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Posted: 1:47 PM- Reader Clint Biesinger submitted a proposed Utah-Milwaukee trade in which the Jazz would send Andrei Kirilenko and Ronnie Brewer to the Bucks for Charlie Villanueva, Bobby Simmons and Damir Markota.

Clint calls Markota a throw-in, which is a good thing because the Bucks waived him a couple of weeks ago. He is now pursuing his pro career in Russia. But there are a couple of other "throw-in" options that would allow this deal to work financially, including the inclusion of second-year forward David Noel.

Noel is forward from North Carolina. He is a player the Jazz actually considered taking with one of their two picks in the second round of the 2006 draft. But Milwaukee grabbed him at No. 39, leaving Utah with Dee Brown and Paul Millsap at Nos. 45 and 46.

The bottom line: Clint's trade proposal is workable under the NBA's salary cap guidelines.

That said, I don't think the Bucks would make this deal. Villanueva and Simmons have both been injury-prone, although both can defend and score. They are good, solid players if they stay healthy and would probably be happy in a supporting role behind Milwaukee's high-powered guards Michael Redd, Mo Williams and freshly re-signed Charlie Bell. Villanueva and Simmons are also physical enough to help Andrew Bogut inside, and coach Larry Krystkowiak said over the summer that he wants the Bucks to be a tougher team this season. I'm not sure how the addition of Kirilenko and Brewer would fit into that equation.

That said, Chris put a lot of time and effort into his trade scenario -- enough that it deserves to be run in its entirety.

Here it is:

Let me start this by saying the AK thing is obviously bad and I can't see it going away before the trade deadline at the earliest -- and probably not even then. I think the Jazz and AK will part ways, but I don't know if it can happen soon.

Besides AK returning to the previous form as a possible Defensive Player of the Year candidate, the best-case scenario that I see is this: he comes in and puts up numbers better than last year and demonstrates what he can do to change a game. If he can raise his trade value from where it is now, let me propose the following trade:

UTAH-MILWAUKEE TRADE

Utah gets Charlie Villanueva, Bobby Simmons and Damir Markota (a throw-in). Milwaukee gets AK-47 and Ronnie Brewer.

I'll defend this on two fronts -- personnel-wise and financially.

MILWAUKEE/PERSONNEL

If I remember right, the Bucks were bad at rebounding and the league's worst shot-blocking team last season. Generally, they are a bad defensive team. AK would not only be a huge help for this team where it needs it the most, he could also guard the "three" or the "four" position and allow Yi to play by covering up his defensive shortcomings. (This is what he should be doing for the Jazz, but ... )

What seems to make Yi so enticing are his offensive skills, and AK would seem to be a very nice frontcourt fit with Andrew Bogut and Yi. Brewer is young, cheap and has the athleticism that could help him become a nice role player with the Bucks. He seems to have the skill to become a great defender, although his offense will likely continue to be a struggle because of an inconsistent jump shot.

It seems to me the Bucks may be eager to move Simmons, and Villanueva may be the odd-man-out as Yi grows into the kind of players the Bucks want.

MILWAUKEE/FINANCIALLY

The Bucks are going to have to extend Bogut, just as the Jazz will have to extend Deron Williams in the near future. A skilled seven-footer who is solid-if-not-spectacular is going to cost them at least $10 million right off the bat, and his salary will continue to go up.

By moving Simmons, the Bucks get out of his contract, which can't justified for what he has given them in the past and will likely give them in the future. Villanueva will also be expensive; a new deal for him will also start in 2009-10. Although the combined salaries of AK and Brewer add up to $19 million, the Bucks might still come out ahead by not having to pay two role players that much.

As a result of this trade, the Bucks would get a starter who could battle every season for the Defensive Player of the Year award and would also contribute some offense. Their lineup would be Michael Redd, Mo Williams, AK, Yi and Bogut with Dan Gadzuric, Charlie Bell, Brewer and some other decent role players. All of their big-money contracts would belong to guys who start or play a lot of minutes. They would have a nice blend of offensive skills, and AK would head up the defense.

UTAH/PERSONNEL

The Jazz clearly need some shooting and, although the long-term solution might be Morris Almond, Bobby Simmons shoots about 40 percent from the three-point line. This would be a nice fit. His shooting skills would help with offensive spacing and provide Jazz opponents with some challenges.

Simmons was hurt most of last year and for part of the year before last. But I chalk that up to the risk the Jazz have to be willing to take to trade AK. Villanueva is intriguing. Offensively, he seems to get knocked for underachieving and not giving effort. However, he is quick and may be able to play "three," "four" or "five" in certain situations. He is naturally a "four" but might be able to play center in certain situations. When combined in the frontcourt with Memo Okur, Carlos Boozer, Paul Millsap, Matt Harpring and Kyrylo Fesenko (hopefully in the future), the Jazz would have a lot of options.

It is clear the Jazz would give up their best defender and a player (Brewer) with the potential to be their best perimeter defender. That is one weakness to this scenario.

UTAH/ FINANCIALLY

Simmons' contract does not expire until after the 2009-10 season, which might be a deal-breaker. But that would just have to be part of the pain of trading AK. I don't know if we can get a young talent back without taking on a bad contract that runs for awhile. On the other hand, Simmons and Harpring would come off the salary cap after that season.

At the same time, the Jazz are going to be facing a huge crossroad for the franchise in 2009-10 because, not only will Williams be a max guy, but both Okur and Boozer will likely want more more money. The Jazz will need to pay them, along with extending Millsap. Then comes Fesenko. But we are getting ahead of ourselves. Hopefully he will be good enough to be expensive.