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Trade Al Harrington for Jose Calderon OR TJ Ford with Joey GrahamThe Raptors lost

Trade Al Harrington for Jose Calderon OR TJ Ford with Joey GrahamThe Raptors lost Jorge Garbajosa. The Warriors need a point-guard (at least a back-up) and Toronto has two (one of which has to leave Toronto, certainly this year). Calderon seems unlikely to be traded, given his excellent 2007-2008 season (high assist-to-turnover ratio), but TJ Ford definitely appears available.To make the salaries match up, the Warriors could also take Joey Graham, who hasn’t been amazing in Toronto. But, he could be a solid back-up small forward to replace Matt Barnes and Mickael Pietrus, should they both leave.The Warriors have to have loved Harrington’s enthusiasm and his (sometimes) timely three-point shooting. However, ultimately, he has lacked consistency — and both of these Toronto point-guard options offer just that: each is a more consistent option, either scoring or passing.In addition, the back-up point-guard spot has been an open position at Golden State for a while. And, this serves as insurance, in case Baron Davis does decide to leave Oak-town behind.4.

Monta Ellis to Memphis?Mullin has repeatedly said he will keep Monta (a smart move). However, if Memphis really tries to blow the Warriors out of their water to obtain their (near) hometown product, perhaps they’d be willing to give up: Mike Miller, Javaris Crittenton and their #5 pick (Kevin Love)?Memphis would get a star in the making, and the Warriors fans would definitely weep about that. But Golden State would get a needed shooter to break-up the zone (Miller), a back-up PG with size in Crittenton, and a solid power forward in Love.A lot of people have said Love isn’t great. And yet, at the same time, one can tell he is respected as he hasn’t been projected to fall past Memphis (#5 pick) at this point.At the same time, he is an excellent outlet passer to initiate the fast break; he can shoot the ball and pass well out of double teams; and, he is known to have a high basketball IQ (something Pietrus lacked).Lastly, he comes from a storied program at UCLA, where both defense and success have been illustrated (even if they haven’t won a championship since 1995, they made it to the Final Four twice in the past two years).5.

Get another rebounderWhether or not the Warriors can obtain a Marion, they still need someone dedicated to playing defense and rebounding. Their very own Dennis Rodman, Anderson Varejao, Joakim Noah, or Paul Millsap.If Miami is still hot on Pietrus (it was a topic of discussion during the 2007-2008 season, at one point), it might still be worthwhile to trade him for Udonis Haslem.Every team could use someone who fights to go to the boards, and who isn’t necessarily looking for his own shot all of the time.6. Not that they’d want to lose either– but this simply serves as another option, if they have an opportunity to get an impact big man.Clearly, either scenario is fairly unlikely, but the hope of “cap relief”, a decent (albeit much maligned as “inconsistent”) player in Pietrus and a hopeful, future star– all for an existing one, might be worth consideration.Team Make-upToday, assuming the Warriors try to stay pat and re-sign Monta and Andris, they have a starting five of:Andris BiedrinsBrandan WrightStephen JacksonMonta EllisBaron DavisAnd a bench consisting of: Al Harrington, Marco Belinelli, Kosta Perovic, whoever the 14th pick is, and maybe (potential re-signees) Kelenna Azubuike and CJ Watson.That is a good team that made a decent run, but still fell short of the playoffs. In order to achieve higher against even more insanely difficult competition next year (Lakers getting Bynum back, Portland getting Oden back, etc.), Golden State will need to shake things up.If they were to shake things up from above, they could have:Andris BiedrinsElton Brand (or Josh Smith)Shawn MarionMike MillerJose Calderon (or TJ Ford)And a bench consisting of: Stephen Jackson, Udonis Haslem, Joey Graham, Marco Belinelli, Kevin Love, Brandon Rush, Javaris Crittenton, Kosta PerovicThis seems like an odd set, but immediately, fans are presented with a much more balanced team that has passers, shooters, rebounders, defenders, and post presence.

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