Marcus Camby Traded to the Los Angeles Clippers
Pickaxe And Roll —
... savings in that, especially when compared to the cost of losing a cheap, young and talented player. You can reduce payroll through trades, but if you make a trade with a team over the cap, you have to bring back at least 75% of the salary that you send out. The one way you can drop salary in a hurry is to make a trade with a team under the salary cap.
That is exactly what the Nuggets did as they traded Marcus Camby to the Los Angeles Clippers. ...
First Cup: Wednesday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountain News: "Mark Warkentien was asked if he's concerned about the public-relations implications of getting nothing immediate for Camby, who averaged 9.1 points, 13.1 rebounds and an NBA-high 3.61 blocked shots last season. 'It's not a checkers move,' he said. 'It's a chess move. Chess is a tougher game to understand. You've got to wait longer to see the results of the move.' Rick Kaplan said Camby was 'shocked.' He said Camby, who played six Nuggets seasons, was most concerned about his charity endeavors in ...
NBA News from the Cavalier Perspective - 7/16
Cavs Board —
Yesterday saw a pretty big trade as Marcus Camby was moved from the Denver Nuggets to the Los Angeles Clippers for a second-round draft choice in what is viewed as a salary cap dump. The Nuggets, who had the league’s fourth highest payroll receive a 10-million dollar trade exception which can be used for up to one year to take back more salary in a trade. With some more attractive names still available via free agency (Josh Smith, Emeka Okafor), I’m sure it’s only a matter to time before we see the articles about how the Clippers acquired Camby and his two remaining years in ...
Just How Lopsided was the Camby Trade?
Clips Nation —
... Dunleavy spoke with the Denver media about the trade. "We sent word to teams over the luxury tax that we could take money off their hands," Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said. ...
Digging Deeper into the Marcus Camby Trade
Pickaxe And Roll —
... Another grievance I am hearing is why did the Nuggets trade their draft pick in the 2008 NBA draft to bring in a big man to replace Camby. The answer to that is they did not know they would be without Camby. In response to losing Brand, which did not happen until a week into July, the Clippers let it be known that they would take a player’s salary off a team’s hands with their cap space. The Nuggets had no idea that option would have been available before the draft. ...
Pencil Him In For At Least 30 Games : Clippers Acquire Camby
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
Denver traded F Marcus Camby to the Clippers last night, one of the finest defensive players of his generation and perhaps the 6th most famous UMass almunus (following Julius Erving, J Mascis, Frank Black, David Berman and Bill Cosby) of the modern age for no more than a swap of 2010 second round picks. While Camby’s agent, Rick Kaplan accurately describes the deal as “a salary dump”, Nuggets management asserts otherwise to the Rocky Mountain News’ Chris Tomasson.
“The deal was made for one compelling ...
adios EB & Maggs, howdy pards Boom Dizzle & "Mr." Marcus Camby, or how I melted Han Solo & rebuilt him into Luke Skyywalker
a dog named clipper —
Marcus Camby signed by the clippers for just about nothing… wow, a real and actual coup, smart move, brains being showed, by elgin Baylor and mike dunleavy… next up in tonight’s news, flying pigs with semi-automotic machine guns reign fire down on the Glendale gallery and ala moana mall subsequently in one of the most ill advised yet brilliantly choreographed acts of animal vs. human war in our or anyone’s lifetimes… From the Rocky Mountain News: The Nuggets and the Clippers started talking last week when Elton Brand, who had opted out of his contract, left Los Angeles for ...
30 Previews In 30 Days: The Denver Nuggets [Nba Season Preview]
Deadspin —
... .) Not only did they not address this acquiring a defensive-minded player (like, for instance, Ron Artest), they traded away their best (read that: only) defensive player...for nothing. Carmelo and A.I. are still volume shooters who need to handle the rock too much. Iverson's contract is up this year, and it's currently unknown whether the Nuggets will resign him, allow him to leave via free agency or trade him at mid-season, and history has shown that a superstar's contract status can have a negative effect on his play and team chemistry. Much of Denver's hopes rest on ...
Who Do You Think David Stern Wants LeBron to Face in the Finals: Yao, Kobe or Carmelo Anthony?
The Big Lead —
... The mere fact that the Nuggets are even in this discussion is rather incredible - remember in the offseason when they gave away defensive player of the year Marcus Camby for nothing? ...
