2013 NBA Trade Deadline Thread: February 21

[Hahahaha]

Howard is talented but I'm curious to see which teams want him after the circus he's put on the last year. He got his coach fired (the awkward hug and we're friends statement) then he signed that BS one year extension instead of being man enough to just say I want to leave. Now the **** in LA. Son has really hurt his image. Commentators kill him every night, analyst as well.

 

[freshbottoms]

Only way bucks getting j.smith is if he stays long term. Hes gonna want max money and I can see the bucks doing it. they will match any contract for jennings. Build around jennings/smith/sanders. If they pick up redick for the sg wouldnt be horrible. Sanders/smith sounds good to me protecting the hoop. still have harris/henson who still have a ton of potential

 

[gaseousfashion]

Another day, no trades.

 

[jjs07]

@Truth_About_It: Jordan Crawford took off his #Wizards jersey & threw it into the crowd as he left the floor, warm up t-shirt, too.

 

[アミーゴ]

IDK where these reports about BJ thinking he can get max money is coming from...Dude knows he wont, he just wants to get paid.

 

[noblekane]

now you want lopez? thought he was a bum?


i dont want no parts of dwight and trading him, lakers are stuck.


hes walking this summer anyways.

Quoted for future clowning

 

[Coupé It]

Are people seriously trying to say that Lopez is better than Howard? Stop it. God NTers are so damn fickle.

I won't say Lopez is overall better than Howard but has anybody realized that Brook Lopez has the third highest player efficiency rating in the league?

1 - Lebron James 31.99 (which is legendary)
2 - Kevin Durant 29.73
3 - Brook Lopez 25.44
4 - Tony Parker 24.81
5 - Carmelo 24.31

Chris Paul and Tim Duncan were higher on that list but they've been injured lately so they dropped down. That just goes to show you how important Brook Lopez is to the Nets.

 

[noblekane]

Chris Broussard on twitter
@Chris_Broussard: (con't) Spurs' DeJuan Blair, Toronto's Bargnani, Utah's Jefferson & Millsap...


Oh please have Milsap on the Spurs.
Crosses fingers

I hope its bargnani lol

 

[markangelo]

Lol I just can't picture Bargnani as a spur...

 

[noblekane]

I won't say Lopezmis better than Howard but has anybody realized that Brook Lopez has the third highest player efficiency rating in the league?

1 - Lebron James 31.99 (which is legendary)
2 - Kevin Durant 29.73
3 - Brook Lopez 25.44
4 - Tony Parker 24.81
5 - Carmelo 24.31

Chris Paul and Tim Duncan were higher on that list but they've been injured lately so they dropped down. That just goes to show you how important Brook Lopez is to the Nets.

But the nets still suck with him.

 

[noblekane]

Lol I just can't picture Bargnani as a spur...

I can

 

[mmg]

But the nets still suck with him.

and the lakers still suck with.......


oh

 

[markangelo]

I hope Duncan gives him a lesson on how to rebound. I swear, dude struggles to grab 3 rebounds 

...

 

[shoeking2101]

But the nets still suck with him.

They are one of the best teams in the east what do you mean they suck

 

[Bert.]

I wish there was a way the Bucks could get Josh Smith while keeping Monta/Jennings

that has fail written all over

 

[pmatic]

NBA trade deadline buzz: Clippers end Kevin Garnett trade talks – for now

For now, the Los Angeles Clippers have terminated talks with the Boston Celtics on a Kevin Garnett for Eric Bledsoe and DeAndre Jordan trade, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

The Celtics have been eager to continue the conversation on the deal, but league sources said the talks will remain dormant unless Clippers star Chris Paul pushes the issue with management.

Several prominent executives and coaches with championship contenders told Yahoo! Sports they believe the Clippers would become more dangerous with Garnett.

Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro is a proponent of the deal, too, sources said.

The Celtics won't consider moving Garnett to the Clippers for any other combination of players, and won't revisit the talks unless Bledsoe and Jordan are in the package, sources said.

Boston hasn't approached Garnett to waive his no-trade clause without an agreement in place, but there's strong belief he would ultimately agree to it. What's more, Boston could simply trade Paul Pierce and leave Garnett with even less desire to finish his career with a young, rebuilding roster.

Boston is balancing the parallel considerations of finding a way to add to its core for a playoff run, or disassembling its aging veterans to start the process of rebuilding again.

If the Celtics trade Garnett before the deadline, they would move Pierce, too, sources said. For the Celtics, the chance to get Bledsoe and Jordan could be a prelude to trying to package Pierce in a possible deal to the Atlanta Hawks for Josh Smith, sources said.

The Hawks also have discussed sending Pierce onto a third team in some previous conversations around the league. The Nets are trying to make a deal for Smith, too, and have offered Kris Humphries, MarShon Brooks, and either a future first-round pick or the draft rights to Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic, sources said.

The Magic and J.J. Redick haven't been seriously discussing a contract extension and it's doubtful Orlando will be his highest bidder come the July 1 start of free agency

The Magic are willing to re-sign Redick to a deal near the mid-level exception of $5 million per year, but sources say Redick's agent, Arn Tellem, will likely start the bidding at four years, $40 million for Redick on the free-agent market.

Redick won't get that kind of a deal, but teams with interest in the guard tell Yahoo! Sports they could be willing to pay him in the range of $7 million annually. Redick has great value for contending teams who understand how far he grew under former Magic coach Stan Van Gundy. His ability to make shots comes at a premium in the NBA.

Indiana, Milwaukee, Chicago and Minnesota have expressed interest in trading for Redick, but teams have been reluctant to give up a first-round pick and a good young player for a player who could turn into a rental for the rest of the season.

The Philadelphia 76ers could be a real possibility for Redick in free agency, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Redick has a strong relationship with coach Doug Collins, the father of his close friend and ex-Duke teammate, Chris Collins.

The Minnesota Timberwolves were turned down on an offer of Brandon Roy and a first-round pick to Denver for center Timofey Mozgov, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Denver is combing the market further for offers on Mozgov. He will be a restricted free agent this summer, and the emergence of Kosta Koufos could make it hard for Denver to match an offer sheet for Mozgov.

The Timberwolves are trying to include Roy's contract into offers, selling the non-guaranteed value of his 2013-14 year as an appealing factor. Roy is rehabilitating his knees, and neither the Wolves, nor Roy, truly expect he'll be able to play again in the NBA, sources said.

Timberwolves GM David Kahn has been interested in negotiating a buyout with Roy, presumably as a way to show owner Glen Taylor he can get some money back on a failed free-agent signing.

A buyout could possibly come after the trade deadline, if Minnesota is unable to use Roy's contract to balance out the money of a trade.

Teams who'd consider including Roy in a deal understand that he's unlikely to ever play again, sources said.

Minnesota has offered multiple first-round picks for established wing players in the league, sources said.

The San Antonio Spurs will likely move forward DeJuan Blair close to the deadline, ultimately accepting the best final offer for him, sources said. Blair has wanted a trade for more than a year, and clearly will not re-sign with the Spurs as a free agent this summer.

The Spurs had tried to canvass the market for a first-round pick, but have relented on that demand. The Spurs could get a second-round pick, or perhaps a player on an expiring deal in return. …The Charlotte Bobcats are offering guard Gerald Henderson to teams for a first-round pick. …Several teams are inquiring about Washington Wizards guard Jordan Crawford.

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[illoquent aka dsk]

NT went IN when i called Lopez right there with Bynum and D12


look.


look at you now

That's real easy to say now after the circumstances. Bynum ain't played a minute this year and Dwight clearly isn't the same after back surgery.

A healthy Dwight Howard is head & shoulders above every other center in the league...his (past) dominance on the defensive end isn't duplicated by anyone else at his position.

Brook is that dude right now though.

 

[mjd77]

I wish there was a way the Bucks could get Josh Smith while keeping Monta/Jennings

That has train wreck written all over it. The Bucks aren't going anywhere anyway with this group so I say keep Sanders, Henson, Lamb and Dunleavy. Anyone else they can unload for expiring contracts, do it.

 

[PRIME]

Was there any truth to the Josh Smith/Wizards rumors?

 

[noblekane]

and the lakers still suck with.......


oh

wait a minute

my bad

the lakers beat the nets twice this year and once without dwight

fixed for accuracy and your own good

you still salty the nets couldnt get dwight huh?

its all good. many laker fans still salty that chris paul trade was blocked

life goes on..

They are one of the best teams in the east what do you mean they suck

Maybe suck was a strong word but we all know the nets do not stand a chance in the playoffs against an already weak *** eastern conference.

why do you think they were trying to get garbage *** ben gordon?

 

[markangelo]

 

[hood17]

Man Kahn better figure something out with Roy. Love Roy but it just seem his knees won't allow him to play.

 

[markangelo]

Morris, Toney Douglas for Roy and draft pick..Do it Morey

 

[johnny rico]

please get my boy monta off the bucks

 

[woody2626]

EJ/Klay swap plus other pieces being discussed