Favors, Harris, picks to Utah. Williams and Brandon Wright to NJ:

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=6150419

How is Utah going to find minutes for Memo, Al, Millsaip and Favors?

Any chance they could flip Favors to another team? Would they take Stuckey/Daye for him? They will need to replace AK47 and Raja Bell (neither can be long term plans).

BOOM BAYBAYE

I love the big Russian and this stealth move.

Go Nets.

Also, welcome back to my fantasy lineup, Kris Humphries.

Does Troy Murphy end up going to GSW in this deal?

Blockbuster Deron Williams trade does not involve GS, source says. DWil to Nets 4 Favors, Harris + picks as reported. GS/NJ trade separate.

Aldridge

wow, just wow...who knew Deron Williams was available? damn, i would have traded everyone but Monroe to get him...but the Nets are still a lottery team, next season too, so i dont know if they can keep Deron

Can we get Rip to Utah?

Maybe for Memo and Fesenko?

@ShamSports: NJ's strategy seems to have been chase Melo for .5 a yr, then give up and trade less for a better, younger, cheaper player.

LMAO

The Nets will also receive Dan Gadzuric and Brandan Wright from Golden State, with Troy Murphy on the way to Warriors, source said.

Adrian W

@tribjazz: Jazz's Williams is not happy with trade.

Would you have traded Stuckey, Monroe, and 2 1sts for Deron?

I don't get this deal for NJ. Is Favors and 2 firsts (including their own unprotected this year) worth the difference between Harris and Williams? Seems like they could have gotten a lot more or gave up less.

How are they going to make Williams happy? They'll have about 38-42 mil in payroll (depending on whether they keep Wright). That could get them a David West type player, but then is Williams/West/Lopez and better than Paul/West/Okefor?

Jazz are still over the tax level and going nowhere. I mentioned offering Stuckey and Daye for Favors but they probably want to shed Memo's salary.

Would you have traded Stuckey, Monroe, and 2 1sts for Deron?

Not without an extension. He wouldn't have stayed to play with BG and a bunch of role players.

PROKHOROV, lol

Side note: 9 of the 12 gold medalists from 2008 are in the EC.

Didn't he have a twitter? If so, it's gone now. lol

:emo kid:

This is an absolute steal for the Jazz. As good as Williams is, there was a reasonable chance that he would leave after next season. The Jazz got a reasonable substitute in Harris PLUS a future 1st (2012) PLUS a rookie who was a lottery pick and has a ton of value PLUS the Nets 1st round pick this year (Lottery for sure, likely top 5) PLUS $3 mil in cash. It's a great deal for the Jazz and if the Nets can't extend Williams, a really expensive rental for them.

I understand the need for NJ to do something, anything major since they struck out in free agency and on Melo but this is what they come up with?

Deron Williams is pretty fucking awesome but is he better for the franchise than Harris, Favors and 2 first rounders? And one of those picks will be very high in the Lotto!

The big Russian rains on the Melo/Knick parade - but the cost of doing it IMO was a little high.

Good job by the Jazz though - it will be interesting to see how that PF/C rotation shakes out...

Would you have traded Stuckey, Monroe, and 2 1sts for Deron?
Too much imo. Especially after his attitude was enough to end Jerry Sloan even. I think it'll come out more in his time with NJ. Bad deal on NJ's part. But they must have extremely high hopes for Deron.

Can we trade Jason Maxiell to the Flint Tropics for a Wash Machine?

Sometimes, when you've eaten enough babies, you're just plain fat.