主题：NBA转会消息 -- 桃李不言
火箭用基本没上过场的甘尼斯加上两个第二轮选秀权从雄鹿换来麦克?詹姆斯和Zendon Hamilton ，希望可以堵上SURA受伤留下的PG空缺。
国王用克里斯-韦伯，马特-巴恩斯和迈克-布拉德利跟76人换了肯尼-托马斯，威廉姆森和斯金内。这下斯托贾科维奇可以安心留下了，艾佛森也终于有个像样的队友可以帮忙了。
黄蜂队看来是想彻底重建了，用Rodney Rogers and Jamal Mashburn换来了76人合同即将过期的大狗。
其他的忽略不计了。
The Golden State Warriors are in serious discussions with the New Orleans Hornets to acquire Baron Davis before Thursday's 3 p.m. trading deadline, league sources told ESPN.com.
The Warriors have the expiring contract of Dale Davis to build a package around, but it's believed that other players from both teams would be involved -- as well as future draft considerations going to the Hornets -- to convince New Orleans to part with its former All-Star guard.
What's clear is that the Hornets are moving away from their recent belief that it would be better to trade Davis in the summertime. The Hornets originally planned to hold off on moving Davis until he returned from injury and built up some renewed trade value. It is now more likely than not, sources said, that the 25-year-old is moved before Thursday's deadline.
Davis, who returned to the Hornets' lineup Wednesday in a home loss to Seattle, appeared in only 17 of New Orleans' first 53 games because of back, heel and ankle ailments.
The former UCLA star would relish a move to his home state, according to sources, where Davis would be paired with Jason Richardson in a potentially high-scoring backcourt.
Davis returned to practice Monday and told ESPN.com after the workout that last week's criticism from coach Byron Scott about the speed of his recovery from an ankle injury made him feel unwanted by the Hornets.
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Baron Davis (left) has made noise about wanting out of New Orleans, and he might get his wish.
Yet Davis insisted he wouldn't personally push for a deal before the deadline and that he'll have no problems playing for Scott if there's no deal. That's even though, according to Davis, the two didn't speak at Monday's workout.
"I think it is getting to a point to where I just don't feel like I'm wanted (by New Orleans)," Davis told ESPN.com on Monday night. "I have a great relationship with my teammates, but at certain times I do feel that way -- I'm not going to lie. But I'm here to play basketball, and play as hard as I can. Once I'm 100 percent and back on the court, Byron will coach and I'll respect him as my coach. I'm going to listen to my coach like I've always done."
Davis' name has been mentioned in trade speculation since the summer, when his agent, Todd Ramasar, suggested Davis was disappointed by the Hornets' quiet offseason and might seek a trade elsewhere.
Davis left the Hornets for Los Angeles earlier this month to rehabilitate the heel and ankle while the club was away on a West Coast trip. Just before the All-Star break, with Davis scheduled to rejoin the team on Feb. 11, Davis suggested he might benefit from more rehab time in L.A. to improve his lateral movement. Scott angrily sent word to Davis to stay in his hometown.
"I wasn't happy and I didn't want to hear any more, so I said, 'Let him stay in L.A. and do whatever he's doing,' " Scott said. "There was no reason for him to be here, honestly, the way guys are connecting right now."
Jamal Mashburn, who might never play again because of ongoing knee trouble, faced similar criticism from the Hornets last season for rehabbing at home near Miami instead of in New Orleans with the Hornets. Davis, though, said he would have returned to the team if he had been summoned back and came away "shocked" by Scott's contention that the 11-43 Hornets -- 9-14 since Jan. 7 -- might not need him around now.
"I was just shocked because it was a (knock) on my character," Davis said. "I've always been a person to play hurt. I've played hurt in the playoffs. So I was a little upset at first, but at the same time, that's his opinion.
"I came back (Monday) because I'm getting closer to playing, so I felt it's good to be back with my team and let them see my progress, even though nobody called and asked me about it. I am on the right path. Everything is getting stronger. But I'm not going to rush back for anybody if I feel like I'm not ready."
In spite of the injuries, Davis said he weighs about 215 pounds, roughly 10 pounds below his listed weight. The feeling among some general managers around the league is that the Hornets have grown increasingly open to trading Davis because of the progress of recent pickup Dan Dickau.
"My main thing right now is just getting back out on that court and showing people I'm still one of the best players in this league," said Davis, who has $63 million over four seasons left on his contract after this season.
我没有找到确认交易的消息。
马刺夺冠在望.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2005, 3:10 PM ET
Knicks land Rose, Taylor, draft picks
New York Knicks-San Antonio Spurs-Houston Rockets: The Knicks are in the process of adding more big salaries to their roster.
Two league sources told ESPN Insider Chad Ford that New York has traded Nazr Mohammed and Jamison Brewer to the Spurs for Malik Rose and a first-round pick.
The Knicks also traded Vin Baker and Moochie Norris to the Rockets for Maurice Taylor and a first-round pick, Ford reports.
Once again, team president Isiah Thomas is willing to take back huge contracts to get more talent. In the Spurs deal, the Knicks are sending back $5.5 million in future salaries for the remaining four years, $27.3 million of Rose's contract.
In the Rockets deal, Thomas is sending back $8 million in future salaries and getting back $18 million in return. In total, the Knicks, who have the largest payroll in the league, will add an extra $32 million in future salaries.
For the Rockets, this trade was a salary dump and an effort to shore up a thin point-guard crop.
For the Spurs, not only did the clear $21 million in long term salary, they got another legit center in Mohammed -- something the team felt the desperately needed.
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另:火箭宣布豁免了STRICKLAND和HAMILTON.
Houston Rockets Acquire James and Hamilton
HOUSTON ?C The Houston Rockets have acquired guard Mike James and forward Zendon Hamilton from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for guard Reece Gaines and two future second-round draft picks, Rockets General Manager Carroll Dawson announced today.
“Mike James is a talented point guard who gives us another offensive threat,” said Dawson. “We’ve been interested in Mike for some time now, and we really like the defensive toughness that he brings.”
After signing with Milwaukee this offseason, James ranked third on the Bucks with a career-high 11.4 points per game and second on the team with 3.9 assists per game. The 6-2, 188-pound guard also stood second on Milwaukee with 58 3-pointers made and 152 3-pointers attempted for a 3-point percentage of .382. He set career highs with 28 points, eight 3-pointers made and 13 3-pointers attempted on Feb. 8 vs. Boston. He delivered a career-high 11 assists on Nov. 23 at the Lakers. Among NBA players without a start, he trails only Seattle’s Vladimir Radmanovic in scoring average. In 47 games, James led the Bucks in points six times and assists 13 times. He has scored in double figures 28 times, reaching 20 points on five occasions.
In his fourth NBA season, James holds averages of 8.8 points, 3.6 assists and 0.93 steals in 211 career games with Miami, Boston, Detroit and Milwaukee. James began his NBA career as an undrafted free agent with the Heat, for whom he averaged 7.0 points and 2.8 assists in 93 games over a two-year stretch. Prior to last season, he signed as a free agent with Boston, where he averaged 10.7 points and 4.4 assists over the first 55 games of the year. James was traded at midseason of last year to Detroit, where he averaged 6.3 points and won an NBA Championship.
Hamilton is averaging 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds with Milwaukee this season. The 6-11, 254-pound forward has averaged 4.6 points and 3.7 rebounds in 122 career games with the LA Clippers, Denver, Toronto, Philadelphia and Milwaukee.
Gaines leaves the Rockets with averages of 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in 10 games with Houston. After arriving in a seven-player offseason trade with Orlando on June 29, the 6-6, 205-pound guard spent time on the injured list with left foot, plantar fasciitis from Nov. 1-Dec. 2, left ankle tendinitis from Dec. 15-26 and left patellar tendinitis from Jan. 16-Feb. 24.
我觉得这次转会对这个赛季影响不大，M. James本来也是替补，加上身高不够，不能完全替代sura的功能，不过比老Strickland和Gaines还是好多了。另一个交易换来的Baker和Norris也没什么用。Baker自打酗酒开始就一天不如一天了，基本算个废人，除非姚明或老穆挂了，他才能有点用处，而Norris要是有用当初也不会把他送走了。
这次的交易主要是在清理大合同，腾出空间来，在顶薪签姚明之后还有余钱弄个不错的内线苦力。
这两天也不来庆祝了