OT: Maggette to the Bucks

[craigehlo]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/96920999.html

Good to get him out of the West. He's a Blazer (or more specifically a LaMarcus) Killer.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

Agreed. That guy was a major reason Portland had trouble beating Golden State just because of his flopping.

 

[craigehlo]

This on the heels of Salmons opting out of the last year of his deal with the Bucks. If the Blazers want shooting, they could do worse than going after him in free agency.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Ouch, that trade has to hurt Magette's pride some.

 

[BrianFromWA]

As an FYI: this is a trade that's been rumored for a couple of days that violates the "if (us peons) have heard of it, it's dead".

Where do I buy my CP30 jersey?

 

[ironcrotch]

Wow.

For bell and gadzuric? LOL.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Ouch, that trade has to hurt Magette's pride some.

Though, he has to know that GSW are some of the more dysfunctional front office types in the league. Here's how the call went.

MIL: Hi, GSW. We'd like to talk about Maggette.
GSW: Sure. But know this, we're not trading him for anything less than Bell and Gadzuric!
MIL: (puzzled) Say that again?
GSW: I'm not playing, you better bring at least Bell and Gadzuric to the table, or this conversation's finished!
MIL: (giggling) Uh, yeah, ok. You win. Bell and Gadzuric.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

LMA reacts to the news

 

[hasoos]

This on the heels of Salmons opting out of the last year of his deal with the Bucks. If the Blazers want shooting, they could do worse than going after him in free agency.

Yea that seems weird. Wasn't he getting pretty good pay on that deal (for the talent level involved)? Considering how the Bucks did last year, it seems he had found a fit. Maybe he is just looking for contract length.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Yea that seems weird. Wasn't he getting pretty good pay on that deal (for the talent level involved)? Considering how the Bucks did last year, it seems he had found a fit. Maybe he is just looking for contract length.

I have to give Tas Melas the credit for the thought, but does Corey Maggette really strike anyone as a Scott Skiles kind of player?

 

[hasoos]

I have to give Tas Melas the credit for the thought, but does Corey Maggette really strike anyone as a Scott Skiles kind of player?

No, in fact I would have to guess that he is the type of player Skiles will scream at. A lot. Can you imagine going from the Don Nelson Small Ball no defense system to being coached by Skiles who doesn't put up with jack dick?

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

Funny that our 44th pick was included in the deal

haha

 

[THE HCP]

Probably our 2Million also!

 

[BGrantFan]

Yea that seems weird. Wasn't he getting pretty good pay on that deal (for the talent level involved)? Considering how the Bucks did last year, it seems he had found a fit. Maybe he is just looking for contract length.

Salmons is coming off of a career year in PER (17.6 with a 13.1 career average) in a summer where teams have cap space.

May as well try to get somebody to overpay just to use their cap space once the big names start resigning with their teams, or being a part of sign-and-trades.