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hero to most I can't wait to watch Big Ben and Varejao work high-post/low-post magic for Cleveland's offense.-
Digital Headbutt The Cavs' front court now has the best hair in the NBA.
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vonbaxter I break down the fantasy implications of this big trade here :-)
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allonthefield Interesting trade, for sure. The Cavs gave up a lot of scoring, but the outside shooting threat of Szczerbiak (he's shooting something like 40 percent beyond the arc) gives them an added dimension. Wallace's defense down low should free up things a bit for Ilgauskas on the high block, and I expect him to increase his scoring average. -
Digital Headbutt Come on, Ben. Was not wearing a headband really that bad?
Oh. Well, carry on then!
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fastbreakblog Ben Wallace--good riddance. LeBron James has been appeased but Wallace will not help him move past 2nd round.-
And One Freddy, you're breaking my heart. The Tower will rise up in Cleveland. Maybe?
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Deadline Three Way Sends Ben Wallace to Cavs, Larry Hughes to Bulls
FanHouse —
Filed under: Bulls, Cavaliers, SuperSonics, NBA Media Watch, NBA Rumors, Chicago, Cleveland, Seattle, Breaking NewsThe initial word that it was a straight up Ben Wallace for Larry Hughes swap. And that would have sent me ton a little bit of a tangent. (Or straight to GoDaddy to buy FireDannyFerry.com) Instead, what eventually shook down makes a little bit more sense. Kind of. The Cavaliers will get Wallace, Joe Smith and a future second round pick from the Bulls. ...
Relatively Quiet on the Western (Conference) Front
Lakers Blog —
UPDATE: The W.C. (or at least the good part of it) is indeed quiet, but the East finally is making some noise. ESPN.com is reporting that Ben Wallace has been sent from Chicago to Cleveland as part of a three way deal that includes the Sonics . Cleveland also gets Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, and Delonte West, while Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Shannon Brown, and Cedric Simmons. Seattle mostly gets salary relief, which is fine with them. Given the flurry of massive deals that have gone down over the last week or two, I'm not going to say the trade deadline has come and gone ...
NBA Trade Deadline: Nothing Doing
Intentional Foul —
... Something doing, I guess. Sources say, Big Ben Wallace and Wally Szczerbiak are going to help King James in Cleveland for a multitude of players, a bag of balls, and maybe even a cheerleader or two… Look! Details! ...
Turns Out It Was Ray Allen for Jeff Green: Sonics Trade Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West, Get Expiring Contracts
Enjoy the Enjoyment —
... The Sonics, who got Wally Z, Delonte West, and Jeff Green for Allen, have sent Wally and West to Cleveland as part of a three-team deal. ...
Blockbuster Deal, Cavs get Wallace from Bulls, Szczerbiak from Sonics
Cleveland Cavaliers News —
In a three-way trade with Chicago and Seattle that has been submitted for league approval, NBA front-office sources say that Cleveland will come away with four new teammates for James, headlined by Ben Wallace from the Bulls and sharpshooter Wally Szczerbiak from the Sonics. You can find more details here . Share This
Help Us Understand Why Cavs Want Ben Wallace
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
With the NBA trade deadline approaching, ESPN.com’s Marc Stein reports this afternoon that t he Cavs, Sonics and Bulls are league approval away from consumating ...
Cleveland gets Big Ben, Wally Szczerbiak
SLAM Online —
... When I started writing this, the trade was totally different, just two teams involved, but here you go. ESPN has the details of three-way trade. Discuss. Are the Cavs panicking? Getting better? ...
Three-Way Trade! Cavs Get Ben Wallace and Wally Szczerbiak, Bulls Get Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden
FanIQ Blog —
If you were pulling for another blockbuster trade, hopefully one involving 74 players will suffice. The Cleveland Cavaliers have made their big move acquiring Ben Wallace's rebounding and Wally Szczerbiak's outside shooting for starters. In total, the actual number of player that have apparently been traded is 11.
Here's the deal, still pending league approval:
Cavs Get
Ben Wallace
Wally Szczerbiak
Delonte West
Joe Smith
Bulls 2nd Rounder
Bulls Get
Larry Hughes ...
Why Do People Think Ben Wallace is Good?
SimonOnSports —
... So the Cavs traded for Ben Wallace, Wally World and Delonte West today and now people are proclaiming them contenders for the NBA East. Um why? Ben Wallace is not that good. ...
Get ready for Chicago, Maximus Szczerbiak
Randball —
... dinner — take that, Ricky Davis) might work well as a shooter in the Fighting Lebron offense. From ESPN, the particulars: ...
Cavs Make Last Minute Deal
The Hot Route —
... I was waiting until the trade deadline passed today because I kind of felt like the Cavs might do something - and that they did. They got Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and a second round pick from the Bulls and Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West from the Sonics. Damn! And all they gave up was Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Shannon Brown and Cedric Simmons. I have to say, it looks like the Cavs got a big boost to their roster and came away the victors in this one - but only if some things work out the right way for them. ...
Blockbluster three-team trade sends Big Ben to Cavs; Gooden, Hughes to Bulls
Full-Court Press —
Perhaps Ben Wallace will find solace with yet another Central Division team the Cleveland Cavaliers. That's where he'll be headed as part of a three-way trade involving Cleveland, Chicago and Seattle, according to ESPN's Marc Stein. ESPN, February 21: In a three-way, 11-player trade with Chicago and Seattle that has been submitted for league approval, NBA front-office sources say that Cleveland will come away with four new teammates for James, headlined by Ben Wallace from the Bulls and sharpshooter Wally Szczerbiak from the Sonics. Meanwhile, Cleveland will send Chicago Drew ...
The year of the mulatto
Uwe Blog —
... Delonte West is headed to Cleveland from Seattle in an 11 player swap that included Wally Szczerbiak, who is tragically very, very white. ...
The Big Ben Wallace Trade
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
ESPN's Marc Stein is reporting on The Big Ben Wallace Trade which is not yet official. Here are the particulars as reported in Trade Machine format, which is a nice way to look at it with salaries and all that. Some initial thoughts about what this does for each team Chicago The Bulls swap Ben Wallace's terrible contract for Larry Hughes's terrible -- but slightly smaller -- contract. (Both have two years left after this year.) Chicago saves something like $3 million this year. They also lose both ...
And this is a Good thing?
Dogs That Chase Cars —
... According to ESPN, The Cavs, Sonics and Bulls are in the midst of an 11-player deal that gets ride of Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Shannon Brown and Cedric Smith for Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West and Joe Smith. ...
Trade Deadline Day
Deceptively Quick —
The trade deadline officially came and went, and there were actually some deals at the buzzer. The Blazers were involved in one, which I'll get to later (it might get dusty in here). But first let us acknowledge those former Blazers shipped off yet again today: ...
Bulls/Cavs/Sonics Swing an 11-man trade
Hoops and Other Pop Culture —
... ESPN, February 21: In a three-way, 11-player trade with Chicago and Seattle that has been submitted for league approval, NBA front-office sources say that Cleveland will come away with four new teammates for James, headlined by Ben Wallace from the Bulls and sharpshooter Wally Szczerbiak from the Sonics. ...
Welcome to Cleveland, Ben Wallace
Cleveland Cavaliers —
Cavs, Bulls, and Sonics complete three-way, 11-player deal
Cavs pick up Wallace from Bulls, Szczerbiak from Sonics in a threeway deal
Hail Mary Jane —
... The Cavs made it in time for the trade deadline, making a deal with the Bulls and the Sonics to acquire some help for lebron… He’s breathing a sigh of relief, sort of. ...
Pistons trade deadline thoughts...
The Wayne Fontes Experience - A Detroit Lions Blog —
... On the flip side, we have the Cleveland Cavaliers, who blew up their roster in a wacky trade involving 3 teams. It's a great deal for the Cavs...If it was made in 2003. ...
Huh??? The Cavs Make a Trade…You Must Be Kidding
Cavaliers Court —
... Ben Wallace (Bulls Forward/Center)
Joe Smith (Bulls Forward)
2009 2nd Round pick (Bulls)
Wally Szcerbiak (Seattle Forward)
Delonte West (Seattle Guard)
BULLS GET:
Larry Hughes (Cavs Guard)
Drew Gooden (Cavs Forward)
Cedric Simmons (Cavs Forward)
Shannon Brown (Cavs Guard)
SONICS GET:
Ira Newble (Cavs Forward)
Donyell Marshall (Cavs Forward)
Adrian Griffin (Bulls Forward)
Details here!!!
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HUGE 3 team trade
The NBA Source —
... According to ESPN.com , the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers and Seattle Supersonics have agreed on an absolutely massive trade. Cleveland Cavaliers Gives : Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Shannon Brown, Cedric Simmons, Donyell Marshall, Ira Newble. Receives : Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, Delonte West, future 2nd round draft pick from Chicago. Chicago Bulls Gives: Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, Adrian Griffin, 2nd round draft pick. Receives: Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Cedric Simmons, Shannon Brown Seattle Supersonics Gives: Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West Receives: ...
Cavs Get Big Ben, Wally, Joe Smith, Delonte West, Everyone Else Gets No One
Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball —
... The NBA trade deadline came and went, but not without a last second buzz that should make an impact on how the Eastern Conference plays out. ...
Ball Wall: Blazers vs. Sonics
Blazers Blog —
Tuesday evening's game was a tough one to sit through for Blazer fans as they watched Ron Artest dismantle the Portland defense. However, another day in the NBA means another chance to get back on the horse for Brandon Roy and the boys. Keep in mind that Seattle, already one of the worst teams in the league, traded away a significant chunk of its roster at the deadline for expiring contracts and fringe players. The Sonics' bench will be thin tonight, and they'll have to find a way to account for the nearly 28 ppg they lost by dealing Wally World, Kurt Thomas and Delonte West. ...
The Logical Conclusion
The Shamrock Headband —
... We can now safely say that we just witnessed the three craziest weeks of the modern NBA trading era. Today's big deal was the insane icing on the cake. But there were plenty of other tidbits thrown in that involved favorites like ...
Trade day recap
We Suck at Sports —
... another trade deadline comes and goes as Cleveland stand pat, not doing anything to help their wounded team. And really, it's not entire surprising, seeing as how we're saddled with the Larry Hughes contract, I mean there's not a team in their right mind who would take a mostly useless, injury plagued player being completely overpaid. Seriously, what kind of idiot would take on... wait, what? The Cavs? They did something? It's so unbelievable that the Cavs made a move, that I'm still stunned by it, no matter if it's a good move or a bad move, they ...
Apologies and Analysis
WaitingForNextYear —
... , the Cavaliers will have $28 million in expiring contracts next year. For his part, Ferry was pretty candid in explaining why he did this deal, saying“I didn’t think we were good enough to win the championship. I thought we had a very good team. But I do believe if we have a chance to make ourselves better we should try. Was it a risk in doing so? Yes, it was a risk. But we’re going to have to make some decisions that have some risk in them if we want to continue to build and grow.” I guess that’s pretty much the whole point. We’ve all been whining for so long that Ferry ...
Daily Babble: Wondering What the Cavaliers Achieved In Blockbuster
CelticsBlog —
... they were Thursday morning, that debate seems moot at this point. That said, if indeed the Cavs weren't on the level of the Pistons and Celts in the first place, Thursday's blockbuster trade with the Bulls and Sonics certainly doesn't seem to have magically put them there. By now, chances are you know the details of the deal like the back of your hand. But just in case there is any need for a refresher regarding a deal involving three teams and eleven players, the excerpt from ESPN's report on the matter lays out the basics below: Unable to finalize major deals in the ...
Pax answers his cellphone, and his critics
Blog a Bull —
... Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Shannon Brown, and Cedric Simmons are in. The Bulls also sent an '09 2nd round pick to the Cavs (remember they still have the Knicks '09 2nd rounder). ...
The aftermath of the trade deadline
Arsenalist —
... No, I think he was wise not to jump into the trade market with reckless abandon. Cleveland did end up making their team a lot better with the acquisition of Ben Wallace, Joe Smith (who the Raptors liked), Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West. In the process, Danny Ferry also acquired Wallace and Sczerbiak’s behemoth contracts. No sane Raptors supporter would’ve been an advocate of a drastic makeover which is sure to put a financial straight-jacket on your club for the next few years. If Cleveland fails to click with the new additions, it’ll be one of the worse ...
London West? Big Ben joins King James, Cavaliers
The Hoop and The Harm —
... After hours of negotiations, Ferry pulled the trigger on a blockbuster deal that involved three teams, eleven players, and a draft pick in a drastic attempt to give ...
EVERYONE GOT TRADED
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop —
... The NBA trade deadline passed yesterday, ending a three-week flurry of big-name trades that began with Pau Gasol going to LA and ended with yesterday's three-team, 11-player deal that shipped Ben Wallace and Wally Szczerbiak to Cleveland, Drew Gooden and Larry Hughes to the Bulls, and a flaming bag of feces and expiring contracts to the Sonics. As one ...
Trade fanalyzation
PistonsNationBlog.com —
... The Cavs were involved in a 3-team, 11 player deal that netted them former face of the franchise Ben Wallace. They also got Wally Sczcberbiak, Delonte West and Joe Smith. They sent Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons, and Shannon Brwon to Chicago. And, Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall to Seattle. ...
NBA trade mania!
Sportaphile —
Seems the Gasol trade set off a chain reaction in the West. At this point NBA jerseys should have a removable name tag on the back a la Ocho Cinco. There were two sets of trades before the 3p.m. trading deadline. This one and this one.
The first deal sends Bonzi Wells and Mike James to NO. Paul needs more scorers around him. That’s a good move on the Hornets part, although Bonzi Wells can go from 0 to 730 in 2.3 seconds. Stock up on Prozac. Serenity now! Wooooosaaaah!
The second ...
Good Luck...Sort Of
CelticsBlog —
... them to enjoy individual success and not be a threat to the Celtics. Initially there were mixed results on the individual success front. Gomes struggled out of the gates while Green was buried on the bench and West played limited minutes. Only Big Al put up numbers from the start. Yet over time Gomes adjusted to his new team, the much-maligned Telfair made some noise and even West had one strong game against the Celtics on TNT. And then something drastic happened. Szczerbiak and West were moved to a contender. Now I was faced with an entirely new dilemma. It is one thing to ...
Bucks/Bulls: Preview
Brew Hoop —
... The Bulls had a makeover since the last time the Bucks saw them. On February 22 they traded away Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, and Adrian Griffin and added Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons, and Shannon Brown. The Bulls are a modest 7-11 since the trade, but the future looks brighter. In March, Noah is averaging 8.4 points and 7.4 rebounds on 50.6 % shooting from the field. He's also shooting 89.4 % from the line this month, a big jump from the 53.8 % he posted in December and January. Tyrus Thomas on the other hand has only regressed, going for 4.0 points and 3.1 rebounds on ...
Wizards vs. Cavaliers: A History of Talking Trash
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog —
... The Cleveland Cavaliers faced the Wizards fresh off completing a blockbuster trade, a minute before the 3pm NBA deadline, and were left with only eight players. Two of those eight were signed from the NBDL to meet the NBA roster minimum. Of course the Wizards, without Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler, only suited up nine players. With 15 seconds left, the ball in his hands and Cleveland down one, 89-88, LeBron James drove to the basket and received a superstar call. James' two made free-throws and a DeShawn Stevenson missed layup at the buzzer gave ...
