Billy B Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 LinkCavs get:C Ben WallaceF Wally SzczerbiakF Joe SmithG Delonte West2nd Round Pick in '09 from BullsBulls get:G Larry HughesF Drew GoodenF Cedric SimmonsG Shannon BrownSonics get:G Adrian GriffinF Ira NewbleF Donyell MarshallIt looks like the Cavs may have the pieces they needed to take a run at the NBA title. But from what Wallace did with the Bulls, I don't think he will be enough to put the Cavs over the top. His defensive presence has been declining, and he can't be counted on for any offense. The Bulls will be picking up some nice players, and might be able to sneak into the Eastern Conference playoffs. That shows how weak the conference is, they are 11 games under .500 but only 2 games out of the final spot. It is also nice to see Shannon Brown return home, he went to basketball powerhouse Proviso East in Maywood, IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbreadmann Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Whoa, this is a big trade. Nice to see Delonte going somewhere that's not going to move the franchise.What were the Sonics thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 What were the Sonics thinking?Clay Bennett is trying to nuke a city that has given great support to its team for 40 years. And for some reason, David Stern is letting it happen, if not encouraging it it. What the NBA gets out of killing Seattle as a market is beyond me. Not only is Seattle in top 25 of cities by population, Washington State is actually enjoying a growing economy, and Seattle attracts mostly young, mostly educated young professionals without kids who have lots of disposable income. Yep, no reason to cultivate that market... 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCBoy Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 WOW. Massive.I know Cavs fans will be happy to see Hughes leave, and Ben Wallace is a huge pick up, obviously.The Sonics are just done. Good work Clay Bennett! Stick it to the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 So far this year, Wallace is averaging 8 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, and 5 points. Not exactly stats that add up to $60 million dollars if you ask me. In fact, Ilgauskus has better numbers in those three categories this year. Gooden also adds to the Bulls former Final Four players, they could start an entire lineup of leaders from Final Four teams now. And this shows that the Sonics are closing down in Seattle. This was a bad trade for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Sweeeet!Sounds good to me | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentomushi5150 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Competing in the West would be a useless venture for the Sonics at this point. They did however dump more salary and that's going to help the rebuilding process. Between this and the Spurs trade they have 13 picks in the next three drafts as well as three expiring contracts. They weren't competitive this year anyway, I think it was a decent move for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 And it seems, more and more, that Drew Gooden is turning into the present-day Nick Anderson. Productive guy...just kept getting traded every freakin' where.Much like Joe Smith.AND Wally Szczerbiak.(Concern about Szczerbiak: not that I follow the NBA all that close these days, but wasn't one of the knocks on Wally, at least in Minnesota, is that he could be something of a ballhog? Just wondering, if that still holds true, if he'll have enough sense to defer to Bron-Bron, since, you know, Cleveland IS HIS team and all...)And...it looks like Benny will have no issues about wearing whatever headband he chooses while inside Cavalier threads.And oh by the way...R.I.P. NBA basketball in Seattle. (Just sending out my condolences in advance...it really is sad to see what's going on up there in the Pacific Northwest.) *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 LinkCavs get:C Ben WallaceF Wally SzczerbiakF Joe SmithG Delonte West2nd Round Pick in '09 from Bulls --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief. Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Gooden and Hinrich reunited? Rock Chalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGodfather Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Damn, I was a huge Ben Wallace fan and I think that was a huge mistake giving up on him already. I know he's not young, but one bad season doesn't mean he's done for.I don't get it, why are the Bulls always looking to trade their team away? Ben Wallace is now gone, and Ben Gordon was in rumors as well as Luol Deng.Why get rid of young good players and one veteran center? I honestly don't like it or agree with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Damn, I was a huge Ben Wallace fan and I think that was a huge mistake giving up on him already. I know he's not young, but one bad season doesn't mean he's done for.I don't get it, why are the Bulls always looking to trade their team away? Ben Wallace is now gone, and Ben Gordon was in rumors as well as Luol Deng.Why get rid of young good players and one veteran center? I honestly don't like it or agree with it.Watch for Gooden to make something happen.He's very underrated, IMO.He's good at offensive rebounding, something that every team needs.And lets just hope Larry Hughes is a little better there than he was here.Larry has had the occasional breakout game (i.e: 40 points last week) but he's just so inconsistent that nobody can call him an over-average player anymore. | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I dont recall a NBA Trade Deadline ever being this busy www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Does Art Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Now I'm not that big of a basketball fan, but this seems like an extremely good trade for the Cavs but not so much for the other teams involved. Hi, how are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Well, Wallace has gotta be happy with this "Homecoming" to the Cavs. He played his first two years of college ball at Cuyahoga Community College, which I believe is in Cleveland. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydnimrod Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 According to the Cavs roster page, Ben Wallace will wear #4, Szczerbiak #10, West #13, and Smith #32.Will they be eligible for tonight's game? Mancakes: The Bandhttps://twitter.com/FloydNimrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFB Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I don't see why everyone is so giddy over this trade... all that happened was a bunch of second-rate players getting exchanged ofr eachother or dumped alltogether. In my opinion, this leaves the Cavs no better than 48 hours ago...+Getting Rasberry Face to fill in while D-Gib is out.A decent bench player in Smith._Adding Ben Wallace, in addition to Sanjaya... errr.... Varejo, the only worse offensive front court was Wallace/NoahThey give up Larry Hughes, a functional baller, for a shell in Wally. Sure he can still shoot, but what else can he do besides that... at least Hughes could make his own shot every once in a while...Plus, they give up Gooden...Just a reshuffling of the cards.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 According to the Cavs roster page, Ben Wallace will wear #4, Szczerbiak #10, West #13, and Smith #32.Will they be eligible for tonight's game?From what I'm hearing on ESPN, no. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Yea on Cavs.com it kinda explains the situation. They signed a couple NBADL guys (ten day contract probably) so that they'd be eligible for tonights game.So they're prettyy much gonna have a mediocre makeshift starting lineup tonight. | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Well, Wallace has gotta be happy with this "Homecoming" to the Cavs. He played his first two years of college ball at Cuyahoga Community College, which I believe is in Cleveland.Now there's something I never knew.Good ol' Tri-C.And yes that is in the Cleveland area.My mom actually went there a few years. | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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