New Jersey gets: Deron Williams
Utah gets: Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, 2011 first-round pick, 2012 first-round pick via Golden State
Utah ships out Deron Williams just a few games removed from the Williams-Jerry Sloan drama. Utah is left a shadow of what it was just a week ago without coaching legend Sloan and their All-Star guard. The Nets make a deal out of nowhere after failing to lure Carmelo for the past few months, both teams needed to get a deal done. The Jazz aren't too poorly off either with legitimate value for one of the best PGs in the league.
Atlanta gets: Kirk Hinrich
Washington gets: Mike Bibby
Cleveland gets: Baron Davis
LA Clippers get: Mo Williams and Jamario Moon
Phoenix gets: Aaron Brooks
Houston gets: Goran Dragic and first-round pick (lottery protected)
Many more deals finish up the changing of the guard for NBA teams who swap floor-leaders like Pokémon cards before you could read. Some strange deals, Hinrich is a minor improvement, but not the ultimate fix the Hawks had in mind at PG. Baron Davis bucked his way to LA to pursue his personal interests in his hometown and has documented motivation issues... welcome to post-LeBron Cleveland and good luck! And Blake Griffin gets a new highlight buddy, but it will never be the same, Mo just isn't the passer Boom Daddy is. Brooks was displeased with the Houston situation and last year Most Improved Player moves into the backup/ offguard spot until Steve Nash's tenure in Phoenix closes.
Charlotte gets: Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham, two future first-round picks
Portland gets: Gerald Wallace
Wallace is a tough guy and surprising iron man despite his playig style that has earned him the nicname 'crash.' Let's hope the Blazers curse doesn't take his luck away. With so many injuries, the Blazers needed to make a move and the gritty Wallace will be a good fit. After becoming the Bobcats' first ever all-star one season ago, Wallace dipped in production slightly this year and says goodbye to the franchise that took him in their expansion draft.
Oklahoma City gets: Nazr Mohammed, Kendrick Perkins, Nate Robinson
Boston gets: Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic
Charlotte gets: DJ White, Morris Peterson
Perkins was the Boston rock on defense, but with Shaq and Jermaine O'Neal in the post and Krstic in return, Boston remains strong and grabs Jeff Green whom the initially drafted and traded for Ray Allen on draft night. Nate Robinson will be missed for his antics, but Jeff Green is a young and underrated stud. Perk should anchor the defense in OKC and give them a post presence with Nazr, that they didn't have before.
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