Puzzling at First Glance, the Camby Deal Works for Both Sides

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Marcus Camby Traded to the Los Angeles Clippers
Published 7/16/2008 by Jeremy at Pickaxe And Roll: Front Page Posts
... In his analysis of the trade John Hollinger on ESPN.com makes some of the same points as I did regarding the Nuggets young core. ...

Around The Way
Published 7/16/2008 by Natalie Sitto (noreply@blogger.com) at Need4Sheed.com
Pistons lose their first Summer league game to The Bucks after blowing a 12 point lead. Watch the entire game right now through NBA.com. It may say No Video when it stars, but hang in there and give it about a minute and the game should start up. Dave Dial of MLive breaks down each players game very well. I am a little disappointed in what he had to say about Amir, but it's just Summer League play right? Tracy McGrady wants to be a Piston. This is coming from the lips of Stephen A. Smith so I don't know how much weight it has. Andris Biedrins for ...

Nuggets Cut Costs, Deal Camby to Clippers
Published 7/16/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
We won’t bore you with the mind-numbing salary mumbo-jumbo, but here’s the jist: the Nuggets wanted to avoid paying the luxury tax, so they basically gave away their best (only?) defensive player for a twix bar, three AA batteries, and a bottle of SPF 30 suntan lotion. Denver has officially waved the white flag on the Carmelo Anthony/Allen Iverson union, and clearly is setting its sights on the future. The Paper Clips are desperately attempting to repair the damage done by Elton Brand leaving for Philly. PG - Baron Davis SG - Eric Gordon/Cuttino Mobley SF - Al Thornton PF - Marcus Camby C - Chris Kaman ...