Rumored deal to be completed: NJ/PDX

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

YUCK! So we need to be Houston fans until the end of the season?

That's almost easier to do that rooting for Portland right now. Especially since at this point I hope they lose every last game (except when playing the Lakers).

 

[alex42083]

Blazers still need to make room on their roster if we take on two players for one... someone gonna get cut.

 

[RR7]

i want to root for Houston to be the 8th seed, no more , no less.

 

[RR7]

maybe Crawford to Lakers for a first and TPE?

 

[blue32]

Blazers still need to make room on their roster if we take on two players for one... someone gonna get cut.

We can only hope Felton...

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Casey Holdahl‏@CHold

A reminder: our roster is maxed at 15 players.

 

[magnifier661]

Now all we need to hear is "Sources: Orlando Magic and Portland Trailblazers close to a deal moving Jamal Crawford and Nolan Smith for J.J. Reddick and their first rounder"

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Mike Tokito‏@mtokito

Fan should ignore Okur/Williams. Deal is about #Blazers' flexibility from not having Wallace opt-in at $11 mill. plus assets for deals.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Now all we need to hear is "Sources: Orlando Magic and Portland Trailblazers close to a deal moving Jamal Crawford and Nolan Smith for J.J. Reddick and their first rounder"

Helllllll no to redick

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Adrian Wojnarowski‏@WojYahooNBA

The proposed 2012 draft pick the Nets would send to Blazers in Wallace deal would be protected only through the top 3 spots, sources tell Y!

 

[magnifier661]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏ @WojYahooNBA

The proposed 2012 draft pick the Nets would send to Blazers in Wallace deal would be protected only through the top 3 spots, sources tell Y!

 

[Nikolokolus]

hoping NJ is just desparate to get some kind of talent, anything they can get, around deron right now

gotta figure wallace would be 200% more productive playing with him

That's exactly what's happening.

 

[magnifier661]

That makes this deal soooo much better

 

[alex42083]

Top 3 protected would be real nice.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏ @WojYahooNBA

The proposed 2012 draft pick the Nets would send to Blazers in Wallace deal would be protected only through the top 3 spots, sources tell Y!

Holy shit. That's an outstanding pick ... even this management team couldn't fuck that up in this draft.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Wow.

IF these are completed they've been semi-active.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Mike Tokito‏@mtokito

If @WojYahooNBA is correct and it's a top-3 protected pick, that's huge and should have #Blazers fans cheering for Nets in every game.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Adrian Wojnarowski‏@WojYahooNBA

The proposed 2012 draft pick the Nets would send to Blazers in Wallace deal would be protected only through the top 3 spots, sources tell Y!

That would be huge if true

 

[Nikolokolus]

Helllllll no to redick

That's a great trade for the Blazers ... Great, great, great!!!

 

[magnifier661]

Holy shit. That's an outstanding pick ... even this management team couldn't fuck that up in this draft.

Yeah that's awesome news. Let's hope the Nets don't make the playoffs, but have one of the worst chances to win the lotto.

 

[magnifier661]

That's a great trade for the Blazers ... Great, great, great!!!

Yeah I was thinking the same thing! LOL

 

[alex42083]

Just hope NJ doesn't win the lottery and get one of the top 3 picks... it'd be just our luck if they did.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I love the Orlando trade.

 

[BigVolcano]

Great deal for Portland. Only top 3 protection. Can't ask for much better

 

[Nikolokolus]

Just hope NJ doesn't win the lottery and get one of the top 3 picks... it'd be just our luck if they did.

If so it just rolls over to the next year ... that could work out OK too given the fact that we don't have a pick next year.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

daldridgetnt: Nets acquiring Gerald Wallace from Portland for Mehmet Okur, Sean Williams and protected first. Yahoo first reported. [via Twitter]

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

DONE DEAL!!!

 

[Nikolokolus]

One down three to go.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Mike Tokito‏@mtokito

If this report is correct, then the pick is NJ's own pick, not Houston's. Shows how desperate Nets are after Howard debacle.

 

[oldmangrouch]

The difference between lottery protected and top 3 protected is huge.