Just hours before the NBA locked out their players, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings completed a trade involving J.J. Hickson and Omri Casspi. Here’s the breakdown. By: David Kay … [Read more...] about Cavs Trade J.J. Hickson to Kings for Omri Casspi, Draft Pick
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2011 NBA Draft Day Trade Analysis
Compared to year's past, it was a relatively quiet draft night in terms of veteran players being dealt. We can probably thank the pending NBA lockout for that. Still, there were a few deals made during the 2011 NBA Draft including point guards Andre Miller, Raymond Felton, George Hill, and Jonny Flynn. Here is my breakdown of the trades. By: David Kay … [Read more...] about 2011 NBA Draft Day Trade Analysis
Active NBA Trade Deadline Comes to an End
An insanely active NBA trade deadline has come to an end with a flurry of deals being made in the final minutes. Players on the move include Kendrick Perkins, Jeff Green, Gerald Wallace, Aaron Brooks, Shane Battier, and Hasheem Thabeet. One player who was almost traded but the deal was not turned into the league office on time; O.J. Mayo who would have been sent to the … [Read more...] about Active NBA Trade Deadline Comes to an End
Fake Devin Harris Twitter Account Spreads Trade Rumor to Blazers
A fake Devin Harris twitter account spread a rumor that the newest member of the Utah Jazz was being traded to the Portland Blazers for Wesley Matthews. Damn social media!!! … [Read more...] about Fake Devin Harris Twitter Account Spreads Trade Rumor to Blazers
Cavs Trade Mo Williams to Clippers for Baron Davis
This is not a very early April Fool's joke. According to multiple reports, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Clippers are swapping points guard Mo Williams and Baron Davis. This is an insanely idiotic deal for the Cavs but a brilliant move for the Clips. You read that right, the Los Angeles Clippers basketball franchise just made a tremendous trade. By: David Kay … [Read more...] about Cavs Trade Mo Williams to Clippers for Baron Davis
Utah Jazz Made Wise Decision in Dealing Deron Williams to Nets
After failing on their attempt to lure Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey, the Nets moved quickly to plan B by acquiring Deron Williams from the Utah Jazz in exchange for Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, a 2011 first round pick, a conditional future first rounder. For Utah, the time was now to deal D-Will while new Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov finally lands the superstar he has … [Read more...] about Utah Jazz Made Wise Decision in Dealing Deron Williams to Nets
Melo blockbuster lands Timberwolves young, athletic Anthony Randolph
The New York Knicks finally got their guy. Late Tuesday night the Denver Post reported that the Knicks acquired superstar forward Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets in a blockbuster three-team trade. The Knicks receive a package based around Anthony, but also includes veteran point guard Chauncey Billups. For the Nuggets, their package is based around emerging … [Read more...] about Melo blockbuster lands Timberwolves young, athletic Anthony Randolph
NBA Trade Machine Challenge: Free Steve Nash from Phoenix
The Sports Guy refers to himself as the Picasso of ESPN's NBA Trade Machine. Well if he is Picasso then The Sports Bank's Peter Christian and David Kay are the da Vinci and van Gogh of the trade machine (though neither would cut their own ear off while working on a trade... or at least I don't think.) In this new feature, Peter and David will play the role of NBA general … [Read more...] about NBA Trade Machine Challenge: Free Steve Nash from Phoenix
NBA Trade Machine Challenge: Blow Up Pistons’ Roster
The Sports Guy refers to himself as the Picasso of ESPN's NBA Trade Machine. Well if he is Picasso then The Sports Bank's Peter Christian and David Kay are the da Vinci and van Gogh of the trade machine (though neither would cut their own ear off while working on a trade... or at least I don't think.) In this new feature, Peter and David will play the role of NBA general … [Read more...] about NBA Trade Machine Challenge: Blow Up Pistons’ Roster
The T’Wolves Jonny Flynn Conundrum
In NBA 2K11 for PS3 there is a feature in the “association” mode that shows the trade value for each player on the team. Five stars are the most a player can have (Kevin Durant), and the least is one star (Ryan Hollins). My buddy Eren and I spend Friday night trying to build up a Cleveland Cavaliers dynasty by slowly growing the amount of stars we had for our whole team. In … [Read more...] about The T’Wolves Jonny Flynn Conundrum