Trading in the NBA
Basketball is one of my favorite sports next to track and field, and soccer. So I thought I would do this blog on the trading that's going on in the NBA.I just want to get a feel of what others are thinking about some of this year's biggest moves.
Below is a list of the trades from http://www.nba.com.
ATLANTA HAWKS
Trades: Acquired Mike Bibby from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Anthony Johnson,Tyronn Lue, Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright and a 2008 second round draft pick.
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
Trades: Acquired Nazr Mohammed from Detroit in exchange for Primoz Brezec and Walter Herrmann.
CHICAGO BULLS
Trades: Acquired Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Shannon Brown and Cedric Simmons from the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, Adrian Griffin and a 2009 second round draft pick.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Trades: Acquired Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and a 2009 second round draft pick from the Chicago Bulls and Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West from the Seattle SuperSonics for Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Donyell Marshall, Cedric Simmons, Ira Newble and Shannon Brown.
DALLAS MAVERICKS
Trades: Acquired Jason Kidd, Malik Allen and Antoine Wright from the New Jersey Nets for Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager and Keith Van Horn.
DENVER NUGGETS
Trades: Acquired Taurean Green from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Von Wafer.
DETROIT PISTONS
Trades: Acquired Primoz Brezec and Walter Herrmann from the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Nazr Mohammed; Acquired Juan Dixon from the Toronto Raptors for Primoz Brezec and cash considerations.
HOUSTON ROCKETS
Trades: Acquired Bobby Jackson from the New Orleans Hornets for Bonzi Wells and Mike James; Acquired Gerald Green from the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kirk Snyder, a 2010 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.
L.A. LAKERS
Trades: Acquired Pau Gasol and a second round draft choice in 2010 from the Memphis Grizzlies for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the draft rights to Marc Gasol and first round picks in 2008 and 2010; Acquired Trevor Ariza from the Orlando Magic for Brian Cook and Maurice Evans
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
Trades: Acquired Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the draft rights to Marc Gasol and first round picks in 2008 and 2010 from the L.A. Lakers for Pau Gasol and a second round draft choice in 2010; Acquired Marcus Vinicius, the rights to Malick Badiane and cash considerations in exchange for the rights to Sergei Lishouk.
MIAMI HEAT
Trades: Acquired Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks from the Phoenix Suns for Shaquille O’Neal.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Trades: Acquired Kirk Snyder, a 2010 second-round draft pick and cash considerations from the Houston Rockets for Gerald Green.
NEW JERSEY NETS
Trades: Acquire Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager and Keith Van Horn from the Dallas Mavericks for Jason Kidd, Malik Allen and Antoine Wright; Acquired Stromile Swift from the Memphis Grizzlies for Jason Collins.
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
Trades: Acquired Bonzi Wells, Mike James and cash considerations from the Houston Rockets for Bobby Jackson, Adam Haluska, Marcus Vinicius and a 2008 second round pick.
ORLANDO MAGIC
Trades: Acquired Brian Cook and guard Maurice Evans from the Los Angeles Lakers for Trevor Ariza.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Trades: Acquired Gordan Giricek and a protected first-round pick from the Utah Jazz for Kyle Korver.
PHOENIX SUNS
Trades: Acquired Shaquille O’Neal from the Miami Heat for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks.
ORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Trades: Acquired Von Wafer from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Taurean Green.
SACRAMENTO KINGS
Trades: Acquired Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright and a 2008 second round draft pick from the Sacramento Kings for Mike Bibby.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Trades: Acquired Kurt Thomas from the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Francisco Elson, Brent Barry and a 2009 first-round draft pick.
SEATTLE SUPERSONICS
Trades: Acquired Francisco Elson, Brent Barry and a 2009 first-round draft pick from the San Antonio Spurs for Kurt Thomas; Acquired Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Adrian Griffin from the Chicago Bulls for Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West.
TORONTO RAPTORS
Trades: Acquired Primoz Brezec and cash considerations from the Detroit Pistons for Juan Dixon.
UTAH JAZZ
Trades: Acquired Kyle Korver from the Philadelphia 76ers for Gordan Giricek and a protected first-round pick.
So, tell me what you think? Will Shaq bring the heat to Phoenix? Can Mike Bibby help Atlanta? Is Ben Wallace the man Lebron has been waiting for? Do you like Jason Kidd in Dallas?
Posted by on 02/21 at 11:03 PM
I’ll let you know what I think after I see the Cavs play in Cleveland on Friday night.