ESPN sources say Nets have made D-Will, Brook Lopez & Joe Johnson available via trade

If we can get Joe Johnson or Deron from the nets I say DO IT!

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=mcj2ds6

 

Okc is steal if that's all they have to give up. I would demand Adams and Roberson too

 

The Nets are crazy if they give Lopez to OKC to get Lance...crazy I tell you.

 

They're absolutely awful anyway and Lance makes something like half as much money as Lopez. Why not? If you're going to be awful, you might as well get out of luxury tax hell if possible.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>&quot;If OKC gets Brook Lopez, this is a game changer&quot; -Chuck on this potential trade <a href="http://t.co/33wqixkmFK">pic.twitter.com/33wqixkmFK</a></p>&mdash; NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/555941271177412608">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

Except that deal does not work under any circumstance under the NBA trade rules dictated by this thing called the "Collective Bargaining Agreement".

Kind of important, and it just shows how little the TNT guys actually know about the NBA as a whole. Do a quick check for 2 seconds on something before you vomit the proposal all over TV as if its already a done deal.

 

Lopez is injury prone anyways

 

That brook lopez deal cant work salarys wont work

 

There is NO WAY Lopez is going to OKC. The Thunder have almost nothing to trade.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sources: Charlotte would also get OKC's Grant Jerrett to make the trade work financially</p>&mdash; Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chris_Broussard/status/555951340179173376">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Which is nice, but the deal still wouldn't work financially.

 

Perkins has to be thrown in.

 

Brooklyn is trying to find a 4th team to take Kendrick Perkins from Thunder so it can work.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sources: OKC has joined Charlotte in agreeing to the 3-team trade. Nets are the last holdout</p>&mdash; Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chris_Broussard/status/555950834740383744">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Brooklyn's most serious talks for Brook Lopez are in the West, sources tell Yahoo. Lakers interested, but likely short assets for deal.</p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/555929931784282112">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sources confirm USA Today report that Okc's Kendrick Perkins could go to the Nets to make trade work financially.</p>&mdash; Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chris_Broussard/status/555956035920617472">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sources: Nets,Hornets,OKC talking 3-way trade. Brook Lopez 2 OKC, Lance Stephenson 2 BKN, Jeremy Lamb/Jarrett Jack 2 Charlotte.Talks ongoing</p>&mdash; Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chris_Broussard/status/555918627980214275">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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We need to get our hands on Jarett Jack! If he is available then time to get our hands on a vet that can show Beverly and our new young guards the ropes.

 

Could you elaborate?

I kind of like the deal for us though. Howard doesn't like playing Perkins and I think he'd much rather face Brook. Does Brook have a midrange?

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Numerous non-Hornets NBA sources say if this deal doesn't get done, It'd be a surprise: Too far down the road.</p>&mdash; Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell) <a href="https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/555955816688517121">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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So I guess OKC just gets a vast upgrade at Center for free. That's cool.

 

Not really. They have to pay Lopez next season which will push them into the luxury tax. If he gets injured again, they will swallow a $17 million anchor.

It's good for the Rockets they weren't so desperate to win 3 seasons ago. What a major change in behavior.