The 'Melo Drama is officially over. The New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets have finally completed their season long dance and traded away Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks. While many felt that Carmelo was holding up the trade, it turns out that Denver was holding up the trade because they were unwilling to part with Chauncey Billups, a Denver native. With the trade completed, the following teams get the following:
- Knicks Get:
- G Chauncey Billups
- G Anthony Carter
- F Renaldo Balkman
- F Carmelo Anthony
- C Shelden Williams
- G/F Corey Brewer
- Nuggets Get:
- G Raymond Felton
- F Danilo Gallinari
- F Wilson Chandler
- C Timofey Mozgov
- $3 Million in Cash
- 2014 1st Round Pick
- 2012 2nd Round Pick (From Warriors)
- 2013 2nd Round Pick (From Warriors)
- Timberwolves Get:
- G Eddy Curry
- F Anthony Randolph
- $3 Million in Cash
In this trade, the Knicks traded away four of their starting five in order to land Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups. The Nuggets aren't totally screwed out of this deal, but they definitely will not be progressing anywhere in the playoffs if they make it that far. Another blockbuster trade happened this morning, and it's going to cause much more hatred than the LeBron deal did. The Utah Jazz have just completed a trade to send Deron Williams to the New Jersey Nets. Here's how the trade went down:
- Nets Get:
- G Deron Williams
- C Dan Gadzuric
- F Brandan Wright
- Jazz Get:
- G Devin Harris
- F Derrick Favors
- 2011 1st Round Pick
- 2012 1st Round Pick (From Warriors)
- Warriors Get:
This move is incredibly surprising, mostly because of how easily it went down. The Nets have received a player in Williams who is arguably a much better player than Anthony, and they gave up a lot less to get him. The Nets also got two rookies that they can keep or give away as trade bait in this deal. The person most disappointed by this deal however, has to be Jordan Farmar, former Lakers backup Guard who signed with the Nets in order to land the starting PG position. Quite hilariously, this exact same situation happened to Derek Fisher when he left the Lakers to sign with the Warriors. He signed hoping to become a starting PG, but the Warriors drafted Baron Davis anyway, relegating Fisher to the bench. Fisher eventually was traded to the Jazz before returning to the Lakers. Hopefully this trade will bring Farmar down to Earth and make him realize he will never be a starting PG in the NBA and should accept his role on the bench.
The trade stories aren't over, though. There are rumors that the Washington Wizards have put Kirk Heinrich on the market for an official asking price of 1 young player and 1 1st Round Pick. As good as Heinrich is, the contract he signed is unbelievably expensive and worth far more than he is. Even so, there are plenty of teams that could work well with Heinrich, the former captain of the Chicago Bulls before departing for free agency. One of those teams is the Atlanta Hawks, but they are unwilling to trade away a 1st Round Pick, preferring to trade away the rapidly declining and aging veteran, Mike Bibby. If the Hawks really want Heinrich, they're going to have to hurry up, because the trade deadline is Thursday at Noon PST.
With the Nuggets and Jazz dealing away their superstars, the 7th and 8th slots in the playoffs just got a lot more competitive. While Denver and Utah are the current #7 and #8, Memphis is only a half game behind the Jazz and with the Jazz and Nuggets expected to drop out of playoff contention, the chances for the Suns, Rockets, Warriors, or even Clippers making the #8 seed have increased. In the East, the Nets could possibly make a late season push to make the #8 seed, but that isn't very likely.
Stay tuned...
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