(The trade deadline
was last Thursday 2/19/15)
This past Thursday was this season’s NBA trading deadline…
And boy was it busy you had teams like the Nuggets and 76ers who seem to be
offloading players at an alarming rate. Then teams like the Warriors and the
Grizzlies are just sitting pat. Teams like the Thunder went out and tried to
make their roster better for a late playoff push as they fight with the Suns for
the 8th spot in the tough Western Conference. But all of this really
pales in comparison to these three trades that really caught my attention on Thursday…
Goran Dragic sent
from Suns to Heat in deadline trade: Dragic
had made it known to anyone that would listen that he did not want to be a Sun
anymore. He had asked the Suns to trade him to the Heat, Mavs or one other team
that doesn’t come to mind. At the end of the day the Heat won by overbidding
for Dragic by sending 4 players and 2 1st round picks to the Suns.
In return the Heat takes in Goran Dragic and his brother Zoran who will be
looking to help the Heat get into the playoffs and make an impact with a team
that has a lot of good parts and the Dragic brothers will be a great addition….
Kevin Garnett returns
home to the T’Wolves for Thaddeus Young and a pick: This was a trade that
caught my eye because this is a home coming that not many people saw coming.
Garnett has been gone from the TWolves for almost a decade, he has had multiple
chances to go back in recent years reaching free agency. He avoided going back
and now he is on his way back home to finish his career with the team that
drafted him. Congrats to KG and congrats to the Wolves who have found
themselves a leader for a young team that needs a veteran presence…
2013-14 ROY Michael
Carter Williams traded to Bucks in package deal: Now this trade only got my
attention because it involved the reigning Rookie of the Year Michael Carter
Williams the Bucks give Jason Kidd a point guard to nurture and turn into a
star. Brandon Knight could have been that but I think that Carter Williams will
benefit from Kidd’s tutelage. Only time will tell so we will have to watch the
Bucks and see…
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