Huge 3-way Deal is Done (SEA, CLE, CHI)

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ESPN News -
The Cavaliers have acquired Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak in a three-team trade.

The Bulls receive Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden, while Seattle gets Chris Duhon, Ira Newble and Cedric Simmons.

The deal is currently under league review"

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Cavs get: Ben Wallace, Wally, Joe Smith, Delonte West
Bulls get: Hughes, Gooden, Ced Simmons
Sonics get: Duhon, Newble, Donyell

 

[Chaplin]

Wow. The Cavs gut their team.

 

[Mulli]

Good for Bulls. Addition by subtraction. Wallace never seemed to want to be in Chicago.

 

[Andrew]

I laugh at the fact that the Cavs gutted their team to try and win it this year. News flash, as long as the Celtics and Pistons are in the East, Cavs got no shot. Plus Wallace's defense is overrated.

 

[PDXChris]

I love getting rid of Wallace(Yes, I was a big fan of the signing), but I hate taking on a equal contract in Hughes and getting rid of Duhon. The Sonics jsut got one of the smartest players in the NBA and will add a lot to the young team.

 

[Renz]

I laugh at the fact that the Cavs gutted their team to try and win it this year. News flash, as long as the Celtics and Pistons are in the East, Cavs got no shot.

LeBron will be playing w/Kobe on the Lakers in 2010.

 

[PDXChris]

Plus Wallace's defense is overrated.

I agree with that to a extent. He can play defense when he wants. I think Lebron will motivate him and he will play the 4 along side Z. That is kind of scary.

 

[PDXChris]

LeBron will be playing w/Kobe on the Lakers in 2010.

Where is the smiley?

 

[elindholm]

The Bulls receive Larry Hughes

WHAT?? Does this mean they're showing Gordon the door this summer? I can't imagine why the Bulls would have any interest in Hughes.

 

[PDXChris]

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/fullcourtpress/2008/02/times-up-on-big.html

No mention of the Sonics and Duhon. Only possibly a seperate trade of Griffin to Seattle.

 

[da_suns_fan]

Stupid Stupid Cavs.

 

[PDXChris]

WHAT?? Does this mean they're showing Gordon the door this summer? I can't imagine why the Bulls would have any interest in Hughes.

Hopefully it mean a buyout.

 

[nowagimp]

The cavs have become a better balanced team as both west and wally can shoot outside, a cavs weakness that was exploited by the spurs to the max last year. Now, a team like the spurs will not be able to pack the lane area without paying for it. I am not a fan of Ben Wallace, I felt he was always overrated as a defender, Rasheed was the better defender and the pistons system has some great help defenders that hid Big Bens mediocre one-one-one defense. The cavs still have to go through the celtics and pistons, but they are a better team for this trade.

 

[jlove]

After trade rosters--
Cavs
PG: West/Gibson
SG: Wally/D. Brown
SF: Lebron/S. Brown
PF: J. Smith/B. Wallace
C: Ilkaskaus/Varejao
Reserves: Damon Jones, Dwayne Jones, Pavlovic, Snow

Bulls:
PG: Hinrich/Hughes
SG: Gordon/Sefalosha
SF: Deng/Thomas
PF: Gooden/Nocioni
C: Noah/Simmons
Reserves: Curry, Griffin, Nichols

Sonics:
PG: Duhon/Watson
SG: Durant/Wilkins
SF: Green/Newble
PF: Wilcox/Collison
C: Petro/Elson
Reserves: Marshall, Barry, Gelabale, Ridnour, Sene, Swift

Now looking at all this, one thing screams at me......Sonics have to drop someone. They have 16 players under contract. Will they buy out Barry? Will they drop Gelabale?

 

[PDXChris]

Bulls:
PG: Hinrich/Hughes
SG: Sefalosha/Gordon
SF: Deng/Nocioni
PF: Gooden/Thomas
C: Noah/Gray
Reserves: Simmons,Curry, Shannon Brown, Nichols

There you go, I fixed up for you.

Fixed again for new update that has Griffin and Brown moving as well.

 

[nowagimp]

I agree with that to a extent. He can play defense when he wants. I think Lebron will motivate him and he will play the 4 along side Z. That is kind of scary.

wallace is too slow to guard many 4's, but joe smith can do better if needed. The way I see it, the bulls unload a nasty contract, one of the worst in the league.

 

[PDXChris]

wallace is too slow to guard many 4's, but joe smith can do better if needed. The way I see it, the bulls unload a nasty contract, one of the worst in the league.

That is a good point on os slowness, but they got just as nasty of a contract back in Hughes.

 

[Mainstreet]

I just hope the Bulls improve and move up in the standings to increase the Suns chances of getting a lotto pick from Atlanta. However, I'm not sure if this trade helps the Bulls this much, but I'm always hoping.

 

[Mulli]

No more Adrian Griffin whose claim to fame is leading the vote against Noah this year.

 

[JCSunsfan]

After trade rosters--
Cavs
PG: West/Gibson
SG: Wally/D. Brown
SF: Lebron/S. Brown
PF: J. Smith/B. Wallace
C: Ilkaskaus/Varejao
Reserves: Damon Jones, Dwayne Jones, Pavlovic, Snow

Bulls:
PG: Hinrich/Hughes
SG: Gordon/Sefalosha
SF: Deng/Thomas
PF: Gooden/Nocioni
C: Noah/Simmons
Reserves: Curry, Griffin, Nichols

Sonics:
PG: Duhon/Watson
SG: Durant/Wilkins
SF: Green/Newble
PF: Wilcox/Collison
C: Petro/Elson
Reserves: Marshall, Barry, Gelabale, Ridnour, Sene, Swift

Now looking at all this, one thing screams at me......Sonics have to drop someone. They have 16 players under contract. Will they buy out Barry? Will they drop Gelabale?

Sene

 

[PDXChris]

Wow, I guess this trade does not work out for anyone.

 

[Cheesewater]

Wow, I guess this trade does not work out for anyone.

Methinks the new trade machine is broke.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

lol... nice

 

[jlove]

Wow, I guess this trade does not work out for anyone.

Duhon wasn't a part of the trade. Originally it came out as Duhon, Marshall and Newble, but the actual players they got were Marshall, Newble and GRIFFIN. That's all they got.