CELTICS 2010

Boston trades Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic.

• View deal in ESPN's Trade Machine

Oklahoma City Thunder: B
The Thunder finally took some chips off their huge stack and threw them into the center of the table, dealing two starters to upgrade their interior defense and promote Serge Ibaka. I wrote about the transformation more extensively earlier, but the risk is that Perkins may fly the coop as a free agent. Even then Oklahoma City will be partially covered because it will have cap space, but if so it loses a valuable draft pick belonging to the Clippers for just half a season of Perkins. Robinson is more a minus than a plus in this deal, as he'll cost more than $4 million next season and is unlikely to see more than spot duty as a fifth guard.

Boston Celtics: B
Everyone in Beantown is puzzled by this deal, but the Celtics desperately needed a wing and had a surplus of centers. Obviously, dealing Perkins was a risk, and getting the Clippers draft pick is of questionable value for a team trying to win a title right now. I wrote more about the move here, but suffice it to say I can understand the logic as long as the Celtics think it's the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs, not the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers, who present the greatest threats to their title hopes this season.
Thunder bulk up with Mohammed

Boston trades Semih Erden and Luke Harangody to Cleveland for a second-round pick.

• View this deal in the ESPN Trade Machine

Cleveland Cavaliers: B
I don't think Erden is much of a player, but I can at least understand the Cavs' mentality here: They would use a second-round pick this summer to get a true center to back up Anderson Varejao anyway. Paying Harangody next season is likely just the price of it -- although, he may be competent enough to pass as a fourth or fifth big man. Cleveland also had to waive Leon Powe to clear a roster spot for the trade.

Boston Celtics: C+
Trading Erden is an odd response for a team with a rash of frontcourt injuries that hopes to contend right away. Obviously, Boston hopes to use the roster spots on waived or bought-out veterans, such as Golden State's Troy Murphy, but they already created one by shipping Marquis Daniels to Sacramento. A second-round pick from Cleveland has some value -- actually more value than Erden, I would argue -- but the time horizon here is the problem. Boston's window is right now.
Kings take on injured Daniels

Boston trades Marquis Daniels to Sacramento for a protected 2017 second-round pick and cash considerations.

Sacramento Kings: B+
This was a no-brainer. As ESPN.com's Marc Stein reported, the Kings were under the league's salary floor, which means having Boston pay them to take Daniels cost them less than nothing -- they were going to pay out extra money to players otherwise; instead, Boston is doing it. It's possible they can also parlay a small asset from a sign-and-trade with Daniels this summer, but this was mainly a money deal.

Boston Celtics: B+
A nice way to wriggle out of some luxury-tax money, as the Celtics essentially pay Sacramento to take Daniels, who was unlikely to play the rest of this season because of a spinal injury. That's the NBA for you -- Boston paid Sacramento to take Daniels, but both teams profited from it thanks to the cap and luxury tax rules.

is chris johnson the new guy from d-league? cuz yeeesh

nm it was WAFER

haha 'von wafer'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8q8gjTfGfo&feature=player_embedded

more embarrassing for big baby: getting blocked by danilo or getting blocked by the rim?

are you ready for the TROY MURPHY ERA

for some reason I refused to cut troy murphy from my fantasy team in spite of him not playing 2/3ds of the season. MAYBE I WILL BE REWARDED?*

*- probably not

http://grab.by/9fTf

getting pavlovic

has that guy even played in the nba since like 09

not really!

http://grab.by/9gab

poor alvie

oh god celtics got arroyo, may he never play a post season minute

talk about yer "poison pills"

lol would you rather have arroyo or naterob

http://www.zeusbox.com/wallpapers/nate_big_baby_shrek_donkey_wallpaper-1024x768.jpg

assuming rondo is fine arroyo won't see the court in playoffs in anything but a blowout, but he can probably cut down rondo's minutes for the last 20 reg season games

nate is a much better player than arroyo when hes right, this season idk

trap game tonight or easy win?

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are they putting shaq on display during his injury hiatus? seems like the best use for him at this point

here is a carlos arroyo music video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYH9LzAzR3E

http://grab.by/9sYm

this is intense

http://grab.by/9sZT

Needs a caption.

"back...down...to...hell"

krstic and pavlovic, special bros from the former yugoslavia

Why does the Auerbach plaque in North Station have a factual error in bronze? It has a number of his accomplishments listed, including breaking the color barrier by drafting Chuck Cooper in 1960.

Is it that hard to check the facts before you cast it and display it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwgRjU1L6kA

reinforcements coming: jermaine tonight (lol)

von wafer could be tonight or tomorrow (also lol- i totally forgot he was on the team!)

shaq: now not really on any kind of timetable (read: he will skip everything but the last game or two to warm up for the playoffs)

“That was terrific,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers told reporters. “Hell, I’m going to say it. I probably shouldn’t, but I call it coach’s porn. We kept moving the ball, and Rondo kept taking shots and I was yelling that jokingly to them. We were laughing, because we had a joke about it that I won’t get into. It was terrific.”

lol doc is the best

first etsy item i have even considered buying:

http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.200207343.jpg

wau, 5-year extension for doc.

love it. doc is the now only active coach other than pop with a ring, at least until june. ainge must have sold him on the idea of one last big three run, then rebuild on the fly with rondo, free agent x and old man pierce in 2012-13 on

thought thread was being bumped for this

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/inmate_regrets_asking_judge_for_longer_sentence_to_match_larry_birds_jersey/

feel liek ainge mustve sold doc on some fantastic rebuilding master plan to get five more years, like something specific that could actually work otherwise why stick around through the lean times, maybe they have the inside track on howard B-) - p crazy everyone thought doc was walking

did you hear the plan to bring pierce off the bench to make minutes for... JEFF GREEN

genius!

or maybe doc just likes working for the celtics, they seem to have a v posi organizational vibe

ubuntu!

(trades beloved starting center)

i think that specific rebuilding plan is 2012 = only 25 mil in salary committed or w/e, rondo in his prime, pierce probably still effective enough as old man playing old man game = perfect free agent trap, a pre-made alpha dog slot wide open with a championship coach in a town that will love you

i mean im sure they have a dossier with plan a = max contract for dwight or something but i dont think it can be much more specific than that yet. im sure more specifics were told to doc like who is gonna get resigned and/or traded too

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