Barry trade rumors per Fox Sports

[DFW Spurs]

Take it for what its worth. Here's an article from Foxsports about trade rumors. Spurs reference is short and in bold.

Marion trade coming?
Jun 26, 2006 | 5:36AM | report this While Bulls and Suns officials denied the recent trade rumor involving Shawn Marion, another Matrix rumor has popped up in a deal that would send Marion and Phoenix’s No. 27 draft pick to the Sonics for Rashard Lewis and Seattle’s No. 10 pick.

If you’re wondering why Marion’s name keeps coming up in trade rumors, it’s because given Phoenix’s salary-cap situation, it’s believed that the team won’t be able to sign Boris Diaw and Leandro Barbosa to contract extensions as well as keep Marion around.

In other trade rumors, the Philadelphia Inquirer has one where Toronto sends Mike James (in a sign-and-trade) to the Mavericks for a package involving Marquis Daniels, and the New York Daily News reported a J.R. Smith-to-San Antonio rumor in exchange for Brent Barry.

The same paper also says Isiah Thomas is looking to unload Quentin Richardson. From a basketball standpoint, trading Q-Rich makes no sense, considering that Isiah wants to switch to a Phoenix Suns-type system and Q flourished in that exact same system. But here’s where it gets interesting: Richardson was reportedly known to be Larry Brown’s biggest supporter amongst the Knicks players.

University of Washington coach Lorenzo Romar in the Stamford Advocate about Nate Robinson: “You can’t tell Nate, ‘You’ve got to go from A to B to C to get this done.’ You’ve got to bypass A and B and just tell him, ‘We need you to get to C,’ and he’ll get there.”

Speaking of undersized guards Khalid El-Amin is pulling down $850,000 a year playing pro ball in the Ukraine, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press

Newsday reported that the Mimi Heat put off their championship parade by one day so Shaq could attend the Superman movie premiere in Hollywood.

We told you over the weekend that we’d have a full recap of the EA Sports Madden 07 preview party that we attended on Friday night for you this morning Check it out and then read our Q&A with Shaun Alexander .

We read a report that some college coaches are pushing the NCAA to expand the Big Dance to 128 teams. “It’s based on several things,” said Jim Haney, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. “First, there are a lot of good teams worthy of making the NCAA field, and second, the size of 64 or 65 has been in place for a number of years.” Our first reaction is if it ain’t broke, why fix it? While the thought of adding a few more rounds and new teams into the mix sounds cool as , this past year's Dance was one of the best in recent memory. We can't recall another one that had so many great games come down to the wire.

We’re out like expanding the Big Dance.

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[Bruno]

New York Daily News article (source of this article):
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...p-362240c.html


What separates Dallas from San Antonio is Nowitzki, a 7-footer with quickness who gives the Spurs matchup problems on the perimeter. While it might seem like an overreaction to their playoff loss, the Spurs feel as if they have to change with the times and find an answer for Nowitzki.

So they began to adjust to the new-world NBA this past week when they traded center Rasho Nesterovic to Toronto. Now, they can play Duncan more in the middle. As for a power forward, they're like a lot of teams who see Phoenix's Boris Diaw as the new big thing. The Spurs think they drafted such a player last June in 6-10 Ian Mahinmi, also of France. But they believe he's still at least a year away.

The Spurs also want to get more athletic on the wing. So they're looking to revive a deal for the Hornets' J.R. Smith, who had problems with coach Byron Scott in his rookie season. The deal for Smith, a Newark product who came right in from high school, fell through at the last minute at the trading deadline. But now, Brent Barry could be on his way to the Hornets.

The Spurs are also trying to use Luis Scola, a 6-7 Argentinian, as trade bait. They drafted Ginobili's national teammate in 2002, thinking he'd one day join Duncan up front. But in the new age NBA, where quickness is becoming a bigger priority up front than traditional power players, they think Scola's rugged low-post game is only going to get in Duncan's way.

[MoSpur]

I say do it. Now. Wait. Its not 7/1/06.

[MoSpur]

Does that even matter?

[Old School Chic]

Does that even matter?

Get over it.

[picnroll]

Mavs signing James and letting Terry go would be a pretty good move for them. They could lose Daniles contract and the net on signing James wouldn't be so bad as signing Terry. Also James is a better playmaker.

[angel_luv]

Sigh! Sorry Brent, if it is true.

[SPARKY]

A Barry for Smith deal is unlikely to happen within the week since the Hornets seem to be offering Smith in order to move up in the draft and also a straight up swap would require the Hornets to have the cap room necessary to absord Barry's deal so you can be assured they will want to know the new salary cap #.

[boutons_]

"7-footer with quickness"

Dirk quick? He has lots of good attributes, but he's not quick.

[Mr. Body]

I don't see any teams leaping at an offer of J.R. Smith to move up in the draft. He's pretty poisonous at this point.

I'm down on the Barry trade and see it as universally a salary dump, which is too bad. Smith may somehow get his head and at ude fixed, but see no time for him in front of Finley. Meanwhile, we miss the good at ude, locker room presence, and all around court play of Barry.

[texlawman]

A James for Marquis Daniels trade would help the Mavs out alot if that happens. That would give us a veteran who can play the 1 and 2 and could move a resigned Terry to the offguard. I can only hope.

[Boston George]

mospur knows nothing of basketball

[Quadzilla99]

"7-footer with quickness"

Dirk quick? He has lots of good attributes, but he's not quick.

Yeah I hate it when people say that Dirk has real good athleticism-he doesn't. At all. His jumper is so phenomenal and he is so tall that you have to get right up on him and it makes it easier for him to go by you. Also you have to respect it when he pump fakes and he uses that to get by you too.

[picnroll]

Terry won't be re-signed in a deal to acquire James. In fact Mavs will almost certainly have to deal more than Daniels to match whatever James would sign for in a S&T. Not sure who else they could throw in that Toronto might want.

[MoSpur]

A Barry for Smith deal is unlikely to happen within the week since the Hornets seem to be offering Smith in order to move up in the draft and also a straight up swap would require the Hornets to have the cap room necessary to absord Barry's deal so you can be assured they will want to know the new salary cap #.

The Hornets are under the cap. They can take on Barry's contract with no problem. They don't have that $$ committed.

As far as using him as trade bait to move up makes sense too. It would be a good move for the Hornets.

[SPARKY]

The Hornets are under the cap. They can take on Barry's contract with no problem. They don't have that $$ committed.

As far as using him as trade bait to move up makes sense too. It would be a good move for the Hornets.

I know they are likely under the cap. But they don't know by how much. That's rather important info.

[MoSpur]

I know they are likely under the cap. But they don't know by how much. That's rather important info.

The figure isn't known, but they are under the cap by a lot at this point.

[SPARKY]

The figure isn't known, but they are under the cap by a lot at this point.

The exact amount is important. Acquiring Brent Barry isn't the only thing on the Hornets' FO agenda for this offseason.

[MoSpur]

They have around $32 mil committed for 06/07.

[clubalien]

Bowen=kobe stoper
so now we need a dirk stopper?

[SPARKY]

They have around $32 mil committed for 06/07.

Sure and they have Speedy Claxton as a free agent so maybe they will have some S&T offers for him. With their cap room they can take back more salary than they send out in other deals. Just because they seem likely to have a load of cap room doesn't mean that they don't need to know how much in order to properly plan.

[MoSpur]

Sure and they have Speedy Claxton as a free agent so maybe they will have some S&T offers for him. With their cap room they can take back more salary than they send out in other deals. Just because they seem likely to have a load of cap room doesn't mean that they don't need to know how much in order to properly plan.

Understood, but taking on Barry's contract isn't going to break the bank. You said it is unlikely they do the deal because of his contract. That isn't true. They have a good idea as to what the cap figure will be. It will be more than last year and they are far under last year's figure. Now, I do agree that they will be more willing to trade Smith to move up. That I can see.

[SPARKY]

I said it is unlikely they will do the deal before the new cap figure is announced.

[clubalien]

the new big thing. The Spurs think they drafted such a player last June in 6-10 Ian Mahinmi, also of France. But they believe he's still at least a year away.

ian in 07 is the new BIG THING to change and dominate the league!

sounds like am intresting nick name "Big thing" too

[picnroll]

New Orleans needs a center and they need some outside shooting, particularly if they don't resign Butler. They won't be likely to rely on having solved their outside shooting needs with any rookie draft choice. Speedy has said he doesn't want to go back to New Orleans.