Rumored deal to be completed: NJ/PDX

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  1. BLAZINGGIANTS

    BLAZINGGIANTS Well-Known Member

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    DONE DEAL:


    Adrian Wojnarowski: Blazers have reached agreement in principle to send Gerald Wallace to Nets for 2 players and protected 2012 1st-round pick, source tells Y! 3 minutes ago


    WojYahooNBA: Nets are close to sending Mehmet Okur, Shawne Williams and a protected 1st round pick to Portland for Gerald Wallace, league sources tell Y! [via Twitter]
     
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    Really..... smh.
     
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    wallace for expiring and a 1st? too good to be true.
     
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    shawne has a player option for next year. His inclusion sucks.
     
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    Started a new thread as this one is starting to sound like it's happening listening to various radio stations around the country.

    Don't like this deal - anyone have info on the contract of Okur? This is obviously about the draft pick.
     
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    Expiring....
     
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    nodding my head vigorously. incredible deal for us capspace-wise if true.
     
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    Okur is making $10 million and this is last contract year.

    I like that we aren't on the hook for Wallace if he opts-in. Good move.
     
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    Okur will land us SLOAN! :ghoti:
     
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    What on earth is wrong with that trade?!?!? To expect more isn't realistic - the front office was clearly worried about Wallace opting in and ruining their cap space, so we get 2 expiring contracts (both of which I'd be perfectly fine with simply waiving) and an eventual 1st round pick... Not to mention dump one of our better players, accelerating our nosedive into the top of the lottery rankings...
     
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    okur is expiring
     
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    I can't complain. The key will be how protected the pick is. But for the guarantee of the cap space, not a bad move overall.
     
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    gives hope that it might be real. without him it would be way too good to be true.
     
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    This is good. A pick and anything that keeps us from having Wallace opt-in and suck up 11 million dollars is not bad ... It's still not 4 1st round picks good like was rumored at the beginning of the year, but for a wing heavily on the decline I'll take it.
     
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    If I'm not mistaken I believe it's just lottery protected.
     
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    Sounds too good to be true. Is Bob Whitsitt back in the building?
     
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    On NJ-Wallace deal: Okur has not played since Jan. 25 (back), has expiring $10 mill deal.
     
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    Cap space for what... we're not attracting any big-time FAs here. I'll wait and see how much protection this 1st round pick has.
     
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    hoping NJ is just desparate to get some kind of talent, anything they can get, around deron right now

    gotta figure wallace would be 200% more productive playing with him
     
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