The Big Trades

So Carmelo Anthony finally got his wish, to be a New York Knick.  He was born in Brooklyn and played at Syracuse University. So it was just a matter of time until he was back playing in New York. The trade also included Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Renaldo Balkman. Chauncey Billups is going to be the most important player in this trade other than Melo. Billups is an NBA champion and a veteran. He knows how to win and that is what the Knicks are going to need to learn. The Knicks gave up a lot in order to get this trade done. They traded Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov and a 2014 first-round draft pick and also 3 million dollars in cash. The Nuggets got a lot younger with this trade but their future is uncertain right now.

During their first game together, the Knicks won.  Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points and had 10 rebounds. Chauncey Billups scored 21, with 8 assits and 6 rebounds. The game was against Bucks so it wasn’t much of a test for the Knicks. The Knicks play Miami on Sunday, February 27 so that will be a great game to show what the Knicks are made of.

Another surprising trade that happened this morning was Deron Williams being traded to the New Jersey Nets. Nobody saw this trade coming, not even Deron Williams. He found out he was traded watching SportscCenter.  Utah received Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, two first-round draft picks and cash. This isn’t too bad of a trade for Utah. They get Devin Harris, who has been to the All-Star game was a point guard and Derrick Favors is a very young player with loads of potential.

The Nets brought in Deron Williams for the sole purpose of getting a big name player to sign with them in the offseason. Possibly Dwight Howard. Deron Willams is one of the best point guards in the league and a lot of players would love to play with him. The Bobcats were also interested in trading for Deron Williams but the Nets beat them to the punch. Deron Williams will defiantly help improve the Nets but they are still pretty bad. The Nets are looking toward the future and this is a good way to start.