Big Names Make Some Big Moves!

Major moves in the NBA.

As the NBA trade deadline came to a close, both, the Eastern and Western Conferences, made moves to help their teams just before playoffs. As you already know from a previous blog, Shaquille O'Neal is on the Suns as Pau Gasol is on the Lakers. That wasn't enough for the NBA or the fans as three other teams made some big name trades.

The biggest one was the 11 player trade between the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Seattle Super Soncis. There were some huge names involved in this trade:
Bulls get:
Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Shannon Brown, and Cedric Simmons.
Cavaliers get:
Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, Delante West, and Wally Szcerbiak
Sonics get:
Donyell Marshall, Adrian Griffin, and Ira Newble

The Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks were also able to get a trade in before the deadline (note: did not trade with each other). The Mavericks were able to reach a deal with the New Jersey Nets which sent Jason Kidd to Dallas; Mike Bibby was sent to the Hawks from Sacramento also just before the deadline.

My Opinion: I don't like how the Bulls traded away a great defender like Ben Wallace. In my point of view of that 11 player trade, the Bulls were aiming for more offense, the Cavs for more defense, and the Sonics for more presence inside the pain. Kidd to the Mavericks is all they needed which is a great and talented point guard; he will be able to help them through the playoffs. The Hawks are trying to rebuild their franchise and with a pretty decent team all around, adding Bibby is good for leadership and experience.