Shane Battier

Shane Battier, In other trade, Memphis hung with the Indiana Pacers to pull another case, in the latter sending OJ Mayo. In return, the Grizzlies picked up a first round pick Josh McRoberts and before, give them another chance to win the project selection traded to Houston earlier in the day. McRoberts might be someone who gives a lot of value on the bench for the Grizzlies, as well, making almost a wash in the category of immediate value. For fans of Mayo, this may not seem like an even trade, but Memphis was ready to move forward without Mayo, which seems to have been the best option on the table.

In the final minutes of what looked like it was going to be a trade deadline without problems for the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey decided to pull the trigger on two deals (so far) that the Rockets have landed their man coveted with great potential and assumed a back up point guard. Houston will be negotiating Shane Battier and his expiring contract back to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for # overall pick last season and Hasheem Thabeet a future round of choice.
Overall, all stakeholders with the exception of Shane Battier could use a change of scenery. Thabeet is not going to be our new starting center and he will not change the fate of the Rockets this season or next. He is about as raw as they come, but he is 7’3 “and turned the blocking skills.
The departure of Houston I will say this – Aaron Brooks just is not panning this season. His ego got the better of him and he made a fool of himself on a team that prides itself on professionalism. He did not do well with or without the blindfold and I think trading him was the right decision. Shane Battier will always be a rocket. He was a true professional and the most eloquent Rocket we had here in Houston in ages. His defense may have declined slightly, but it is still one of the top wing defenders in the league. Shane and intangible assets, we will miss this season in Houston.

Bulls Trade

Bulls Trade, According to CBS Sports, sources told that the Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics and “two horses Western Conference dark” have emerged as potential suitors for Anthony Parker. Parker offers shooting, experience and the defense all the attributes that any number of playoff contenders would add to their lineup. Trade deadline arrives Thursday in the NBA and two perennial Western Conference All-Stars have already landed in the Eastern Conference.

Inside the locker room of the Chicago Bulls, the players believe they have enough to fight for top seed in the Eastern Conference. But this does not mean the players do not notice Carmelo Anthony landing on the Knicks, who took both houses of Bulls and Deron Williams of the Jazz go to the Nets.

“It is more difficult,” said Derrick Rose. “But that’s what you want. You want to be challenged and beat the best. They are good players. But we feel when we play the way we’re supposed to play, we can beat anyone. ” The trade deadline is 14 pm hour of Chicago and the Bulls continue to explore adding a shooting guard. As for the NBA power shift caused by big deals this week, Carlos Boozer may concern after the passage of conferences where he left the Jazz to sign with the Bulls as a free agent last July.

“I think the Middle has improved this summer,” said Boozer. “Teams that made trades recently, we do not know how they will be until they start to play. ”

His trade-shocked boozer, a teammate of Williams in Utah. “I was very surprised,” said Boozer. “I do not think anyone expected that to happen. For coach (Jerry) Sloan retired a few weeks ago and their best player to be traded, I do not think anyone could have predicted this. “This team is not the same team since I left last summer. Me, Kyle (Korver) and Ronnie (Brewer) talked about earlier. They look quite different now. New coach, new parts. It will be interesting to see how they do. But we cannot worry about that. We have to worry about ourselves. “