The Transaction Wire Thread

[Solid D]

The NBA bargain bin is being restocked. Any good ones?
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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/st.htm

NBA BASKETBALL TRANSACTIONS

Atlanta Hawks - Released forwards Lonny Baxter and Donnell Harvey.

Boston Celtics - Exercised the 2005-06 contract option on guard
Jiri Welsch.

Chicago Bulls - Waived forward Gary Trent and center Cezary
Trybanski.

Cleveland Cavaliers - Exercised the 2005-06 contract option on
forward Drew Gooden.

Golden State Warriors - Waived guard Brandon Armstrong.

Houston Rockets - Signed guard Andre Barrett; waived guard Derrick
Zimmerman.

Indiana Pacers - Exercised the 2005-06 contract option on guard
Fred Jones.

Los Angeles Clippers - Waived guard Trajan Langdon and forwards
Kaniel Dickens and Terence Morris; entered a 10-year lease
agreement with the Staples Center.

Milwaukee Bucks - Waived guard Tommy Adams, forward Juaquin
Hawkins and center Jelani McCoy.

Minnesota Timberwolves - Waived guard Anthony Goldwire and
forward Kasib Powell.

Philadelphia 76ers - Exercised the 2005-06 contract option on
guard John Salmons.

[timvp]

Nice thread idea ... much needed.

Trajan Langdon is pretty horrible ... but he can shoot. I guess if the Spurs start the season and realize that they are still lacking shooters, they could call the Alaskan Assassian.

[ShoogarBear]

Lonny Baxter.
Terp.
Must be good.
[/Jimcs50]

The Cavs unboozered Gooden.

[MI21]

Gary Trent can't get a job as a backup big man anywhere? Strange.

Same with Terrence Morris, tall foward with range, bit surprising.


The Cavs unboozered Gooden.

:lol

[Solid D]

Baxter and Trent are physical guys who can play a role, but only from 10 feet and in.

Kasib Powell could do very well in Europe.

[timvp]

Word is Trent came into camp horribly out of shape. He's probably done in the league unless he can find a treadmill.

[sickdsm]

The main reason though he didn't stick in Chi was not his weight, it was his attitude. He's always had a chip on his shoulder, not the good kind either. Remember, even in MN he complained of PT. They didn't like his attitude with the young kids they have there.

[Kori Ellis]

DALLAS - The Dallas Mavericks on Friday waived three players signed during training camp: Derek Hood, Jason Sasser and Felipe Lopez.

[Shelly]

Anthony Goldwire

Wasn't he a Spur last year for a nanosecond?

[ChumpDumper]

If LJ3 is going to be out for awhile, I'd definitely consider Morris as a stopgap. All the talent, none of the heart -- but good for a few weeks at least.

[timvp]

Wasn't he a Spur last year for a nanosecond?

He was a Spur the year before last. Had a big game in a win at Sacramento.

[wildbill2u]

The main reason though he didn't stick in Chi was not his weight, it was his attitude. He's always had a chip on his shoulder, not the good kind either. Remember, even in MN he complained of PT. They didn't like his attitude with the young kids they have there.

Not much upside in this league for a fat boy with an "I deserve more time" attitude--cause there's always another one comin' down the line.

[Solid D]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/st.htm

11/01/2004 USATODAY Transaction wire

BASKETBALL

Atlanta Hawks - Placed forward Chris Crawford and guards Tony
Delk and Donta Smith on the injured list.

Boston Celtics - Placed guard Delonte West, forward Justin Reed
and center Michael Stewart on the injured list.

Charlotte Bobcats - Acquired guard Keith Bogans from Orlando for
forward Brandon Hunter; placed Bogans, forward Theron Smith and
center Jamal Sampson on the injured list.

Chicago Bulls - Agreed to buyout the final two years of a
five-year contract with guard/forward Eddie Robinson; placed
guards Jannero Pargo and Frank Williams and forward Tommy Smith
on the injured list.

Cleveland Cavaliers - Placed center DeSagana Diop and guard
Dajuan Wagner on the injured list.

Dallas Mavericks - Placed guards Tariq Abdul-Wahad and Dan
Dickau and center Pavel Podkolzin on the injured list.

Denver Nuggets - Placed forwards Nikolz Tskitishvili, Arthur
Johnson and Mark Pope on the injured list.

Golden State Warriors - Signed guard Jason Richardson and
forward Troy Murphy to multi-year contract extensions; placed
guards Mickael Pietrus and Luis Flores on the injured list;
waived guard Matt Carroll.

Houston Rockets - Signed guard Tracy McGrady to a multi-year
contract extension; waived guard David Hawkins; placed guards
Bob Sura, Reece Gaines and Andre Barrett on the injured list;
waived guard David Hawkins.

Indiana Pacers - Placed center Jeff Foster, forward Jermaine
O'Neal and guard Anthony Johnson on the injured list.

Los Angeles Clippers - Placed guard Kerry Kittles and center
Chris Kaman on the injured list.

Miami Heat - Placed forwards Jerome Beasley, Matt Freije and
Dorell Wright on the injured list.

Milwaukee Bucks - Placed guard T.J. Ford and center Zendon
Hamilton on the injured list.

Memphis Grizzlies - Waived forward Bo Outlaw and guard Troy
Bell; placed guard Antonio Burks and forwards Andre Emmett and
Ryan Humphrey on the injured list.

New Jersey Nets - Waived center Kyle Davis.

New York Knicks - Placed guards Allan Houston and Jamison Brewer
and center Bruno Sundov on the injured list.

Orlando Magic - Placed centers Andrew DeClercq and Mario Kasun
and forward Brandon Hunter on the injured list.

Philadelphia 76ers - Placed forward Glenn Robinson and guards
John Salmons and Kevin Ollie on the injured list.

Phoenix Suns - Placed forwards Zarko Cabarkapa and Paul Shirley
on the injured list.

Portland Trail Blazers - Signed forward Zach Randolph to a
multi-year extension.

Toronto Raptors - Placed guard Alvin Williams, center Jerome
Moiso and forward Pape Sow on the injured list.

Washington Wizards - Placed forward Kwame Brown, center Etan
Thomas and guard Steve Blake on the injured list.

Utah Jazz - Exercised the options on center Curtis Borchardt and
guard Raul Lopez for the 2005-2006 season; placed Lopez, guard
Carlos Arroyo and center Aleksandar Radojevic on the injured
list.

[ShoogarBear]

Lopez AND Arroyo are on the injured list? Sorta sucks for Utah.

[Kori Ellis]

Yeah, they were experimenting with Raja Bell running the point.

[Brodels]

Goldwire - not a bad choice as a third point guard. Better than Wilks? At least Wilks has some upside. In a pinch, Goldwire wouldn't be a bad pickup. That is, if Beno is going to miss some time, the Spurs might want to give him a call.

Baxter - I lived in Chicago for a year and got to see him play some. He's serviceable. He'll never be anything special, but he can bang a little bit and I'd rather have him than Massenburg.

Matt Carroll - Can shoot, knows something about the system. The Spurs are going to take a chance on Sato and I can't blame them, but if Bowen, Barry, Manu, or Brown get hurt anytime soon, Carroll would be a solid pickup.

Eddie Robinson - The Spurs don't need this headache, but he'll catch on somewhere. Rarely does a player with so much talent screw up his chances to succeed in the NBA to this extent. If someone can turn him around, he could be a pretty good player. I wouldn't count on it, but it will be interesting to see what happens to him.

[Solid D]

Agreed about Eddie Robinson. No way I'd trade Massenburg for Baxter, even though I liked Baxter coming off his final year at MD. Massenburg is very experienced and skilled down on the block defensively, plus he knows how to score in a pinch.

I love Sato so I'd hate to see him go but the only guy I'd go for (of the ones released yesterday) would be Bo Outlaw, .

[picnroll]

What's the matter with Arroyo?

[Solid D]

What's the matter with Arroyo?
He rolled his foot on a teammate's foot (at least that's what it looked like on the replay) in the last preseason game. He sprained the left ankle. I think he hurt that same ankle last year.

[picnroll]

Too bad. I really like his play, herky jerky style. He's the bargain signing of the off season imo.

[Brodels]

Agreed about Eddie Robinson. No way I'd trade Massenburg for Baxter, even though I liked Baxter coming off his final year at MD. Massenburg is very experienced and skilled down on the block defensively, plus he knows how to score in a pinch.

I love Sato so I'd hate to see him go but the only guy I'd go for (of the ones released yesterday) would be Bo Outlaw, .

I guess Massenburg left a bad taste in my mouth last year in Sacramento. He complained time and time again when he didn't get playing time, and although I don't know if he went to the press or not, everybody certainly knew about it. I just don't like the fact that the Spurs will have a twelfth man who is known to complain about not playing. I'm worried about him creating a chemistry problem.

Now, I don't really think it will become a big deal. But if another big comes up and he can give us similar things, I'm in support of giving that other player a shot.

[Marcus Bryant]

Massenburg called out the Kings for being soft. That seemed to have been the cause of the problems in Sacto.

[mattyc]

Donnell Harvey would be a decent pick-up for a team that is not the Spurs.

[Ignite]

Good to see Andre Emmett, former Big 12 standout get a spot on the Grizzlies roster. This guy is a terrific scorer, everthing else though, he needs major improvement if we wants any significant playing time.