I see it more like it's a lot like waiting for a test score: it's either awesome, horrible, or you pretty much stay the same...
No way in hell the Knicks take back Stevenson ($4.15M player option for 2010-11) without getting rid of Jeffries or Curry. Not going to happen. No way. No how.
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Can't copy and paste so someone please confirm but Adam Wexler just RT'd a tweet from Andrew Marchand(1050 ESPN) that Donnie Walsh had told him nothing was close and anything done would be on the deadline day.
Didn't see this posted thought it was a worth while read... http://voices.washingtonpost.com/wi...-will-explore-all-o.html?wprss=wizardsinsider Grunfeld: "We will explore all of our options" The team that Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld built last offseason has fallen like a house of cards and now Grunfeld has decide how or if he should reshuffle the deck. At 17-32, the Wizards have been an unmitigated disaster, with numerous disruptions - including the season-ending suspension of Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton for bringing guns to the locker room in a dispute last December - derailing what was expected to be a promising season in Washington. With the Feb. 18 trade deadline approaching, the Wizards are at the epicenter of trade speculation, with rumors each day surrounding Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood, among others. The rumor getting most attention of late is a reported three-team deal involving Houston and New York, which would send Butler and Haywood to the Rockets, Tracy McGrady to the Knicks, and Al Harrington to the Knicks. Other pieces would have to be included in order for the deal to work financially. Two sources acknowledged that there have been discussions about the trade but added that nothing is imminent. The Wizards are in discussions with several teams, looking to make deals that one person familiar with the talks described as "retooling on fly" as opposed to rebuilding. When contacted by telephone, Grunfeld would not address any specific rumors, but said that the Wizards "will explore all of our options" when it comes to trades. "This time of year, everybody has conversations. Everybody looks for opportunities to improve, for the present and for the future," he said. "A lot of people are calling, a lot of people are talking and we'll have to wait and see if anything works out for us, if something presents itself we think would be beneficial short term or long term...we'll take the best path." Despite a subpar season, Butler appears to be the piece attracting the most attention, with Dallas, New Jersey, Portland and Philadelphia, among the teams that have expressed interest, according to league sources. The 76ers would seem to be an intriguing possibility, given Butler's relationship with Philadelphia Coach Eddie Jordan, who helped Butler become a two-time all-star. A league source said that the 76ers' interest began to wane with the team closing out the break on a 5-1 run, but they could get back in the mix before the deadline. Cleveland is rumored to be interested in Jamison, with LeBron James reportedly pushing the deal, but two sources confirmed that the teams are in talks but added that the Cavaliers have yet to make an offer to the Wizards. The franchise is spending $79 million on a unit that has only improved from having the worst record in the Eastern Conference last season to the second-worst record at the all-star break. Although the team has seen its expected $10 million luxury tax penalty reduced by almost $4 million with the suspensions to Arenas and Crittenton. The team has numerous shortcomings, but Grunfeld said that he doesn't feel compelled to make a move right now. "I think we all feel compelled to win as much as we can and whatever the best way to do that, is probably the course we're going to take," he said. "I don't know, it depends on what options we have at the end of the day." A league source said that Grunfeld is aware that the team he assembled didn't work and that the organization has to do something - and soon. Grunfeld committed to his core group of three all-stars - Arenas, Butler and Jamison - with the hope that they could lead the team back into the postseason, but the trio is just 8-14 together this season. When asked if he still believed that three-man group could win together if they are unable to move one or all of them, Grunfeld said, "Look, there is not a three-man group here. No basketball team is a three-man group. Everybody has to contribute. You have to have 12 guys pulling together. Do I think if this group, if they played together long enough and had time to come together, would they win? Yeah. I think they could. But it hasn't been there, so we'll have to look and evaluate the things that we can do. If we can't do anything now, we can do something in the summer."
One thing I hadn't thought a lot about was that Butler will be looking for a new contract. We could end up with a motivated Caron Butler, especially under Rick Adelman. Last season, Butler shot .453% from the field, .858% from the charity stripe, had 6.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.6 steals, with a season average of 20.8 points per game from 38.6 minutes. I don't know about you guys, but that sounds pretty damn good, even with him hitting .310% from the arc. Butler's far from chump change. That relatively short contract might have more than one advantage if we end up with that kind of player. Unlike Ariza and Battier, you can't just leave this guy to help on someone else. Butler will hit the midrange jumper or drive to the basket.
I hope I am wrong but I just have this feeling that while all the talk is about "Gay" we are going to in up with "Battier." Good to Great trades/drafts and the Rockets don't have a long and illustrious history.
AndrewMarchand: Donnie Walsh just told me, "We're not close to doing anything." Any deal likely won't be until deadline day #Rockets
That's the problem, I don't think it is a real deal...it was a part of that rumor on ...real *cough*....g *scratching throat* m. So, it was very suspect. But, it essentially had us trading T-Mac and Brian Cook, and getting three players back three from Washington (Butler, Blatche) with a third player (from the Knicks). Though, New York and Washington were dumping alot of expiring salaries on each other. Some kind of way New York end up with $43+ million dollars in expiring salary, while Washington had about $36 million. THe deal actually makes since, though, Washington doesn't want T-Mac, so if we have anything going on with Washington, it would be via New York (who apparently has a b---- for Tracy, right now.) for some reason. T-Mac wants to go to New York as well, but he doesn't really have say...I'm not sure he can veto a trade.
wow. a motivated caron butler. that'd work amazingly well in a system where everybody shares the ball
