NBA Trade Deadline Has Ended

Here are the NBA deadline deals today:

Ramon Sessions was moved with Christian Eyenga to the Lakers for Luke Walton, Jason Kapono and their 2012 first-round pick

Nene, Brian Cook and a draft pick are going to the Wizards, Nick Young is going to the Clippers and JaVale McGee and Ronny Turiaf go to Denver.

Golden State traded the recently acquired Stephen Jackson to San Antonio for Richard Jefferson

Marcus Camby goes from Portland to Houston for Hasheem Thabeet and Johnny Flynn

Mehmet Okur, Shawne Williams and a 2012 first-round pick (top 3 protected) head to the Blazers for Gerald Wallace

Rockets send Jordan Hill to the Los Angeles for Derek Fisher

Sam Young was traded to Philadelphia for the rights to 2005 second-round pick Ricky Sanchez

Hawks sold a second-round pick to Golden State

And earlier in the day Leandro Barbosa was shipped from Toronto to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for a second-round pick

Analysis:

I love the Sessions trade for LA, excellent penetrating point guard, smart, great move.
The Jordan Hill move strengthens Lakers down low, big body, can block shots, very good rebounder.

The Nene deal for Wizards makes sense in that they wanted a vet to play along side John Wall. Nene has a long expensive contract but is a good locker room guy and is a nice one two piece with Wall.

Nick Young is an explosive one on one scorer, can post, and hit threes. This is a nice fit for the Clips.

Stephen Jackson is a tough vet forward who can score and run the floor. Popovich loves Jax and will fit right in the Spurs lineup. Great addition.

Camby is a great pickup for the Rockets, with them sending Hill to LA this gives them a vet big man that has been through the battles and is playoff tested. Camby is at the end of his run but will help greatly down the stretch this year.


- Genovese

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Updated Trade Blog

With less than 24 hours to go till in the NBA Trade Deadline lets look into the big headline today and a few rumors. As we know yesterday Milwaukee sent Andrew Bogut and Stephen Jackson to Golden State for Monta Ellis, Ekpe Udoh, and Kwame Brown. That was the first big trade of the deadline, there should be a few more.

The big headline today is that Dwight Howard has told Orlando ownership that he will "OPT IN" for next year. Nothing is confirmed in writing, but some anonymous Magic players have said that Superman has only said he would commit to this year.

Michael Beasley has been on the block for awhile, rumors have him making his way to La La Land to play for the Lakers. I like the fit there, Kobe and Fisher will make him grow up fast. There is no question the kid can score, super talented.

* CJ Miles is being courted by the Nets
* Timberwolves looking at Jamal Crawford
* Grizzlies looking to add FA Gilbert Arenas
* Bulls and Lakers have discussed Pau Gasol, I don't see this happening.

I will be updating through the day on any breaking news, stay tuned.

- Genovese

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Updated Trade Rumors...

With the NBA Trade Deadline approaching, a lot of rumors are floating around the league. Who will be the big name moved by Thursday at 3PM EST?

We know Houston wants Pau Gasol bad, and the Lakers definitely aren't against trading him. Will Kobe put this trade to bed? Maybe call young Buss and tell him to kill it? Kobe does not want to lose Gasol.

We were hearing the last few weeks Rondo as the guy the Celtics might look to trade. Now the word is Paul Pierce could be on the block. Paul has two years left on contract at $16.7M and $15.3M. That's a lot of money for two years per, but Pierce is a proven scorer with a championship ring. If you can get the right package this might be a good move. Celtics would free up a lot of cap space. With Allen and Garnett's expiring contracts coming off the books after this year it could be house cleaning for Boston. Even though I do not like Celtics one bit, it's nice to see players play their whole career with one team. So as an NBA fan, I hope he stays in Boston.

The Wizards are shopping for a veteran big man to pair up with John "The Blur" Wall. As I said in last weeks trade update, Wizards are willing to trade anybody but Wall, including Javale McGee and Andray Blatche. This is the right thing to do. Wall is super talented but really needs some good vets to mentor him.

New York Knicks look to be quiet at this years trade deadline. They are having enough problems meshing with all the roster changes the past seasons.

Rumors floating in Philadelphia have Jrue Holiday on the move to Utah for Derrick Favors. I like that move for the Sixers, Favors is young and a super talented big man. Elton Brand has seen his better days, Favors would be a great fit. Holiday is a nice point guard, but with Jodie Meeks playing well and Turner, Williams, and Iguodala able to handle the ball, this trade could work.

On the Nets front, it's pretty much the same as last week. Michael Beasley is still rumored to be Jersey bound. Dwight Howard talk is sure to pick up in the next few days. I really don't see the Nets getting Superman, for the fact that it's not the package that Orlando really wants. Magic are looking for a "Carmelo" type deal the Nuggets received last year from New York. The Nets can offer maybe a Brook Lopez, Marshon Brooks, draft picks combo.

The next five days until the March 15th deadline I will be updating any and all rumors, trades, and happenings going on. Gonna be a crazy week people!

- Genovese

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Trade News From The Atlantic...

As I reported weeks ago, Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics are playing with the idea of breaking up the Big 3 of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce. There are rumors now circulating about All Star point guard Rajon Rondo on the block. My only thinking is Boston must be looking to clear cap space to maybe make a push to acquire Dwight Howard. Rondo is only 26 years old, I can't see Ainge trading him, especially after they dealt Kendrick Perkins last year which destroyed the Celtics interior defense and messed with their chemistry.

Late Thursday there were rumors floating around of the New Jersey Nets looking to deal for the super talented but often troublesome Michael Beasley of the Minnesota Timberwolves. With the emergence of rookie Derrick Williams, Minnesota is looking to deal the 23 year old. Beasley is averaging 12.8 points a game this year, much lower than his 15.6 career average.

The Washington Wizards are desperately looking to deal Andray Blatche. A multi dimensional big man, who at 6' 11" can pass, dribble, and shoot the rock. I believe he's one of those players that needs a change of scenery. A perfect fit would be a veteran team, somewhere he won't have any pressure every night. This is Blatche's seventh year in lowly Washington. Blatche is owed 23 million after this year which will make it even tougher to trade him. If the Wizards do not find a partner to trade, they could amnesty him.

There will be a lot of rumblings in the next few weeks leading up to the March 15th NBA trade deadline. Stay tuned to NBAFrontpage.com for all the latest moves.

- Genovese

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