Looks like the retirement community in Boston is moving to Brooklyn.
In a blockbuster deal, the Celtics have agreed to trade away Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Jason Terry to the Brooklyn Nets. The deal required KG to waive his no trade clause which he did. In return, Boston gets Kris Humphries who has an expiring contract, Gerald Wallace, Kris Joseph, MarShon Brooks, and Keith Bogans on a sign and trade and that's just the players they get. The Celtics also get the Nets' first round draft picks for 2014, 2016, and 2018.
The deal though agreed upon cannot be executed until July 10th.
Man, I thought the slightly sub-par draft class was going to be the big news coming from last night.
Brooklyn is going all in seemingly cashing in every chip they can to try and make a championship run over the next couple of years. Despite their ages, Kevin Garnett (37) and Paul Pierce (35) can still be very effective. Terry, I guess, can be as well but he's not on the same level as Pierce or KG are.
The Nets now get these three veterans joining Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, and Brook Lopez. It seems like a great team but I wouldn't make them the favorite for making the Finals. They might be a contender but these three coming to Brooklyn are old and the Nets have a new coach that just retired from playing the game.
However, seeing this move happened combined with the fact that the Pacers pushed Miami to the brink in the Eastern Conference Finals and that Chicago will be getting Derrick Rose back after his bout with pussyitis, I can no longer say for sure that the Heat will make the NBA Finals next year. I am still leaning towards Miami but I can't guarantee it.
P.S. Unless they pull off a big off season move themselves, I can guarantee the other New York team won't make the Finals.
Showing posts with label Joe Johnson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joe Johnson. Show all posts
Friday, June 28, 2013
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Nets Stop Chasing Howard
Don't you just hate it when you're not able to go where you want to go? Dwight Howard feels your pain.
Howard has been wanting to go to Brooklyn for a while now but the Orlando Magic don't seem to want to roll over and just let him go. After about a week or so of negotiations, talks have stopped between the Nets and the Magic about Dwight Howard going to Brooklyn. The Nets have actually ended the talks seeing that they couldn't risk having no center going forward. So they re-signed Brook Lopez to a four year deal worth $60 million. Because of the deal, they cannot trade Lopez anywhere until January 15 because of the new CBA. With him taking up a lot of the cap room and not being an immediate trade commodity, the Nets pulled out of the Dwight talks.
The one team that wanted Dwight the most is out of the running and so some of that demand for the center has gone down. There is still some interest from elsewhere like the Lakers and perhaps the Rockets but the one team that Howard wanted to go to has stopped trying to acquire him. If there is a trade now, it is likely going to be with the Lakers and involving their big guy, Andrew Bynum. But the Magic better act on something. If they go into the year with Dwight Howard still on the roster, the whole season will be worse than the last one. Every media professional will not want to talk about anything else regarding Orlando but Dwight Howard and if he will be traded or not.
I actually wanted Dwight to go to Brooklyn. It would've been fun to see the team with Dwight mixed in with Deron Williams and Joe Johnson. The Nets as a team look alright and will do okay in their first year in Brooklyn but this series of failed talks will have NYC thinking "what could've been?"
P.S. Could you imagine if Howard doesn't get traded at all? The Magic will not have gotten anything and Dwight Howard will have given them another year for nothing. I still don't get why he opted-in.
Howard has been wanting to go to Brooklyn for a while now but the Orlando Magic don't seem to want to roll over and just let him go. After about a week or so of negotiations, talks have stopped between the Nets and the Magic about Dwight Howard going to Brooklyn. The Nets have actually ended the talks seeing that they couldn't risk having no center going forward. So they re-signed Brook Lopez to a four year deal worth $60 million. Because of the deal, they cannot trade Lopez anywhere until January 15 because of the new CBA. With him taking up a lot of the cap room and not being an immediate trade commodity, the Nets pulled out of the Dwight talks.
The one team that wanted Dwight the most is out of the running and so some of that demand for the center has gone down. There is still some interest from elsewhere like the Lakers and perhaps the Rockets but the one team that Howard wanted to go to has stopped trying to acquire him. If there is a trade now, it is likely going to be with the Lakers and involving their big guy, Andrew Bynum. But the Magic better act on something. If they go into the year with Dwight Howard still on the roster, the whole season will be worse than the last one. Every media professional will not want to talk about anything else regarding Orlando but Dwight Howard and if he will be traded or not.
I actually wanted Dwight to go to Brooklyn. It would've been fun to see the team with Dwight mixed in with Deron Williams and Joe Johnson. The Nets as a team look alright and will do okay in their first year in Brooklyn but this series of failed talks will have NYC thinking "what could've been?"
P.S. Could you imagine if Howard doesn't get traded at all? The Magic will not have gotten anything and Dwight Howard will have given them another year for nothing. I still don't get why he opted-in.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Deron Williams Going to Brooklyn
The Nets made a huge gamble a season and half ago when they acquired Deron Williams through a trade. While Williams at the time probably didn't think he wanted to be on the team for the long term, the Nets got him in hopes that he would come around. That has happened earlier today. In the midst of the Joe Johnson trade and the team trying to acquire Dwight Howard, Deron Williams has agreed to come back to the Nets. He agreed to a contract worth $98 million over five years instead of picking the Mavericks who could only offer $75 million over 4 years because of the CBA.
Deron Williams stays with the Nets and is their main attraction moving into their new stadium in Brooklyn... for now. With Johnson and Williams locked up, Dwight Howard is the only question mark remaining. Or maybe Howard isn't a question mark? Sure, Williams wasn't going to make his decision just waiting for Dwight Howard but that doesn't mean that his decision to stay with the Nets wasn't influenced by it at all. Maybe Williams heard that a deal is close and decided to stay on board. Maybe he thinks that the Nets will eventually get Howard whether it be this year or next.
It's hard to decipher what Williams true reasons were for staying with the Nets. It may have just been about the money. Either way, this move along with the Joe Johnson one makes the Nets a playoff team. If they can add one more piece to the puzzle, they can become something more.
Deron Williams stays with the Nets and is their main attraction moving into their new stadium in Brooklyn... for now. With Johnson and Williams locked up, Dwight Howard is the only question mark remaining. Or maybe Howard isn't a question mark? Sure, Williams wasn't going to make his decision just waiting for Dwight Howard but that doesn't mean that his decision to stay with the Nets wasn't influenced by it at all. Maybe Williams heard that a deal is close and decided to stay on board. Maybe he thinks that the Nets will eventually get Howard whether it be this year or next.
It's hard to decipher what Williams true reasons were for staying with the Nets. It may have just been about the money. Either way, this move along with the Joe Johnson one makes the Nets a playoff team. If they can add one more piece to the puzzle, they can become something more.
Nets Get New Player... Not Howard
The Nets have a big year coming up: they have a new arena, they are relocating to Brooklyn into that new arena, and they need good players to attract fans and contend for a title. The last two things are on hold right now. The Dwight Howard saga in Orlando has had the Nets waiting for a trade to be made or for Howard's contract to expire. After Howard opting into the Magic for another year and several negotiations before and after that fact with the Magic, it seems that the Nets are trying other things. The Nets made a knee jerk trade for Joe Johnson of the Hawks in exchange for 5 players and a 1st round draft pick. The trade puts the Nets in an awkward situation as they gut some of their team for a "star" in hoping to get Deron Williams to come back and excite the fan base in Brooklyn.
This one is a a bit difficult to understand. I know that the Nets need to get some excitement going into the team and I know that their chances of getting Howard are small but Joe Johnson isn't going to get them the excitement they need. Johnson by himself makes the team alright and they probably endure in Brooklyn. They still, however, need Howard or Williams to play in Brooklyn with him if they want to go somewhere in the postseason. They need both for a title run.
They gave up a lot for Joe Johnson and they might just stuck with him and him alone.
This one is a a bit difficult to understand. I know that the Nets need to get some excitement going into the team and I know that their chances of getting Howard are small but Joe Johnson isn't going to get them the excitement they need. Johnson by himself makes the team alright and they probably endure in Brooklyn. They still, however, need Howard or Williams to play in Brooklyn with him if they want to go somewhere in the postseason. They need both for a title run.
They gave up a lot for Joe Johnson and they might just stuck with him and him alone.
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