Hawks get:
• G Kirk Hinrich
• F Hilton Armstrong
• G Mike Bibby
• G Jordan Crawford
• G Maurice Evans
• 2011 first-round pick (Hawks)
Analysis:
Good trade for the Hawks as they shore up their perimeter defense as they get ready for the playoffs. Hinrich is more of a point guard than Bibby, who at this stage is a spot up shooter, and impacts the game in various different ways. They also don't take on much salary here.The Wizards also pull off a good rebuilding trade. Hinrich has one more year left at 9M and manages to shed that figure in half while acquiring essentially two first rounders in the pick and Jordan Crawford. Last summer the Bulls bribed the Wizards to take on Hinrich with a 1st round pick. Good utilization of their cap space.
Winners: Both teams
Losers: Mike Bibby
Warriors, Nets make trade for Murphy
Warriors get:
• F Troy Murphy
• 2012 second-round pick (Nets)
• F Brandan Wright
• C Dan Gadzuric
Analysis:
Troy Murphy is easily the best and most accomplished player in the deal but he's not going to suit up for the Warriors as he is expected to be bought out so he can play for a contender like the Celtics or the Magic. The Warriors get a second round pick for their troubles.Nets get an underutilized former lottery pick who always had problems breaking into the rotation, whether it be due to injuries, lazyness or complete suckage. Wright still has some talent and under the right environment, he maybe able to reach some of that potential. Maybe.
Winners: Hard to say
Losers: See above
Hornets land Landry from Kings for Thornton
Hornets get:
• F Carl Landry
• Official Release
Kings get:
• Marcus Thornton
• Cash considerations
Analysis:
The Hornets get a good post scorer off the bench while the Kings continue their rebuilding efforts with Marcus Thornton. Thornton struggled to break into Monty Williams' rotation this year after an excellent rookie campaign last season. Good trade for both teams.Winners: Both teams
Losers: No one
Deron Williams goes to New Jersey
• F Derrick Favors
• G Devin Harris
• 2011 first-round pick (Nets)
• 2012 first-round pick (from Nets, originally owned by Warriors)
• Cash considerations
Analysis:
Shocking to say the least. The Nets got arguably the best point guard in the NBA, so obviously they had to give up quite a bit of assets to acquire his services. It is interesting to note that the Nets gave up less assets for Williams than they would have for Melo.The Jazz made out well with their return for Deron Williams. Maybe Sloan knew something about this beforehand which led to him stepping down. Who would have thought the Jazz would be without both Sloan and Williams after the trade deadline.
The key to Deron Williams working out in New Jersey/Brooklyn is largely dependent on how well the Nets surround him and Lopez with adequate talent and possibly a different coach. It was widely reported that Deron was unhappy with the deal and rightfully so. Who would want to go from a playoff team in the Western Conference to the lowly New Jersey Nets? Billy King, Jay-Z and the Russian have a lot of work to do to keep Williams in Jersey/Brooklyn.
This deal does create a nice little cross-town rivalry between the Nets and the Knicks. Prokhorov and the Nets definitely upstaged New York during Melo's debut as a Knick on Wednesday.
Winners: Both teams and NBA fans in the Tri-City area
Losers: Utah Jazz fans
Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks
Knicks get:
• F Carmelo Anthony
• G Chauncey Billups
• F Renaldo Blackman
• G Anthony Carter
• C Sheldon Williams
Nuggets get:
• F Wilson Chandler
• G Raymond Felton
• F Danilo Gallinari
• C Kosta Koufous
• C Timofey Mozgov
• $3 million in cash
• 2014 first-round pick (from NYK)
• 2012 & 13 second-round picks (from Knicks, originally owned by Warriors)
• C Eddy Curry
• F Anthony Randolph
• 2015 second-round pick (from Nuggets)
• $3 million in cash
Analysis:
The Knicks finally land Melo. Too bad the Nigerian swindled another American out of their assets. In this case, Masai Ujiri played the Knicks perfectly in convincing the team to give up half their roster when they would have had him for free in the offseason. The Nuggets get a shitload of assets and can start their rebuilding efforts while compete for a playoff spot at the same time. Not a bad situation to be in. Ofcourse losing Melo hurts.No need to go deep in analyzing why the Knicks did it. They needed another star and they got it. The price they paid was a little too much, but that is the price you pay for a certified NBA star. Now all they have to do is surround him and Amar'e with the right role players. If rumours are true, Knicks fans should be concerned that Isiah Thomas and James Dolan were involved in the deal.
Kahn and the Minnesota Timberpups continue their asset collection efforts, exchanging Corey Brewer for the always intriguing Anthony Randolph and Curry's fat ass. One would think that Anthony Randolph would get his act together in New York playing in a high tempo system however that was not the case. He has a ton of talent, but will he ever fulfill some of that potential?
Winners: All three teams and NBA fans in the Tri-City area
Losers: No one
James Johnson traded to Raptors
Bulls get:
• 2011 first-round pick (from Raptors, originally owned by Heat)
• F James Johnson
Analysis:
Colangelo and co. continue to pickup other teams failed prospects on the cheap, hoping that one of them will eventually work out. And judging by his first game against his former team, they may have found another piece to add to their mediocre core. The Raptors have had interest in Johnson since the 2009 draft where they considered him with the 9th pick before ultimately settling on DeRozan.The Bulls salvaged some value on a sunk cost by acquiring a first round pick in return for Johnson. So far it looks like the Raptors got the better part of the trade because Johnson has more than talent than anyone you can get with the 27-29th pick in a very weak draft.
Winners: Toronto Raptors
Losers: No one
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