Archive for February, 2010

Robinson Now A Celtic

The rare within-the-division trade took place on Thursday as Alan Hahn of Newsday reports that the New York Knicks consummated a deal, which includes the following: New York sends Nate Robinson and forward Marcus Landry to Boston. Boston sends Eddie House, J.R. Giddens and Bill Walker to New York. It looks like the Celtics got [...]

McGrady Trade Update

  As was posted here at Slam Dunk Central earlier today, Kevin Martin was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Tracy McGrady. There’s been some tweaks and revisions to the deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears at Yahoo! Sports as the Rockets, Kings and New York [...]

Big First Half Helps Warriors Destroy Kings 130-98

With Monta Ellis sitting out Wednesday night’s game for the Golden State Warriors as they hosted the Sacramento Kings, they were missing 26 points a game. With a team such as Golden State, they typically would fold up their tent. But then again C.J. Watson came to the Warriors’ rescue. Watson scored a career-high 40 [...]

J-Rich, Amare Combine For 48 As Suns Scorch Grizzlies 109-95

The Phoenix Suns, as of late, have righted their ship, especially when the possibility of Amare Stoudemire getting traded is very real. Fortunately for them, they have been successful on the road, having won four in a row prior to their game against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedEx Forum Tuesday. Both teams were opposites of [...]

Ailing Rose Helps Bulls Trample Knicks 118-85

Derrick Rose, when he’s 100% healthy, is one of the top guards in the NBA. It turns out that he’s pretty darn good when he’s hurting as well. Suffering from a hard foul from Orlando’s Dwight Howard last week (specifically, a sore right hip), Rose somehow found it in him to bring his A-game to [...]

NBA Trade Water Cooler, Part 2

Some more trade rumors floating out there, according to The Sporting News: The Cavs are talking to the Warriors about Corey Maggette if an Amare Stoudemire deal doesn’t work out, according to ESPN. Adding some sense to the deal, Cleveland Plain Dealer scribe Brian Windhorst tweets Maggette would likely be part of a three-team scenario. [...]

Camby To Become A Trail Blazer

The Portland Trail Blazers appear to have solved their center problems as Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports reports that the Los Angeles Clippers and the Trail Blazers have agreed in principle on a trade on Tuesday. The transaction will send Marcus Camby to Portland for Travis Outlaw, Steve Blake and $3 million in cash. [...]

T-Mac Closer To Becoming A Knick?

It looks like the trade winds are blowing harder between Houston and New York City as both the Rockets and Knicks, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears, are getting closer to consummating a trade which would send Tracy McGrady to the NYC. What both teams would receive seem to vary by [...]