Boston has agreed to send Kendrick Perkins to OKC for package that includes Jeff Gree

[cornbread]

This definitely sucks for the Lakers and SA. I can see OKC locking up the 3, and if they don't, OKC isn't a team you'd want to meet in the second round. Scary.

See, that's what I'm thinking. They put up a uva fight last year. This adds championship experience and meanness to their crew.

[Killakobe81]

What the Boston? How do you trade one of your top screeners on a team with Ray Allen? Where is Green going to get looks and how is he going to defend Bynum or Gasol if LA comes out of the West? Damn, Green was just deadwood on that Thunder team. Watching OKC last night all I could think is that they would be a le contender if they could move Green for a big and open up some more minutes for Ibaka. Well done, Presti. And why does Boston want to lose Robinson when was such an integral part of their playoff run last season? A+ deal for the Thunder: they move a so-so starter and a soft bigman and get a legit starting 5 and an upgrade at the backup PG slot. If James Harden can do something with the extra minutes he will now get then OKC could vault themselves into the le picture.

Great Post but no way Nate plays backup PG over Maynor ...My guess with harden starting they use Nate as a bench spark if harden is off. SA better not think they get an easier path avoiding Dallas this a great trade for OKC ...Perkins, Thabo Ibaka will spearhed the defense ...plus nate in an uptemp system is smart.

What are the salaries didnt Perk get an extension? Green though is a FA next season or after this one IIRC ...

[Killakobe81]

add to that the bulls also..

Yep, Noah and Boozer are tougher than an old Shaq and KG ...dis has GOT interesting. Great moves by Thunder ... but they did get a bit "slower"

[baseline bum]

I'm still in shock at this deal. How do you break up a le team that's just killing this year? There's no doubt they would have beat the Heat and taken the east, and they'd probably be 65/35 vs. the Spurs and 55/45 vs. LA in a potential Finals matchup. This is one of the most bizarre deals I have ever seen at the deadline.

[Mugen]

dont see OKC moving up to the 3rd seed but they just became an exponentially tougher out for SA/LA.

If Perk is healthy then it goes a long way to negating the advantages that Spurs/Duncan and LA/Gasol/Bynum have against them.

Great move by Presti.

[NASpurs]

OKC is obviously the biggest winner in these trades. They've gotten the size they sorely needed.

Coming in:
Perkins
Mohammed
Robinson

Going out:
Green
Kristic
Peterson
D.J. White

[IronMexican]

I'm still in shock at this deal. How do you break up a le team that's just killing this year? There's no doubt they would have beat the Heat and taken the east, and they'd probably be 65/35 vs. the Spurs and 55/45 vs. LA in a potential Finals matchup. This is one of the most bizarre deals I have ever seen at the deadline.

Otis Smith's panic button ain't got on Ainge's.

[resistanze]

I'm still in shock at this deal. How do you break up a le team that's just killing this year? There's no doubt they would have beat the Heat and taken the east, and they'd probably be 65/35 vs. the Spurs and 55/45 vs. LA in a potential Finals matchup. This is one of the most bizarre deals I have ever seen at the deadline.

Pretty much this. I thought thread le was a joke.

[baseline bum]

Pretty much this. I thought thread le was a joke.

LOL... my first thought when I saw the post was that Kori was going to have to come shut down the NBA forum again.

[LnGrrrR]

I'm in shock.

[Trainwreck2100]

maybe perkin's knee has been predicted to explode in 2 weeks?

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Got dammit where's Pop's ing trade committee?

[baseline bum]

At least I can be happy that there will now be no #5 for Shaq. Miami just has to be dying in laughter right now. Whoever comes out of the West is going to have to go through two of LA, SA, Dallas, OKC; it's going to be like the 80s when Boston, Detroit, and Philly would beat the dog out of each other only to face a well-rested Lakers team.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

maybe perkin's knee has been predicted to explode in 2 weeks?

Or programmed, in which case, lol thunder

[MannyIsGod]

I have no ing clue what Boston is thinking. Jesus this is one of a terrible trade.

[Muser]

These playoffs are damn exciting now.

[picc84]

Boston probably has Sheed lined up. Too bad the last cardio Sheed did was in June.

[mindcrime]

At least I can be happy that there will now be no #5 for Shaq. Miami just has to be dying in laughter right now. Whoever comes out of the West is going to have to go through two of LA, SA, Dallas, OKC; it's going to be like the 80s when Boston, Detroit, and Philly would beat the dog out of each other only to face a well-rested Lakers team.

The trade sucks but don't get carried away. With or without Perkins the C's beat those 3 s.

[mingus]

This trade means Boston is no longer a le contender. Even if they get Murph. They were built on having great interior defense. That's what made the great. Ainge just ed everybody here. So much so that I don't believe it.

[crc21209]

It's Miami's East to lose now....

[mingus]

And OKC is the best defensive team perhaps in the league now.

[LongtimeSpursFan]

dont see OKC moving up to the 3rd seed but they just became an exponentially tougher out for SA/LA.

If Perk is healthy then it goes a long way to negating the advantages that Spurs/Duncan and LA/Gasol/Bynum have against them.

Great move by Presti.

I dont know. I think OKC has a great chance of moving to the 3rd seed. At first glance this give the Thunder exactly what they have been missing...an inside presence. Plus, if the Lakers keep playing they way they have been lately I think they can slide down to the 4th seed.

[024]

bad move for boston, decent move for OKC. don't know why boston would give up its championship center for green...

[mingus]

Worst trade of the last 15 years as far as short term impact goes

[mardigan]

I'm still in shock at this deal. How do you break up a le team that's just killing this year? There's no doubt they would have beat the Heat and taken the east, and they'd probably be 65/35 vs. the Spurs and 55/45 vs. LA in a potential Finals matchup. This is one of the most bizarre deals I have ever seen at the deadline.

One can only think the Boston's FO knows something that we don't. Either injury related or contract related. I don't see how they could get rid of Perk if the same Perk was coming back to the team.