OT: Knicks, Cavs, Thunder 3 team trade
Seems like there might be a major trade going down in the NBA. The details can be found at the links below, but the general gist seems to be
Cleveland Cavaliers Get: JR Smith (SG), Iman Shumpert (SG/SF), 1st round pick
OKC Thunder Get: Dion Waiters (SG)
New York Knicks Get: Lance Thomas (SG), Alex Kirk (C), Lou Amundsen (C/PF), 2019 2nd round pick
For the Michigan connection, this probably opens up more playing time for Hardaway Jr. who was already playing and scoring a lot more with Carmelo out with an injury.
OKC gets more offense, Knicks get some Cap flexibility this off-season. I don't know what Cleveland gets as they lose one SG who wants more shots for another SG who wants all of the shots.
January 5th, 2015 at 9:39 PM ^
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January 5th, 2015 at 9:41 PM ^
January 5th, 2015 at 9:51 PM ^
Yeah, I don't really understand why the Knicks would give Shumpert up or why the Thunder wouldn't push to get him in the trade.
When you already have Westbrook and Durant, why add someone else (Dion Waiters) who needs the ball in their hands??
January 5th, 2015 at 10:54 PM ^
extra lite off the bench?
January 5th, 2015 at 9:41 PM ^
I think Amare's contract is up this year.
They may actually be able to do something after that.
Cleveland....that is laughable
January 6th, 2015 at 1:05 AM ^
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January 6th, 2015 at 1:35 AM ^
I always liked Dion, he was a typical tough Philly kid. He definitely fits in the head case mold though. I have no idea how he will fit with Russ and KD, he has the skill to put them over the top if they make it work. His problem is he is an offensive killer, stagnates it. ... A reality show of Westbrook, Dion and Perkins would be incredible
January 6th, 2015 at 1:37 AM ^
January 5th, 2015 at 9:42 PM ^
January 5th, 2015 at 9:51 PM ^
Preach it brother. I was at the game yesterday and it was brutal. When Mathew Dellavedova plays 38 minutes in anything greater than a CYO game you are screwed. We play a game here in Cleveland we call "is anyone on the court worse than Dellavedova?" and for 38 minutes yesterday they answer was no.
With the possible exception of Dion Waters. He was so god awful bad yesterday it was tragic. Airballs, ZERO defense (oops meant the whole team but we'll just talk about Dion here) and I think one shot actually hit the BACK of the backboard. He put the S in suck.
So if we got anything resembling a player who can take minutes from those two I'm all for it. I've been to six games so far this season and the Cavs have lost five of them. And with the exception of the game against the Spurs none of them have even been close.
January 5th, 2015 at 10:11 PM ^
January 5th, 2015 at 11:03 PM ^
They won't be able to unload Smith. That's the point of the Knicks dealing Shump to get rid of him. Cavs are stuck with him.
January 5th, 2015 at 11:50 PM ^
January 5th, 2015 at 11:53 PM ^
(Memphis will keep theirs though with the protections, OKC surely won't)
January 5th, 2015 at 9:46 PM ^
January 5th, 2015 at 9:46 PM ^
Alex is going crazy about this on twitter. Good for THJ, looks like the Cavs are looking for next year already.
January 5th, 2015 at 11:47 PM ^
January 5th, 2015 at 9:51 PM ^
What are the Knicks doing? They already have a ton of money coming off the books next year, I'd rather have Iman Shumpert than everyone else in that trade, including Dion Waiters. Yet the Cavs give up Dion and get not only Shump but JR Smith AND OKC's 1st round pick.
This does not compute, is there something I'm just completely missing here? Do the Knicks really think it's the money that's hurting their ability to compete and not the extremely modest, self-declared "most underrated superstar" Carmelo Anthony?
January 5th, 2015 at 9:58 PM ^
Knicks weren't going to pay Shumpert so you might as well use him to get rid of Smith. Also the more games the Knicks lose at this point the better.
January 5th, 2015 at 11:02 PM ^
Knicks are tanking, go for the #1 pick.
January 5th, 2015 at 9:59 PM ^
Wait... what the hell are the Cavs doing? Don't they need front court help the most? OKC's GM hasn't made a good move since trading Harden away a few years ago.
January 5th, 2015 at 10:23 PM ^
January 5th, 2015 at 10:20 PM ^
Dion is a huge pain in the ass. Not sure what the Thunder are thinking in doing this.
January 5th, 2015 at 10:56 PM ^
January 5th, 2015 at 11:05 PM ^
No one else has ever been able to get Smith to buy in so their is absolutely no reason to think the Cavs can.
This is something like the Rockets adding Josh Smith. Adding a head case who won't stop shooting to a team with chemistry issues won't work. Look at the Rockets and the Pistons since they cut Smith.
January 5th, 2015 at 11:45 PM ^
January 5th, 2015 at 11:46 PM ^
It should have said ... I don't know who you're talking about **
January 6th, 2015 at 1:48 AM ^
The Cavs roster might be able to get Smith to buy in, at least for the next 6 months. It's no worse than having Waiters. If nothing else it gives them an expiring contract next year.
January 5th, 2015 at 10:58 PM ^
Jalen is a wizard. He called that Carmelo will come down with an "injury" by the new year.
January 6th, 2015 at 1:05 AM ^
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January 6th, 2015 at 1:38 AM ^