RicBucher
Source says Clippers have dealt Marcus Camby for Travis Outlaw and Steve Blake. Details and deeper confirmation to follow on the mothership.
I split this out to its own thread since the Camby was potentially one of the Spurs' main targets.
I'd be pretty surprised if the deal is simply Camby for Blake and Outlaw. Wouldn't make much sense for the Clips unless they also unloaded another contract (like Telfair or Thornton).
if they unloaded Telfair, big win for the Clippers IMO.
WOW. Mavs get Haywood and now the Blazers get Camby. The Spurs gotta get a big...NOW.
hmm. here's another supposed trade that went down instead. i really hope this isn't true
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbla...ed_in_thr.html
ESPN.com is reporting the Blazers are part of a three team deal, with the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls rounding out the teams involved.
The website, citing an unnamed source, said the Blazers would receive Chicago forward Tyrus Thomas and Lakers backup Sasha Vujacic. The Lakers would get Bulls point guard Kirk Hinrich and the Bulls would get Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw and Juwan Howard from the Blazers and Adam Morrison from the Lakers.
I'm not sure why the Blazers would make this deal, since it does strengthen the Lakers. Hinrich would replace Derek Fisher and keep the Lakers set at point guard for a long time. He is the kind of point guard Phil Jackson prefers - a big guard who can shoot from the perimeter.
Taking on Thomas, a ridiculously talented but extremely moody big man, would be a big risk to the Blazers' "culture" that GM Kevin Pritchard preaches about constantly. Thomas was suspended for one game last week after a profanity-laced tirade at coach Vinny Del Negro. Thomas wasn't happy with his minutes and launched his verbal assault.
It's not the first time Thomas has had issues with Del Negro and one can imagine how he would handle the no-nonsense approach of Nate McMillan.
OR.....they could go small ball the rest of the season
Getting Outlaw is pretty good piece on his own ... but there must be more to this story.
I guess the Blazers got owned. Instead of pulling a trade off in the offseason when both Blake and Outlaw were both unguaranteed contracts for a star player, they get this 35 year old center who could very well leave the team this off-season.
Uh oh . . . Pop's idea of getting a big could mean a trade for Greg Buckner.
nba rigged for lakers vs lebron?
DANG
I guess this should prove the Spurs could get something decent for the expirings.
The Dominoes continue to fall, what will the Spurs Domino look like.
No. That's just a blog post about an ESPN.com rumor from earlier in the day.
Come on Ty Thomas!
Yeah Outlaw and Blake for Camby is just plain stupid desperation...
The Blazers are not going to win the championship this season, this deal doesn't change that.
The Spurs apparently not offering expirings and a first rounder for Camby has me su ious of what they are up to
Clearly
the campaign for teams to match up better with the Lakers is really really kicking into gear.
Size. That's what it all boils down to. Size, and length.
Lakers and Magic were two of biggest teams from top to bottom, and they made the finals last year.
Spurs are going to be a total relic by the end of this regular season if we don't do something fast.
Or maybe the Clippers liked Blake and Outlaw more....The Spurs apparently not offering expirings and a first rounder for Camby has me su ious of what they are up to
With this and Mason's whining you pretty much have to believe there is a great chance the spurs make a deal.
Getting Camby is just the Blazers way of panicking for the need of another big man with Oden AND Pryzbilla gone for the year...
Camby is a move you make if you're close to a championship. The Blazers aren't. So WTH?
Could it be they're up to nothing?The Spurs apparently not offering expirings and a first rounder for Camby has me su ious of what they are up to
Ya know normally I would've said, nah things like that don't happen.
But ever since June of 2009, I can't leave anything out to believe.
You'd think they'd be wanting Tyrus Thomas, but, I don't know. I just don't get the vibe they want him that bad...
Could be. They already have 4 recent lottery picks on the roster and they'll be adding one more this summer. Quite possible that a young veteran like Outlaw is more attractive to them than a draft pick in the 20's.
Its akin to the Montreal Expos trading for Bartolo Colon.
No chance of the championship, but making trades for guys that round out teams.
Makes ZERO sense...
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