NBA Trades

Finally, Carmelo Anthony has been traded to the New York Knicks in a deal that also included the Minnesota Timberwolves. Many players were involved but the key players that changed teams were: Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups (going to New York), Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, and Raymond Felton (going to Denver) and Eddy Curry (going to Minnesota). Although this was a major deal, it may not have been a good trade for the near future. The New York Knicks may have got the player they wanted but they gave a lot up for him and know have a depleted roster. The Denver Nuggets received some good players but their contracts are running out and none of them are star quality like Carmelo Anthony. The third team Minnesota didn’t really get anything nor lose anything so they don’t improve their team much. The trade may benefit the Knicks in the future with two star players but they need to add some more people around Carmelo and Amare (Knicks Power Forward) to be competitive with the other top teams.

On another note, the Utah Jazz and New Jersey Nets negotiated a surprising trade. The Nets were in talks with Carmelo but when he went to New York they quickly shifted their efforts to Deron Williams. The Jazz traded Deron Williams to the Nets for Derrick Favors and Devin Harris. This trade made sense to me because the Nets are trying to rebuild their team and by adding the all-star Williams they certainly took a step in the right direction. Also the Jazz receive a rookie in Favors that has plenty of upside and Harris who is a good young player as well. So, to me this trade seems to be more favorable because of the direction that these two teams are going in. Whereas the Knicks wanted to be competitive now but may have to wait a year or two and rebuild like Utah and New Jersey.