Trade: Bonzi Wells for Bobby Jackson
1| Deceptively Quick found this 2/21/2008 on slamonline.com [flag] |
by Marcel Mutoni
Welcome to Trade Deadline Day, everyone!
While most of the big trades have seemingly all been completed before today, it should still be an interesting next few hours. The deadline is at 3PM, EST.
The Rockets and Hornets have begun the festivities :
The Rockets reached agreement on a deal that will send guard/forward Bonzi Wells and guard Mike James to New Orleans ...
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Published 2/21/2008 by Jack Brown at Deceptively Quick
... Ah, tragic Bonzi Wells memories, how you haunt me. This guy would be an All-Star if the NBA didn't have guaranteed contracts. Anyways, I'm sure he's happy to have a new opportunity to wreck yet another team's chemistry. He was sent from Houston to New Orleans for Bobby Jackson. ...
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By Craig Kwasniewski New Orleans hits the panic button and trades Bobby Jackson for Bonzi Wells and Mike James . Flat out, that's an incredibly stupid move!!! First off, Bonzi Wells is a cancer!!!! Exactly how many teams has he ...
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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 , ...Hornets add bench scoring punch with Wells and James
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Bonzi Wells doesn't eat seafood or pork, which pretty much rules out gumbo, jambalaya, crawfish and soft-shell crab - the dishes for which New Orleans is known. He says he'll settle for a good steak and otherwise focus on basketball, which shouldn't ...
