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Originally Posted by dachinesedude
lol at all of bballguy's posts, buddy let me save you the copy/paste time:
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I know a lot of my posts get can quite annoying for the average person, but most people who are actually interested in basketball very much appreciate it. If people here want me to stop, I have no problem, as I don't really get much out of it, but rather I give people something to talk about and keep them updated with what's going on. NBA.com does a pretty shitty job of that by the way....So if other people have a problem with me posting this shit, just fail this post....I won't be offended...
Until then, I'll continue:
Warriors acquired Jarrett Jack from Hornets in part of Dorell Wright-to-Philly trade.
The move is basically for cap space as it takes $5.4 million off New Orleans' cap. Greivis Vasquez now looks like the starting point guard for the Hornets, though it's possible he'll see competition for the job from rookie Austin Rivers.
The Mavericks have signed center Chris Kaman to a one-year deal.
They've needed a starting center for a couple years now and if Kaman can stay healthy, he should really help them. He is a generally a good source of points, boards and blocks. The Mavericks will also use their amnesty clause on center Brendan Haywood.
Brook Lopez has signed a four-year, $61 million deal with Nets.
It's official. Dwight Howard will not be going to Brooklyn any time soon, as Lopez can't be traded until Jan. 15. The Nets will boast a starting lineup of Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Gerald Wallace, Mirza Teletovic and Lopez, with MarShon Brooks as sixth man. And that looks like a pretty good team, despite not featuring Howard.
The Pacers have agreed to trade Darren Collison and Dahntay Jones to the Mavericks for Ian Mahinmi in a sign-and-trade deal.
Mahinmi gets $16 million over four years, the Mavericks get a starting point guard, and the Pacers clear up a logjam at the position, although it seems like quite a stupid move for them to just give Collison away. Collison should be a good fit in Dallas, while George Hill is now the starting PG in Indy, with Lance Stephenson set to get a much bigger role this season. The Pacers are now said to be trying to sign-and-trade for D.J. Augustin, which would send Hill back to a bench role.
The Nets could be on the verge of landing Antawn Jamison in a sign-and-trade deal with the Cavaliers.
Jamison could come off the bench if the Nets re-sign Kris Humphries, and start if they don't. However, the Lakers, Warriors and Bobcats are all still in the hunt to sign Jamison. In addition to Humphries, the Nets are said to be looking at Kenyon Martin and Craig Smith, as well.
The Blazers and Timberwolves are discussing a deal that would send Nicolas Batum to Minnesota for two future first-round draft picks and a veteran small forward acquired from a third team.
It's possible the third team's player is Kyle Korver from the Bulls, but that's just speculation on earlier rumours. The Blazers have been saying all week that they will match any offer Batum receives, but the addition of draft picks and a replacement player has apparently caught Portland's interest.
Magic GM Rob Hennigan said that he's in no rush to trade Dwight Howard, and may even keep him on the roster until training camp in October.
The Magic reportedly have concerns about the health of Andrew Bynum's knees, which is dissuading them from trading for him at least as much as the possibility that Bynum would leave next summer as a FA. The Orlando Sentinel even writes that "the Houston Rockets now might be the front-runners to acquire Howard ... even if Howard gives them no assurance that he will remain with the franchise beyond next season." The Magic will trade him eventually, but Hennigan is patiently waiting for an offer worthy of an MVP-caliber center. As I stated earlier, the Nets can resume trade talks involving Brook Lopez on Jan. 15.