Utah Jazz: Nets shift trade focus to Paul Millsap, Kris Humphries could return to Utah
Utah's Paul Millsap drives on Serge Ibaka as the Jazz and the Thunder play Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 in Energy Solutions arena.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
The Brooklyn Nets have reportedly been trying to acquire Josh Smith or Ben Gordon, but the New York Daily News reports that those talks have stalled and the Nets are now focusing on a trade for Utah's Paul Millsap.
According to the report, the Nets offered Kris Humphries and MarShon Brooks to Atlanta for Smith, but the Hawks are reportedly seeking a better deal.
ESPN reported last week that the Nets were in talks with Charolette to trade Humphries for Gordon, but those talks have also cooled.
The Nets seem eager to trade Humphries, and a trade for Millsap could see Humphries return to the Jazz, the team that drafted him in 2004. Humphries played two seasons in Utah, averaging 3.6 points and 11.6 minutes per game before being traded to the Toronto Raptors. Last season, Humphries averaged 13.8 points, 11 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, all career highs.
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No! PLEEEEEZE!! Not Humphries for Millsap! I realize this is a business and guys get traded, much to my dismay when I LOVE them as much as I do Paul. I don't want to see Paul leave, but I do NOT want to see Humphries return and not contribute More..
Humphries makes 12,000,000 and has a year left on his contract. Millsap makes 7,200,000 and his contract is up this year. Maybe this would be a good deal for the Nets, but why we do it?
We can also trade Millsap and Raja Bell to OKC for More..
Do not do this deal!!!!!