sports.aol.com - 6/27/2008
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All the time we spent fretting over who the Timberwolves would take with the third overall pick (hey, you spend five hours live blogging the entire NBA draft and you're allowed to come up with headlines like that too, okay?) is all for naught because of a deal that broke shortly after the draft. Minnesota and the Memphis Grizzlies are about to make a monster swap -- a far bigger deal than ...
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New York Hearts Danilo Gallinari
Brahsome - Care To Get Nice? —
Nathan Fowler pulled this vid for FanHouse from inside Madison Square Garden last night, and frankly, it’s unbelievable. Watch the reactions of Knick nation as Danilo Gallinari is drafted. First, they laugh. Then, they boo. And then, they get videotaped by Celtics fans.
Bwa-ha-ha. Oh yeah, and there was this little Mayo-Love trade that just went down.
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NBA Draft Notes - Now I know why they can't stand Steve Lavin
Conquest Chronicles —
... What a difference a night makes - After a monster day in the OR I had a hard time making it through the first round without falling asleep so I hit the rack only to get up this morning to find that Mayo and Love were traded for each other in a pretty big package deal over night. It seemed there was a lot of movement in the draft but this was the big one. I'm not going speculate as to who wins or loses in this trade and I really don't care but its pretty neat that the Pac-10 is at the forefront of this years draft. ...
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OJ Mayo To Memphis/Love To Minny in 8 Player Deal
sports.espn.go.com 6/27/2008 — Two league sources told ESPN.com that the Wolves have reached an agreement in principle with the Memphis Grizzlies that will send the draft rights to Mayo, Marko Jaric, Antoine Walker and Greg Buckner to the Grizzlies in return for the draft rights to Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal and Jason Collins.
The deal is a blockbuster for both teams. ESPN.com reported on Tuesday that Wolves GM
Breaking News: O.J. Mayo to Memphis
3shadesofblue.blogspot.com 6/27/2008 — Just came across ESPN.
Memphis gets:
O.J. Mayo
Marko Jaric
Antoine Walker
Greg Buckner
Minnesota gets:
Kevin Love
Mike Miller
Brian Cardinal
Jason Collins
Nothing confirmed, but we will keep you updated.
Brian Cardinal Stats, News, Photos - Memphis Grizzlies
sports.espn.go.com 6/27/2008 — 2007-08 Statistics FG 3PT FT Rebounds Misc G MIN FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT STL BLK TO PF AST PTS Season 37 11.9 43-126 .341 25-81 .309 13-19 .684 0.7 1.9 2.6 .27 .05 .62 1.68 0.6 3.4 Career 263 16.8 528-1268 .416 158-416 .380 468-547 ...
Jason Collins Stats, News, Photos - Memphis Grizzlies
sports.espn.go.com 6/27/2008 — 2007-08 Statistics FG 3PT FT Rebounds Misc G MIN FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT STL BLK TO PF AST PTS Season 74 15.9 53-113 .469 0-1 .000 34-74 .459 0.9 1.5 2.4 .31 .34 .65 2.62 0.3 1.9 Career 541 24.0 818-1977 .414 6-29 .207 705-1080 .653 ...
Wolves send Mayo to Memphis for Love (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 6/27/2008
The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded No. 3 pick O.J. Mayo to the Memphis Grizzlies for Kevin Love in an eight-player, late-night blockbuster long after the NBA draft concluded. A person with knowledge of the deal confirmed it to The Associated ...