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Q rich traded for the 4th time.

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Rocketboi, Aug 14, 2009.

  1. Rocketboi

    Rocketboi Member

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    Heat acquire Richardson from Timberwolves for Blount

    Quentin Richardson and Dwyane Wade are regular workout partners during the offseason. They're about to get a chance to play together all year long.

    Richardson's wild summer tour of the NBA continued Thursday night, when he was traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Miami Heat for center Mark Blount.

    Richardson spent the last four seasons with the New York Knicks and now has been traded four times in less than two months: to Memphis on draft night, then to the Los Angeles Clippers, then to Minnesota and now to Miami.

    "We are very excited to add Quentin Richardson," Heat president Pat Riley said. "Over the course of his career, he has proven to be a fierce competitor, a great locker room presence and a very prolific 3-point shooter who may be one of the strongest perimeter players in the NBA. We feel that he will be able to match-up well against the top scorers in the league."

    Richardson is due to earn about $9 million this season. Blount was to make around $7.9 million.

    Getting Richardson could help the Heat in a number of ways.

    Miami had four centers on the roster, and Blount was easily the most disposable of that group. Wade, the reigning NBA scoring champion, hasn't been shy about clamoring for roster upgrades in recent months -- and he almost certainly wouldn't have any objections about the acquisition of one of his good friends. And Richardson figures to give the Heat extra depth at small forward, meaning the plan to have Michael Beasley play more minutes at that spot in 2009 instead of power forward now may be closer to being on hold.

    Blount spent 1 1/2 seasons in Minnesota before coming to the Heat, starting 81 games for the Timberwolves in the 2006-07 season and averaging 12.3 points. A change of scenery could do him some good; Blount only played in 20 games for Miami last season, missing much of the year tending to personal and family matters following the death of a close relative in Haiti.

    Riley said he thanked Blount for his contributions.

    "He provided a solid veteran presence to our team the past two years," Riley said.

    Minnesota now has only one true shooting guard on the roster -- rookie Wayne Ellington.

    Given the Wolves' current youth movement and the fact that they already have Al Jefferson and Ryan Hollins at the center position, it seems feasible that Blount may be moved again before the team opens training camp.

    Timberwolves president David Kahn has spent much of his first summer on the job making a series of calculated trades, not so much for the value they bring on the court, but for the financial flexibility it brings to the team.

    Like Richardson, Blount also is in the final year of his deal. Kahn could to move him elsewhere for a cheaper player, or combination of players, that will save the Timberwolves some money this season and keep them in a position to be a major buyer on the 2010 free-agent market.
     
  2. sbyang

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    Does Kahn know that Al Jefferson can't stand Mark Blount?
     
  3. ItsMyFault

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    I feel sorry for Q-Rich. I remember his 2004-2005 season... 200+ 3's with the suns
     
  4. AstroRocket

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    And only shot 36%. Dude was just chucking them up there.
     
  5. rorschach

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    Why can't Al Jefferson stand Mark Blount? :confused: Still ,This trade is in order to save T'wolves some money.
     
  6. TheBigAristotle

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    Richardson is probably worth a blunt these days, I agree.
     
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    at least the guy ended up in south beach :cool:
     
  8. sbyang

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    Jefferson and Blount were with the Celtics together, Blount's work ethic did not go over well in that locker room. There was rejoicing from Jefferson and everyone else when Blount was dealt.
     
  9. Rocket86

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    Where ever He goes the beauty of it is that He still gets paid. The problem is with all these movement, He might not see another contract. :D
     
  10. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    Dude has to feel like a second string p*rn star the way he's getting used.
     

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