Welcome to another edition of Fixing the World here on Two Sides Of The Hoop. Today I’m going to have a look at New York and Washington. Talk about opposite ends of the spectrum for offseason movement to date. I think we should be able to squeeze one more trade in here though. Let’s look at the team needs as the rosters stand now.

Washington:

With the return of Agent Zero and Brendan Haywood and the addition of Mike Miller and Randy Foye, plus a pretty large coaching upgrade, the Wizards are looking to make some noise this year. They don’t lack for offensive firepower, but they do lack real hustle and desire in their frontcourt.

New York:

For a D’Antoni team, they are a pretty sad lot with no real ability in the open court and no dynamic deep shooters. It’s a bit of a sorry state. Add to that the fact that they are openly trying to shed cap space for LeBron-a-palooza ‘11 and a lot of work is to be done with this roster.

The Solution:

Washington gets a newly resigned David Lee (market value puts him about 6ish million per), Jared Jefferies contract and Cat Mobleys contract.

New York gets Antawn Jamison and Mike Miller.

The Reasoning:

Washington has a massive payroll and lots of offensive firepower, but can’t stop anyone. David Lee isn’t a defensive juggernaut, but with all the deep shots that will be going up in DC, they need a supreme glassman and David Lee is definitely that. Plus he should be able to hit the offensive boards to make up for some of Jamison’s lost points. The big win here is Cat Mobley’s insurance paid contract which softens the financial liabilities Washington will suffer from the conglomeration of wing talent.

New York gets two players who will mesh in Coach Mike D’Antoni’s system perfectly, yet still have the flexibility to offer a max contract to free agent in the next offseason.