nbanoise.com - 1/8/2009
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The Nuggets traded Chucky Atkins and a first round pick to the Thunder for Johan Petro and a second round pick. The Heat sent Shaun Livingston to the Grizzlies for a conditional 2012 second round pick. Expect these underwhelming deals to continue to occur on a frequent basis until the deadline.
Chucky Atkins Is My Hero
blacksportsonline.com 1/24/2009 — Can somebody please, please, please, PLEASE, tell me why Chucky Atkins is eating popcorn on the bench during the first half of a professional basketball game? Homeboy is on the bench in his warmups, not in the stands or even in street clothes! More importantly, did he really ask a fan ...
Trades, Trades, Trades
3shadesofblue.com 11/10/2008 — Much like the firestorm that was started by the Pau Gasol trade last year, the Iverson for Billups/McDyess swap has given birth to multiple trade rumors this week. Granted, they all deal with teams other than the Memphis Grizzlies, but when have I ever let that deter me
On Walden with Nuggets over Petro coming to town
ballhype.com 1/9/2009 — Still pondering and disliking the Johan Petro acquisition more and more. A first-round pick for a talent-challenged player, even a big, makes little sense. Even if the Nuggets don't slump with Melo shelved, that pick is going to be valuable. The draft was not expected to be strong in 2009 but ...
Top 10 NHL Trades of 2008
msn.foxsports.com 12/18/2008 — What were the 10 biggest trades of 2008 in the NHL? Spector has the list.
Cavaliers Coach Brown: Trades? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Trades!
lebasketbawl.com 12/28/2008 — The “Cleveland Plain Dealer” has reported that as far as Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown is concerned he has no desire what so ever to engage in any trades in the foreseeable future. Cleveland is in first place in the NBA Central Division with a record of 25-4, second best in the Eastern..
2009 Game Preview: Knicks @ Thunder
knickerblogger.net 1/6/2009 — A slight change to the Knicks’ Week in Advance that you have come to depend upon. Instead of the weekly article, I will provide a preview/game thread as often as I can. This will give you up to date info on the match ups rather than week old data. ...
NBA Betting: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
sports-gambling.com 1/2/2009 — Handicappers will likely evaluate a large online basketball betting number here. NBA betting fans will obviously look first to Cleveland in this pairing as the Cavaliers have one of the NBA’s best records and the NBA’s best player while the Thunder have virtually no NBA betting appeal at all.
Thunder acquire G Atkins from Nuggets (AP) —
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 ...