blog.newsok.com - 1/8/2009
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First, the particulars: OKC gets 10-year veteran point guard Chucky Atkins, a 2009 first-round draft pick and cash from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for reserve center Johan Petro and a 2009 second-round draft pick.
Why it makes sense for the Thunder: For starters, the first-round draft pick ...
neswsports.com - 1/6/2009
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Chucky Atkins Gets Slammed by Ref, Video .
The poster child for NBA journeymen, Chucky Atkins ,
played for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 04-05 season . At some point during that season he had a decent game. This was so out of the ordinary that ...
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Chucky Atkins Gets Slammed by Ref, Video
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hardcoredetroitfan.wordpress.com - 1/10/2009
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hardcoredetroitfan.wordpress.com —
Chauncey Billups, the current shining star in Denver,
brought the Pistons to their knees in the first
half of the Pistons Nuggets game on Friday night as he put on a scoring clinic as he scored 20 points. The Nuggets would enter half time with a 48-38 lead over the Pistons. He took Rodney ...
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Mile High Nuggets Brought to a Mile Low
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Thunder Get Chucky Atkins
SLAM Online —
... Talk about a downslope move for a League vet: “OKC gets 10-year veteran point guard Chucky Atkins, a 2009 first-round draft pick and cash from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for reserve center Johan Petro and a 2009 second-round draft pick.” ...
Late take on Minny game and the Petro trade.
Thunderguru.com —
... thought I would check the box score and get all the details about the trade and “what the….”, the internet wasn’t working! Wifey spent half the day on the phone getting it all fixed, but at this point, it’s not really worth the time breaking down the game. It’s probably best to just turn the page on that one, however I would like to just get a few general observations down before I comment on the significance of the Petro trade. Again, a forgettable game. Now onto the Petro trade. The Oklahoman is reporting that we now have three potential 1st rounders in the upcoming draft. ...
Pistons Vs. Billups -game thread
PistonsNationBlog.com —
... grateful that he was at least traded to his hometown team.
ALSO OF NOTE: The Pistons are 17-12 with Iverson … At 25-12, Denver is off to its best start since its first season in the NBA in 1976-77 … The Pistons have won 13 of the last 15 vs. Denver … a theological take on tonight’s game … The Pistons recalled Alex Acker and Walter Sharpe from the D-League … Nuggets exec says Allen Iverson was golden … Denver trades Chucky Atkins to OKC … Pistons moving up the cultural ...
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Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 1/7/2009
The rebuilding Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired another first-round draft pick along with guard Chucky Atkins in a trade that sent seldom-used center Johan Petro to the Denver Nuggets. With an NBA-worst 5-30 record, the Thunder have an eye on their ...
