http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3913301
we could have gotten him for Sheed i guess...
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3913301
we could have gotten him for Sheed i guess...
Wow, as a Hornets fan, that sucks.
I bet CP3 is none too pleased.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO SEE JUST HOW OVERRATED CP3 REALLY IS.
POST YOUR DEPTH CHARTQuote:
Originally Posted by Gl'enn
Money saving move for NO. The way Chandler has been playing this year I don't think it is a huge downgrade. But clearly this deal was more for getting rid of his contract. Not a bad move for OKC considering they likely couldn't lure anyone there in free agency. Who would really want to live in oklahoma city.
Maybe :we: can get Chandler from OKC?
They have that whole "most recession proof city" thing going for them, but yeah, I agree.
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Originally Posted by cccsdad
Byron Scott fired soon?
It would have to be player for player. I think Sheed for him straight up works though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gl'enn
I'm not sure why OKC would flip Chandler to us for an expiring. If they wanted capspace why did they just trade it away to take on a 3 year $30 mil plus contract like Chandler.
Draft picks?
I agree that it's not likely.
Because Sheed is Larry's boy.
What if we also did a separate Max/Wilkens deal or something?
Larry is in Charlotte, not OKC.
I get those mixed up, too.
OKC has 5 first rounders the next two years. That includes 3 this season. If anything I would bet that they would combine some of those for another player or a higher pick come draft time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gl'enn
Dammit. They shouldn't have changed their colors. Now I always get them mixed up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gl'enn
Yeah, I'm floundering here.Quote:
Originally Posted by RegicideGreg
Out.
Hornets got Hardin, too.
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Hornets send Chandler to Thunder for Wilcox, veteran Smith
By NBA.com staff reports
Posted Feb 17 2009 2:58PM
The New Orleans Hornets sent center Tyson Chandler to the Oklahoma City Thunder for veteran forwards Chris Wilcox and Joe Smith, Oklahoma City team sources have confirmed to NBA.com.
As part of the deal, the Hornets also will receive DeVon Hardin, who was the 50th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.
Chandler led the Hornets with 1.4 blocks a game and is the team's second-leading rebounder behind All-Star forward David West. The center has struggled with injuries this season after appearing in 79 games last season for New Orleans.
Wilcox and Smith have played roughly the same amount of minutes this season. Smith, the former No. 1 overall pick of the 1995 NBA Draft, is averaging 19.2 minutes a game in Oklahoma City while Wilcox is at 19.4 minutes a game. The pair served as backups for second-year forward Jeff Green.
The trade likely leaves the Hornets with a large gap in their interior defense. While both Smith and Wilcox are adequate rebounders, neither is known as a shot-blocker. That likely puts the majority of New Orleans' shot-blocking duties on backup center Hilton Armstrong.
The Hornets (30-20) are currently sixth in the Western Conference and have lost two in a row.
LOL:
I bet they are thrilled about this.Quote:
At the Hornets' Tuesday morning shootaround in Oklahoma City, West told the New Orleans Times Picayune that he was hoping his team would resist the trade interest in Chandler.
"I don't know if that's somebody we can afford to lose,'' West told the newspaper. "So I'm not sold on that idea. You just don't find a 7-foot-1 athlete like that and he's the only 7-footer we have. Especially if we're planning on making a run into the playoffs, we're going to need size to compete with Portland, San Antonio and the Lakers. I'm not sure that would help us.''
lol, I just noticed that these two teams play each other tonight
Always the best time for a trade. Is everyone sitting out pending physicals?
Pending any other moves, the Pistons will have the most cap room of any team this summer other than Memphis.
This is also a blow to Boston and Cleveland. Smith was a prime candidate to be bought out before the March 1st deadline, and the Celtics and Cavs were prime locations. That won't happen with New Orleans.
i wouldve done sheed for chandler straight up...then still have enough money to go after booze...
stuckey
hamilton
tay
boozer
chandler
damn
actually, we wouldn't have had enough money to go after boozer.
What's Boozer gonna command with his injury history? I'm thinking Baron Davis is a good benchmark here.
i think 10-12 mil will get him (barring teams clearing a lot of space today or tomorrow).
So if we can get him for a 5 year-$50million deal do you do it?
My preference would be 4 year-$40million but I doubt that gets it done. You always see these guys with their long term deals that aren't worth the contract anymore by the 4th-5th year. If you could knock a year off and do something like 4 year-$44million would you do it?
certainly. we'd still have Bosh money and like I said Max or Amir can be moved for a bench shooter.
Anyone else like what OKC is doing? They already had Westbrook Durant and Green, now they add Chandler. Then they have 5 first round draft picks over the next 2 years to find one more player to plug into that lineup. Too bad they are in the west, they could make the playoffs with that lineup in the East.
Smart GM. They're a bit like an under the radar Portland right now. A solid group of young guys to build around.
This is the worst trade of the season by far. Good luck making the offs NO.
Rescinded. Chandler failed his physical.
yeah that's a shocking turn of events. i love how their GM says: "we welcome him back with open arms!" as if he wasn't the one who sent him packing in the first place.
can you say, 'awkward'....?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3917505
No shit?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Douche Baggins
The Hornets knew they effed up
They injured him on the plane to OKC.
This better not end with Joe Smith being bought out and going to Boston or Cleveland.
The Hornets just destroyed Dwight Hack-a-Howard with Melvin Ely and Hilton Armstrong at C.