Generally this has been true in the past, however I think this will be less and less the case in today's news being up-to-date in real-time thanks to twitter, texting, etc.
The "insider" reporting in the NBA is the least reliable of all the sports. Wojnarowski is pretty much the only guy with any kind of inside info. ESPN guys are either completely and utterly full of shit and enjoy lying to our faces or 100% used by NBA teams to have media influence over fans or gain leverage.
None of the deals impress me for Crawford, the only thing I like about moving him would be to open up more time for Ewill. Now that he is injured and we don't know what will happen i'm fine with keeping Crawford and letting him opt out at the end of the season. If he isn't moved in a big trade I think we should show him a little loyalty seeing as he chose to play for us this season. The one thing I don't want to see is him at PG again. If Felton isn't getting it done run Smith at the point, he has to learn it sometime.
Yeah keep crawford and deal Felton to Lakers for their TPE and draft pick. Sign Mills and use Wallace to get a PG. Doesn't have to be a knock out PG, but it could be a possibility. I imagine that it could be possible that Milwakuee trades Jennings if we take back Bogut.
I could see that Milwaukee would accept this deal. We take back two shitty contracts and most likely, we won't have cap space this summer. So it is what it is. Jennings, Jackson and Bogut for Camby and Wallace
I'm no fan of it either. Bogut scares the hell out of me. Also, we wouldn't have any flexibility this summer. But I guarantee Milwaukee accepts it. Maybe that's why. LOL!
Probably not. On a side note, I'm surprised Jennings only averages 2.2 TOs per game. His 10% TO% is surprisingly low for a ball dominant guard and extremely good for a point guard. Although with the way he shoots you might as well chalk up some of his misses as turnovers.
as one gm said around the all star break.... expect next to nothing at deadline and major moves this summer, teams dont have enough time to evaluate properly with the short season. then this tweet.... today.... "Think this year's NBA trade deadline will be as uneventful as 2007 with the big Fred Jones-Juan Dixon deal? — JS SKEETS
I remembered that year. I was pissed! We needed a deal badly and got Jones instead. But, remember we had Patterson and Nash. Not a very "proactive" management.
Ken Berger @KBergCBS Sources: Unable to secure a first-round pick in a deal for Jamal Crawford, the Blazers are said to be "cooling" on the idea of trading him.
So ... anybody wanna give an over/under on the number of Blazers moved at the deadline? I'll say zero and take the under.
Chad and Larry don't know what they're doing. I wouldn't be surprised if there are no moves. Disappointing.
No moves is not a bad thing. I like that we're hesitant about taking back even miniscule contracts because we don't want to hurt our capspace.
