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On Thursday February 18, there were 12 teams who made trades that involved 27 players. Just beating the deadline.
- CHICAGO traded John Salmons, the conditional right to swap 2010 first round picks, a 2011 second round draft pick, and a 2012 second round draft pick to MILWAUKEE for Joe Alexander and Hakim Warrick.
- WASHINGTON traded Dominic McGuire and cash to SACRAMENTO for a conditional 2010 second round draft pick.
- NEW YORK traded Nate Robinson and Marcus Landry to BOSTON for Eddie House, J.R. Giddens, Bill Walker and a conditional 2014 second round draft pick (I think Robinson is a good and energetic player, but parting with House? Probably a move I question most. If it ain’t broke in Boston, Danny Ainge, why mess with it? You don’t bring down the ‘house’).
- MILWAUKEE traded Jodie Meeks and Francisco Elson to PHILADELPHIA for Royal Ivey, Primoz Brezec, and a 2010 second round draft pick.
- UTAH traded Ronnie Brewer to MEMPHIS for a conditional future first round draft pick (the only thing that surprises me with this Utah move is that this isn’t Carlos Boozer, instead).
- SAN ANTONIO traded Theo Ratliff (yes, he’s STILL in the NBA!!) to CHARLOTTE for a 2016 conditional second round draft pick.
- HOUSTON traded Tracy McGrady to NEW YORK. HOUSTON traded Carl Landry, Joey Dorsey and cash to SACRAMENTO. NEW YORK traded Jared Jeffries, Jordan Hill, a condition right to swap 2011 first round draft picks and a future first round draft pick to HOUSTON. NEW YORK traded Larry Hughes to SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO traded Kevin Martin and Hilton Armstrong to HOUSTON. SACRAMENTO traded Sergio Rodriguez to NEW YORK (ok, now that Tyrek Evans has come on the scene, Sacramento no longer needs Martin, who was lighting it up on offense…but Larry Hughes? I’m not feeling this one. And Houston’s decision to trade Carl Landry is a shocker considering his play down low. Now Tracy McGrady is another story, as it seems the Rockets were moving on pretty well without him in the lineup. Their fast paced when McGrady’s out, but a half court team when he’s in. The West moves fast, so Houston’s better off without him)
- CHARLOTTE traded Acie Law, Flip Murray and a future first round draft pick to CHICAGO for Tyrus Thomas (folks, Thomas was becoming too much of a full time babysitting job, I guess, for Bulls’ head coach Vinny Del Negro).
Other transactions across the Association this month…
Wednesday, February 17
- Cleveland trades Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the rights to Emir Preldzic and 2010 first-round draft pick to Washington for Antawn Jamison (getting Jamison was one of the smart moves made, but surely this can’t be a good-bye for Ilgauskas. I expect he’ll resurface after he clears his 30 days. The Cavs are going to need him!).
- L.A. Clippers trade Sebastian Telfair to Cleveland (I wish he’d stuck with his decision to play for Rick Petino at Louisville, instead of going from high school to the pros!).
- Washington trades Drew Gooden to L.A. Clippers (a good player becoming a journeyman in the league. Has to be frustrating for Gooden. What a sad state of affairs…)
- New York trades Darko Milicic and cash to Minnesota for Brian Cardinal (remember Darko, who Detroit selected 2nd-before Carmelo Antony- in the 2003 draft? Right, turned out to be a bust).
Tuesday, Feb. 16
- L.A. Clippers trade Marcus Camby to Portland in exchange for Travis Outlaw and Steve Blake (I know Camby was reportedly surprised by this move, but hopefully not mad about it since he’s now with a top 8 seed in the West. Besides, Portland needed a viable big man with no injuries to help now. And, at this point, in his third NBA season, they’re not getting it in Greg Oden)
- Clippers waive Ricky Davis (he made some highlights a few season ago, but I tell ya, athleticism ain’t all that anymore. Gotta have the fundamentals of the game, as well as the attitude of knowing your role with a team. If you don’t have an attitude of a leader, guess what? The coach will normally eliminate you from holding that title).
Saturday, Feb. 13
- Dallas Mavericks trades Josh Howard, Drew Gooden, James Singleton and Quinton Ross to Washington for Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood and DeShawn Stevenson (You know I have something to say about this. Mavs get some good players in this deal but I still have a wait-and-see attitude. But it seems mine is much better than Howard’s. According to reports the Mavs organization felt his became a stinker in the lockerroom. But they didn’t have time to wait until attitude towards them, or his ankles got better. Maybe for the best both parties moved in a new direction…Howard East)
The NBA announces Dirk Nowitzki will be on-site at American Airlines Center on Monday, January 25, selling tickets to fans for NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas.
It is truly uncertain which team will show up in those Dallas Mavs uniforms.
