You are correct...

i thought it was in common agreeance that EJ wasnt gonna get taken period ?

I wouldn't hate it if colorado went this route with the cap dump for EJ, but we've shed 9 extra mil with the trade and the team doesn't look any better to me, i'm pretty sure it's the exact team we just iced minus getz. I think if we we're to do a cap dump you'd see other changes to try to put us over the 2nd round hump

that's nearly $10m to take on next season -- that won't be easy for any team...

So essentially this is two things jammed in one trade. Seattle selects compher and the avs trade a first to move Johnson’s 12m over the next 2 years.

Personally I think it’s a bit light on sweetener. But I guess it all depends on the market.