Heat/Wolves deal - Ricky/Blount for 'Toine/1st?

[defrocked]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3077037

The Miami Heat, reeling from the continued injury absence of Dwyane Wade and an 0-7 record in the preseason, were on the verge Wednesday of a double boost to their depleted roster, according to NBA front-office sources. Sources told ESPN.com that the Heat will soon complete a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves to acquire swingman Ricky Davis and center Mark Blount.

The latest incarnation of the deal, according to one source, has Miami sending Antoine Walker, Michael Doleac and Wayne Simien to the Wolves for Davis and Blount.

Minnesota initially balked at taking back Walker in the deal, sources said, but it's believed that the Heat will send the Wolves at least one future draft pick to push the trade through.

Walker has fallen farther and farther out of favor with Miami coach Pat Riley since the Heat's 2006 championship, in part because of conditioning issues, but Minnesota might also have been convinced to shed its reservations and make the swap because Walker has only one year left on his contract more than Blount.

Doesn't seem like much of a deal for the Wolves. 'Toine seems the last veteran guy a team with young guys would want. Great role model. Show up to camp fat because all you're gonna have to do is jack threes and wiggle up the court after one of the twenty go in.

[MoTown]

They get rid of Ricky Davis, though.


And Davis is only going to try and take shots away from Wade. I love the trade.

[Fool]

Davis is an expiring contract! Minnesota gets the pick and one less year of a bad contract (Walker instead of Blount) because Walker has a team option in 09/10.

This gives Miami a "Wade light" while he's down for pretty much nothing but a pick. Good move on their part. This has gotta be Shaq's last real chance.

[Cross]

Wow the heat just rob the wolves.

Davis isn't complete shit and Blount is a better player than toine and Doleac.

Shaq
Blount
Davis
Wade
mo Williams

Not too shitty

[Timone]

Over/under: Wolves winning 20 games this year.

[Glenn]

This deal is chuck-a-licious!

I like how Davis/Blount keep getting passed around as a package.

I think this is just another destination on Fatoine's tour around the NBA as well. When his deal gets closer to expiring, he might get moved 2-3 more times.

How would you like to be responsible for selling season tickets for the TWolves?

Hey, we've got Juwan Howard and Antoine Walker!

[Uncle Mxy]

Blount's looking like he's more of a player than Walker these days, and it's entirely possible that Ricky Davis nets them something reasonable in a S+T. I'm having a hard time believing that Miami misses the playoffs in the East, and I think McHale just bent himself over a table again.

[metr0man]

Fuckin McHale... he really likes to help other East teams get better. Hell just taking away Fatoine helps Miami by subtraction.

Hey, why not give us Al Jefferson for Nazr and Flip M while you're at it?

[RegicideGreg]

Wow the heat just rob the wolves.

Davis isn't complete shit and Blount is a better player than toine and Doleac.

Shaq
Blount
Davis
Wade
mo Williams

Not too shitty

Mo Williams is still on Milwaukee not the HEAT

[Glenn]

How many players do the TWolves have on their roster now?

They might be giving the Knicks a run for their money.