Nets Trade Yi Jianlian to Wizards for Quinton Ross

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

WojYahooNBA The Nets have traded Yi Jianlian to the Wizards for Quinton Ross, a league source tells Y! Sports.

http://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA

[Leetonidas]

Eh, with a good PG feeding him the ball he will probably do better in Washington.

[Darrin]

Nominee for irrelevant trade of the year.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Nominee for irrelevant trade of the year.

It was just to open more cap space for NJ.

[benefactor]

Nominee for irrelevant trade of the year.

[sribb43]

People are dumping contracts on the Wiz to clear cap space.
Would suck to be a wiz fan right now

[Goran Dragic]

Hopefully Andre Blatche doesn't hold a grudge against Yi for not letting him get that 10th rebound when he wanted a triple double.

[DPG21920]

I think yi has shown some nice flashes. For this cheap, not a bad pick up.

[dallaskd]

Good trade for the Wiz

[Pistons < Spurs]

Wizards also get $3million in the deal. They basically got him for free.

[Basketballgirl25]

thank god, I know all Net fans are happy to trade Yi, hopefully things work out for him though.

[JamStone]

It's not irrelevant if the Nets are able to get two max free agents. That sheds almost $3 million off their payroll. They still have a draft cap hold that I believe still doesn't allow for two max free agents, but they're really close now.

Definitely not an irrelevant trade for the Nets.

But why are the Wizards helping these teams make room for multiple max guys??

[DPG21920]

Possibly trying to poach some young talent. They got paid 3 m for this.

[manufan10]

It's not irrelevant if the Nets are able to get two max free agents. That sheds almost $3 million off their payroll. They still have a draft cap hold that I believe still doesn't allow for two max free agents, but they're really close now.

Definitely not an irrelevant trade for the Nets.

But why are the Wizards helping these teams make room for multiple max guys??

[Pistons < Spurs]

The New Jersey Nets have traded Yi Jianlian(notes) to the Washington Wizards, a league source said, to move themselves $30 million under the salary cap for free agency.

Washington sent Quinton Ross(notes) to the Nets for Yi, who has been traded twice since the Milwaukee Bucks selected him with the sixth overall pick in the 2008 draft. The Nets also sent $3 million to the Wizards.

New Nets coach Avery Johnson didn’t consider Yi a fit for his system, and the Nets were anxious to clear even more cap space to make a run at LeBron James(notes) and several major free agents.

The Nets will gain $3 million in savings on the trade.

Yi gives the Wizards a versatile 7-footer, who showed flashes of emerging as a good player a season ago.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...etstrade062910

[JamStone]

On draft night, IIRC, I believe ESPN's cap specialist said a max contract would have a first year starting salary of $16.2 million. It's either $16.2 million or $16.6 million. I can't remember. But I think it's $16.2. So the Nets would have to shed close to another $2.5 million to have enough cap space for two max free agents. They won't pick up their option on Josh Boone. I believe Kris Humphries picked up his player option, which hurts. They'll probably try to trade Terrence Williams next. His contract really is the only one left they'd be willing to trade that can help them get under the cap.

[DPG21920]

But I can see why the wiz do it. They get cheap young talent w no real risk. They are just trying to get better the best they can and they are in a tough spot w arenas.

[noob cake]

Wizards got their Wall and is now collecting quality role players while screwing with the Knicks.

[Pistons < Spurs]

On draft night, IIRC, I believe ESPN's cap specialist said a max contract would have a first year starting salary of $16.2 million. It's either $16.2 million or $16.6 million. I can't remember. But I think it's $16.2. So the Nets would have to shed close to another $2.5 million to have enough cap space for two max free agents. They won't pick up their option on Josh Boone. I believe Kris Humphries picked up his player option, which hurts. They'll probably try to trade Terrence Williams next. His contract really is the only one left they'd be willing to trade that can help them get under the cap.

It's 16.6 per this tweet from earlier today:

chadfordinsider

LeBron & others projected to earn $16.6 in 1st year salary. So team needs $33.14 million to sign 2. Nets & Bulls close, but not there yet

[GuerillaBlack]

This only means one thing....Dirk is reuniting with Avery in NJ.

[Basketballgirl25]

On draft night, IIRC, I believe ESPN's cap specialist said a max contract would have a first year starting salary of $16.2 million. It's either $16.2 million or $16.6 million. I can't remember. But I think it's $16.2. So the Nets would have to shed close to another $2.5 million to have enough cap space for two max free agents. They won't pick up their option on Josh Boone. I believe Kris Humphries picked up his player option, which hurts. They'll probably try to trade Terrence Williams next. His contract really is the only one left they'd be willing to trade that can help them get under the cap.

Yeah Humphries did pick up his player option

[Basketballgirl25]

This only means one thing....Dirk is reuniting with Avery in NJ.

No he isn't, he'll be back with the Mavs, Nets don't want a old player like him, and I don't mean he is old, just don't think they would want him and if Nets don't land Lebron I'm hearing Gay and Lee

[JamStone]

It's 16.6 per this tweet from earlier today:

Lol thanks. I was close.

[JamStone]

The Nets need a 3 and 4. They are set at the 1,2, and 5.

I personally think the Nets should go after a 2 before a 4. The Nets already have a 20 point scoring big in Lopez. Their PF only needs to be a garbage type guy who rebounds, defends, and can hit midrange jumpers. They just drafted Derrick Favors and have Kris Humphries returning. Garbage guys, at least for now. For the Nets, they probably hope they can trade Terrence Williams. There's easily an upgrade for Courtney Lee, and he'd actually make a good combo guard off the bench since he can handle the basketball a little.

[Shank]

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