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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Sports Squeal! NBA Trade Deadline Looms!!

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 8:20 AM

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For Portland Trail Blazers supporters familiar with terms like RLEC (Raef Lafrentz's expiring contract), and salary dump (pretty self-explanatory), today is like Christmas morning. The NBA trade deadline ends tonight at midnight tomorrow at noon, and Portland has a golden ticket (RLEC) they are ready to cash in. But the question is, who does Portland send packing, and more importantly, what player(s) will the Blazers acquire?

The names being tossed around include: Amar'e Stoudemire (not gonna happen), Vince Carter (maybe if it came with a time machine to take him back to his younger days), Kirk Hinrich (meh), Qyntel Woods (just kidding), Luol Deng (yes please), Caron Butler (oh yes), Gerald Wallace (oh god, yes!), and tons more. This is like the NBA version of Brewster's Millions, and Portland is playing the role of Montgomery Brewster. The only problem is that midnight cannot possibly come soon enough. I want a trade.

Now.

*** 2:30pm update: Blazers Edge is reporting that Ike Diogu is on his way to (most likely) Sacramento. More coming...

 

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Don't get too excited about Deng. He has regressed quite a bit since the playoff performance of a couple years ago. And he has an expensive long-term contract.
Posted by Cosmonaut on February 18, 2009 at 10:21 AM · Report
2
Isn't the deadline at noon tomorrow? Even MORE waiting.
Posted by truthypup on February 18, 2009 at 10:25 AM · Report
3
Thanks Truthypup. I got my EST's confused. Yay, more time to dream about Wallace...
Posted by ezra on February 18, 2009 at 10:38 AM · Report
4
Who do you want to go though? Besides Channing, RLEC, Sergio... I'm kind of a nervous wreck. Don't say Travis or I'll punch you and kick your pug.
Posted by Tonya on February 18, 2009 at 10:51 AM · Report
5
I guess I could spend a few moments looking this up... but, what ever happened with that Darius Miles stuff?
Posted by ROM on February 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM · Report
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Dmiles is playing against us tonight, he is on memphis. We got screwed, but at least we don't have to have Darius sulking on the bench.
Posted by truthypup on February 18, 2009 at 11:11 AM · Report
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I don't know, Cosmonaut. I think I would regress, too, if I were forced to play under Vinny Del Negro. Underneath someone who, you know, knows how to coach, I think Deng flourishes again.
Posted by Rob on February 18, 2009 at 11:27 AM · Report
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Caron Butler is clearly the at the head of this class. Give them RLEP and Señor Turnover and we'll call it good. I'd accept the loss of Outlaw, too, if that's what it takes.
Posted by Jimmy the Tiger on February 18, 2009 at 12:05 PM · Report
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Del Negro is a bad coach, to be sure, but Deng is nowhere near as good as Caron Butler, or even Vince Carter.
Posted by Cosmonaut on February 18, 2009 at 1:53 PM · Report

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