I know the nigga allegedly ran Jerry Sloan out of town, but gotdamn.
Man, how does a trade of this magnitude go under the radar like it did these days? I mean, all the NBA insiders were all over the James Johnson to Toronto trade, but nobody knew about this shit until a short while before it happened. Deron was still with the Jazz when my meeting at work this morning started, and by the time it wrapped up he was a Net. That's so insane to me.
Okay, while I try to wrap my brain around this trade happening seemingly out of nowhere, let's discuss the details of the transactions:
Nets get: Deron Williams, Dan Gadzuric, and Brandan Wright
Jazz get: Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, two first-round draft picks and cash considerations
Warriors get: Troy Murphy and a second-round pick in 2012
At first look at this trade it felt like the Nets gave up too much, but upon further review, I think this was a bit of a steal. (Well, besides the fact that from all account Deron Williams isn't at all happy about this trade and probably won't re-sign in 2012, and all.) Devin Harris is good, but he's no Deron Williams; that first round pick will most likely be hit or miss regardless with this weak upcoming draft class; and as far as Derrick Favors goes, I've never been impressed by him when I saw him play. Personally, I don't think he'll ever become a good player, but how bad did he have to look in practice that the Nets have given up on him already? I know Mikhail Prokhorov really wanted a superstar and all, but damn, the kid is a rookie. Oh well, I guess he looked at Andrew Bynum and all the other guys people always say have potential that never pan out and said fuck it.
2) Hawks & Wizards Swap Bibby & Hinrich
Here are the details:
Hawks get: Kirk Hinrich and Hilton Armstrong
Wizards get: Mike Bibby, Jordan Crawford, Maurice Evans, and a first-round pick
I understand why the Hawks would do this trade, but why would the Wizards? They get Mike Bibby, 2 scraps, and a late first-rounder in a weak draft. How did they improve exactly?
3) Carmelo, Billups Help Knicks Get A Win In NY Debut
Sadly they had to make their debut in those wack Knicks throwback jerseys, but other than that, it was a pretty good night. Melo hit 27 and grabbed 10 boards (though he took 25 shots and only made 10) while Billups chipped in with 21 points and 8 assists.
