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Trade Deadline Recap

The trade deadline has passed and many players today are packing up their bags to move elsewhere.  The only winners I see today are the two teams in the tri-state area.  The Knicks for getting Carmelo and the Nets grabbing Deron Williams.  I'm not understanding Boston's move but I'll dive into that in a sec.  Let's go over what has transpired today.

Boston F/C Kendrick Perkins & G Nate Robinson/Oklahoma City F Jeff Green & C Nenad Krstic

I was really surprised that this move by the Celtics.  Yes, you receive a young Jeff Green, but I thought the Celtics were proud that they had the frontcourt which teams feared.  Sorry Nenad Krstic, you're pretty soft.  In my opinion, if Kendrick Perkins didn't go to that knee injury in last year's NBA Finals, the Celtics would have been your World Champions of 2010.  This shows that they believe in Shaq, Big Baby, Jermaine O'Neal, and K.G. will hold it down. To see Perk shipped off though, truly shocked me.

Charlotte F Gerald Wallace/Portland F Dante Cunningham & C Joel Przybilla

This deal just shows that the Bobcats are looking towards the future as they send high-flyer Gerald Wallace to the Pacific Northwest.  Along with receiving Cunningham and Przybilla, Charlotte will receive two future round draft picks.  I wasn't a big fan of Wallace anyways.  Other than dunking or blocking shots, his skill set was pretty limited.

Houston G Aaron Brooks/Phoenix G Goran Dragic

Rockets not only gets Dragic by trading Brooks, but will receive a future first round pick.  Brooks has an expiring contract that Phoenix will gladly take on.

Houston F Shane Battier/Memphis C Hasheem Thabeet

Houston wasn't done shipping expiring contracts.  They deal Shane Battier to Memphis for bench riding Hasheem Thabeet.  What a disappointment Thabeet is.  At UConn, he was a beast. When you're in college and you dwarf everyone, you should be a beast.  When you get to the pros, the competition is waaaaaay different.  Houston also sends rookie guard Ish Smith for a first round draft pick.

Washington G Kirk Heinrich & F Hilton Armstrong/Atlanta G Mike Bibby, G Jordan Crawford, G Mo Evans

The Hawks needed a point guard general and unfortunately Mike Bibby just wasn't it.  So with Heinrich and young Jeff Teague, they'll share backcourt duties.  Atlanta gave up some depth on the bench, but that's the sacrifice you have to make when you need to improve key positions.  Washington will also receive a 2011 first round pick in the deal.

For the rest of today's deadline deals, click here.

Source: NBA.com, NBA ESPN

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Mo Williams Headed To L.A.

According to Yahoo Sports' Marc J. Spears, the Cleveland Cavaliers have dealt guard Mo Williams and forward Jamario Moon for guard Baron Davis with an unprotected 2011 first round pick.  I saw this one coming.  When you're the worst team in the league, teams will come calling.  I guess Clippers owner Donald Sterling was still tired of watching an out of shape Baron Davis so he sent him to Cleveland.  Cruel man.  That's just cruel. 

Source: Yahoo Sports

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Williams Headed To New Jersey

With the inability to bring Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey, the Nets had the opportunity to land another superstar.  According to ESPN's Marc Stein and Chad Ford they have agreed to deal rookie forward Derrick Favors and veteran guard Devin Harris to Utah for superstar point guard Deron Williams.  They also report that this deal will also include a third team, the Golden State Warriors, to bring multiple picks to Utah.  The Mavericks were interested in bringing Devin Harris back to Dallas but they weren't willing to part with Caron Butler, along with rookie Dominique Jones and a first round pick to get the deal done.  You may remember that Williams was to blame for the retirement of Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan.  So now that Williams is gone, I wonder if the Jazz regrets letting Sloan walk away.

Source: ESPN New York

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It's Official

Ladies and Gentlemen, Carmelo Anthony is officially a New York Knickerbocker.  It only took five months, but nonetheless he's headed to the Big Apple. Along with Melo, the Knicks will get Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Renaldo Balkman. Denver will receive Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov (The dude that Blake Griffin posterized), Raymond Felton, Wilson Chandler, 2014 New York's 1st & 2nd round picks.  Lastly, Minnesota will get Anthony Randolph and Eddy Curry.  Now will Deron Williams or Chris Paul join the Amare/Melo duo?  Who knows.  What I do know is that somewhere New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is swearing loudly in Russian.


Source: Denver Post

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Parker Grabbing Bulls & Celtics Attention

According to the Sporting News, the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics have their sights set on Cleveland Cavaliers guard Anthony Parker.  This comes to no surprise seeing that the Cavaliers hold the worst record in the NBA.  Boston will try to replace Marquis Daniels who sustained a spinal cord injury against Orlando a few weeks back.  Chicago will to try to answer shooting guard questions by landing him at the Feb. 24th trade deadline.

Source: The Sporting News

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