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O.J. LewisNBA Deadline Deals
Amare was not traded, TMac and KMart found new teams, and so did Jamison. Here is a conclusive review on these trades.
The Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, and New York Knicks completed a 3-way deal. The Knicks landed the expiring contract of Tracy McGrady and they also received Kings' guard Sergio Rodriguez. The Rockets got themselves superstar scorer- and one of my personal favorites- Kevin Martin. The Rockets received rookie Jordan Hill. Hilton Armstrong also went to Houston. New York was able to unload the horrendous contract of forward Jared Jeffries to the Rockets as well, although the Rockets did obtain draft picks. The Kings received star forward Carl Landry, rookie center Joey Dorsey, and Larry Hughes. This deal was greatly influenced by TMac's agent Arn Tellem. In fact, he represents Tyreke Evans of the Kings, and made the Knicks added into the deal. I like that the Rockets got rid of TMac and got picks and especially KMart in return. I hated how Kevin Martin was traded, and they did not get much in return. I like how the Knicks saved cash and dealt Larry Hughes and Jared Jeffries.
The Milwaukee Bucks acquired John Salmons from the Chicago Bulls for the expiring contracts of Joe Alexander and Hakim Warrick. I like the Bulls side of the trade, because they really needed to save money.
Tyrus Thomas was traded by the Chicago Bulls to the Charlotte Bobcats for Acie Law and Flip Murray. Once again, I like what the Bulls are doing. They wanted to deal Tyrus Thomas badly.
The Knicks traded away Darko Milicic to the Timberwolves for Brian Cardinal. I like the deal for the Knicks, because Cardinal is the better player and they saved some money. They both have expiring contracts. A
The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Antawn Jamison from the Washington Wizards for Zydrunas Ilgauskus, a first round pick, and the draft rights to Emir Preldzic. The Wizards wanted to get rid of Jamison, whereas the Cavs wanted him. Al Thornton went to the Wizards and Drew Gooden went to the Clippers. The Wizards saved money and got the better player. The Cavs also got Sebastian Telfair from the Clippers in the three way deal. Telfair stinks, but he is at least somebody.
Nate Robinson and Marcus Landry went to the Celts for Eddie House, JR Giddens, Bill Walker, and a conditional second round pick. I like the deal for both teams because Nate hated NY, and they hated him.
The Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, and New York Knicks completed a 3-way deal. The Knicks landed the expiring contract of Tracy McGrady and they also received Kings' guard Sergio Rodriguez. The Rockets got themselves superstar scorer- and one of my personal favorites- Kevin Martin. The Rockets received rookie Jordan Hill. Hilton Armstrong also went to Houston. New York was able to unload the horrendous contract of forward Jared Jeffries to the Rockets as well, although the Rockets did obtain draft picks. The Kings received star forward Carl Landry, rookie center Joey Dorsey, and Larry Hughes. This deal was greatly influenced by TMac's agent Arn Tellem. In fact, he represents Tyreke Evans of the Kings, and made the Knicks added into the deal. I like that the Rockets got rid of TMac and got picks and especially KMart in return. I hated how Kevin Martin was traded, and they did not get much in return. I like how the Knicks saved cash and dealt Larry Hughes and Jared Jeffries.
The Milwaukee Bucks acquired John Salmons from the Chicago Bulls for the expiring contracts of Joe Alexander and Hakim Warrick. I like the Bulls side of the trade, because they really needed to save money.
Tyrus Thomas was traded by the Chicago Bulls to the Charlotte Bobcats for Acie Law and Flip Murray. Once again, I like what the Bulls are doing. They wanted to deal Tyrus Thomas badly.
The Knicks traded away Darko Milicic to the Timberwolves for Brian Cardinal. I like the deal for the Knicks, because Cardinal is the better player and they saved some money. They both have expiring contracts. A
The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Antawn Jamison from the Washington Wizards for Zydrunas Ilgauskus, a first round pick, and the draft rights to Emir Preldzic. The Wizards wanted to get rid of Jamison, whereas the Cavs wanted him. Al Thornton went to the Wizards and Drew Gooden went to the Clippers. The Wizards saved money and got the better player. The Cavs also got Sebastian Telfair from the Clippers in the three way deal. Telfair stinks, but he is at least somebody.
Nate Robinson and Marcus Landry went to the Celts for Eddie House, JR Giddens, Bill Walker, and a conditional second round pick. I like the deal for both teams because Nate hated NY, and they hated him.
