NBA Trade Deadline Deals
The last couple of days in the NBA have been very busy. The trade deadline passed yesterday and here is a recap of all that went down the last few days.
-Boston traded forward Luke Harangody and center Semih Erden to Cleveland for a 2013 second-round draft pick. Traded center Kendrick Perkins and guard Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City for forward Jeff Green, center Nenad Krstic, a 2012 first-round draft pick and cash.
-Charlotte traded forward Gerald Wallace to Portland for center Joel Przybilla, forward Dante Cunningham, forward-center Sean Marks and a conditional 2011 and a conditional 2013 first-round draft pick. Waived guard Sherron Collins and forward Dominic McGuire.
-Cleveland traded guard Mo Williams and forward Jamario Moon to the L.A. Clippers for guard Baron Davis and a 2011 first-round draft pick. Waived forward Leon Powe.
-Houston traded guard Aaron Brooks to Phoenix for guard Goran Dragic and a future first-round draft pick. Traded forward Shane Battier and guard Ishmael Smith to Memphis for center Hasheem Thabeet, forward DeMarre Carroll and a future first-round draft pick .
-Sacramento acquired guard-forward Marquis Daniels and cash considerations from Boston for a future draft pick.
-Utah traded guard Deron Williams to New Jersey for guard Devin Harris, forward Derrick Favors, a 2011 first-round pick, a 2012 first-round pick (via Golden State) and cash considerations.
-New Orleans traded guard Carl Landry to Sacramento for guard Marcus Thornton and cash considerations.
– Chicago traded forward James Johnson to Toronto for the 2011 first-round draft pick Toronto acquired from Miami.
-Denver acquired center Kosta Koufos from Minnesota.
-New York acquired forward Carmelo Anthony, guard Chauncey Billups, guard Anthony Carter, forward Renaldo Balkman and forward Shelden Williams from Denver for forward Wilson Chandler, forward Danilo Gallinari, guard Raymond Felton, center Timofey Mozgov, a 2014 first-round draft pick and a 2012 and a 2013 second-round pick and cash. Traded center Eddy Curry and forward Anthony Randolph to Minnesota for forward Corey Brewer.
A lot of wheeling and dealing going on to make the teams better. I really think this was one of the more exciting trade deadlines in recent memory. Stay tuned to see how these trades play out.
