Calderon is due $37.5 million through 2013. Martin is due $44 million over that same span. No one — no one — would argue Calderon is worth more than Martin, and few would argue Calderon at $37.5 million over four years is worth more than Martin for $44 million. It's a completely unbalanced swap.

Unbalanced swaps happen, sure. But that comes when a team is desperate to save money (the Kings would save almost nothing on an annual basis), when they absolutely need to get rid of a problem player (umm …) or when they have a devastating positional need. No matter what Chad Ford, John Hollinger and Bill Simmons believe, the Kings have a point guard. The overwhelming leader in the Rookie of the Year race. A 20-5-5 player. A future All-Star. A potential future MVP candidate. We have a point guard, y'all.

In conclusion, this trade rumor is nonsensical. Don't blame Ford — and really, I don't want this thread to become a Ford/ESPN hatefest, please don't sink to that — as he has to report the rumors he hears. Ford is just doing his job. But just know that unless Geoff Petrie had a secret brain transplant in which a chunk of granite was embedded in his skull, this ain't happening. Ain't happening.