliberate fashion and then surprise everyone by stealing David West in free agency. Like really steal him. We’ll have a great team like the Celtics find a loophole in the CBA to acquire a star like him. But then we’ll have the Pacers intrigue West with the appeals of playing a bigger role for a younger team. West will bite. He’ll also be coming off of an injury so his asking price will be lower than what it should be.
Producer B: How about we give West a decent 2 year, $20 million deal but then have the Kings commit over $50 million guaranteed to some reserves like Chuck Hayes and Marcus Thornton in the same month!
Producer A: Yeah, I can totally see that happening. With the Maloofs, anything is possible. Also, the Pacers should fire Jim O’Brien midway through an upcoming season and replace him with an interim no name like Frank Vogel. And guess what? Vogel will turn out to be a great coach and Indiana will sign him to a long deal.
Producer B: So the Pacers will have this Vogel guy coaching Hibbert, Granger, and West. That still doesn’t sound like a contender to me…
Producer A: You’re right. Let’s have them luck out in the draft. We’ll have them pick some college stars like Brandon Rush from Kansas and Tyler Hansbrough from UNC who will go on to disappoint in the NBA. As a result, Indiana will realize that they need to take some risks in the draft by scouting unknown prospects with lots of athleticism. What’s the most random mid-major school you can think of?
Producer B: (Thinking…) Fresno State University?
Producer A: Yeah, that’s pretty damn random. Now, let’s look at their roster. (Browsing…) It looks like they’re going to have this guard named Paul George next year. I like the name. It’s two first names in one. Perfect! He can be the next Michael Jordan!
Producer B: So what? You want this George guy to just become an NBA player out of nowhere?
Producer A: No. I want him to turn into an NBA all star out of nowhere. We’ll start small. He can grow like six inches from high school to college. Then, the Pacers will recognize his upside and take him somewhere in the lottery. Let’s say tenth. Then, we’ll put him into both the three-point shootout and dunk contest in his sophomore year. Next, we’ll give him two more inches to grow. He can be a legitimate 6’10” athletic swingman. Naturally, he’ll become an elite defender and an awesome scorer by year three.
