Random News Shit: NBA Trade Deadline Edition

1) Wizards Land Nene
Damn, bad times for Nene, he re-signs with the Nuggets at the start of the season and they ship him off to the 3rd worse team in the league. That's fucked up.

The actual trade was a three-team that sent Nene, Brian Cook and a 2015 2nd round pick to the Wiz, JaVale McGee and Ronny Turiaf to the Nuggets, and Nick Young to the Clippers. This trade really makes no sense to me for any team but the Clippers. They get a nice young scorer in Nick Young and all they had to give up was Brian Cook and a 2nd-round pick IN 2015! Meanwhile, the Nuggets get the dumbest player in the league in JaVale McGee just 3 days after this hit the net (even though the person who made the video seems to be just as unsmart as JaVale) and Ronny Turiaf, and the Wiz got Nene (who's always hurt), Brian Cook, and a 2nd-round pick IN 2015!!!

2) Lakers Trade Derek Fisher, Trade For Lil Duval Ramon Sessions
First the Lakers acquire Lil Duval Ramon Sessions and Christian Eyenga for Jason Kapono, Luke Walton and their 2012 1st-round pick, then they shipped Derek Fisher's corpse and the 1st-rounder they got from Dallas to Houston for Jordan Hill. I guess this makes the Lakers better, but nobody could ride the bench quite like Luke Walton. In fact, they should put his old jersey and a towel where he sits in memoriam.

3) Warriors Trade Stephen Jackson To Spurs For Richard Jefferson
Well damn, part 2 of the Stephen Jackson era with Golden State didn't last long at all.

4) Blazers Trade Gerald Wallace To Nets For Mehmet Okur & Shawne Williams
Mehmet Okur is still in the league? I'm dead serious, I thought he retired.

Anyway, good job by the Nets getting Gerald Wallace for scraps, but I doubt it will help them retain Deron Williams.

5) Blazers Trade Marcus Camby To Rockets For Hasheem Thabeet & Jonny Flynn
Speaking of players I didn't know were still in the league, the Blazers just traded for Hasheem Thabeet? They weren't disappointed enough in Greg Oden, they needed to bring in another failed big man? What the fuck?

But there Blazers weren't done there....

6) Blazers Fire Nate McMillan, Waive Greg Oden
Four moves by the Blazers and only cutting Greg Oden made any sense. Then again, tanking and bottoming out is really the only way to get better in the NBA, so maybe this is a great idea. Nah, whoever they draft will have a fucked up future like Sam Bowie and Greg Oden before him.

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Random News Shit: NBA Free Agency Edition Pt. 5

1) Derek Fisher To Meet With Pat Riley In Miami
I believe this is just for show. I know I had Fish on my free agent wish list, but the more I think about it, the less sense it makes. Why would he come to the Heat?? He already has 5 rings, so you know he's not itching for a championship, and the Heat have about as much money to pay him as his Lakers do. And that's all besides the fact that he'll be turning 36 next month. I honestly don't see it happening, and that's for the best, I'd like to see Fish finish his career in L.A.

2) Kyle Korver Reaches 3-Yr/$15M Deal With Bulls
Fuck! Kyle Korver is probably the free agent I wanted the most for the Heat. The man can flat out shoot. Last season the man shot 53.6% from 3 to lead the NBA! You're telling me he couldn't AT LEAST match that with the Heat where all he'd have to do was stand at the 3-point line and wait for wide open jumpers??

This will hurt less when the Mike Miller deal is finalized (he was 2nd in 3-point shooting at 48%), but I'd be lying if I said I didn't prefer Korver.

3) J.J. Redick Signs 3-Yr/$20M Offer Sheet From Bulls
Unlike the Cavs, the Bulls are quickly moving on from LeBron and trying to build a contender of their own. Redick is a restricted free agent, so the Magic still have a chance to match this offer, but either way you slice it, the Heat are out of the running for his services.

4) Bobcats Give Tyrus Thomas 5-Yr/$40M Deal
Huh?? Michael Jordan and the Bobcats do know who Tyrus Thomas is, right?? Oh ok. Well then again, anytime you get a chance to spend $8 million a year on a guy who averages 9 points and 6 rebounds a game, you've got to do it.

5) Raymond Felton, Knicks Agree To Deal
This is a nice move by the Knicks, but still, Felton is no Steve Nash. Amare will learn that soon.

6) David Lee Headed To Warriors Amid Knicks Sign-and-Trade
I know this happened Thursday, but I never got a chance to speak on it with all the LeBron hysterics.

Anyway, I'm not sure why the Knicks feel Amare is so much better than Lee, but still they send Lee to Golden State in exchange for Anthony Randolph, Kelenna Azubuike and Ronny Turiaf. Because that's just what the Knicks needed, more forwards lol. Lee's deal is 6-years for $80 million.

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Kobe & The Lakers On Jimmy Kimmel

This is DEFINITELY worth watching. Trust me lol.



Part 2 and a lil commentary from me after the jump.


LMAO@ DJ Mbenga's face.
LMAO@ Kobe initially not knowing DJ Mbenga's name.
LMAO@ Adam Morrison being there.
LMAO@ Adam Morrison being high while being there.

Good stuff! Oh, and did you hear the breaking news?? Kobe said Lamar Odom is staying in L.A. next season. That's probably true though because as Bill Simmons often reminds his readers, in an interview Odom said he doesn't want to NOT live on the beach so that means he's either gonna play for the Lakers, Clippers, or Heat seeing they are the only teams that play on the beach. Sadly, Trevor Ariza is probably that one that's gonna be gone because I don't know if the Lakers can afford to keep him and Lamar.

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Alston, Fisher Both Get One Game

How great was last night in the NBA?? Another triple-double for Rondo, Skip To My Lou slapping Eddie House, Derek Fisher trucking Luis Scola, Kobe 'bowing Ron Artest, Ron Artest getting ejected for getting in Kobe's face, Kobe getting T'd up for talking shit after killing Shane Battier. Just doesn't get any better than that!

Anyway, the NBA has spoken and D. Fish and Skip were suspended for their respective game 3's while Kobe was fined. Sounds about right to me (even though Scola flopped like most Euro players do).

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