Kerry Kittles to the Clippers

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1848638

The Nets are going to have a hard time next year unless they pick up more depth.

They also signed Rodney Buford (prolly starter at SG) and Jacque Vaughn... This team is gonna suck.

this was a nice move by the clips. kittles is a better fit then 'Q" is with the clips- as he is the better defender & shooter but more importantly won't battle w/brand+maggette-0 for shots and gives them another ball handler

let the countdown begin on the jason kidd blockbuster trade

what in the hell is wrong with the nets????

They traded kenyon and kerry kittles for a grand total of 4 future picks??? what the hell.....

They must have something HUGE in the works...either that or they are total morons.

and....aren't all the picks 2nd rounders? pardon my language....but SHIT!

*throws his nets hat in the garbage*

Last edited by Donatello on Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:04 am, edited 1 time in total.

what in the hell is wrong with the nets????

They traded kenyon and kerry kittles for a grand total of 4 future picks??? what the hell.....

They must have something HUGE in the works...either that or they are total morons.

New owner, Ratner is cutitng costs.

Heh...i edited right after you quoted me....but.....even if he is a new owner cutting costs....what kind of team is this going to be? this is terrible.

i hope Kerry will play well in clippers.
They must trade Kidd to mavs..

Last edited by Carlos Boozer on Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:53 am, edited 1 time in total.

i hope Kerry will play well in Raptors.
They must trade Kidd to mavs..

kerry kittles traded TO THE LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS....not the los angeles raptors.

and....aren't all the picks 2nd rounders? pardon my language....but SHIT!

*throws his nets hat in the garbage*

Martin was for 1st rounders

Anyways, I see Kidd demanding a trade soon....teams that need a PG like Dallas or Houston could use his service.

Kidd is definitely gone unless the Nets manage to grab Shareef (which is unlikely).

Kidd is definitely gone unless the Nets manage to grab Shareef (which is unlikely).

I don't see how they could nab Shareef now, without Kittles. The Kittles deal didn't look likely anymore, with Van Exel in POR now...but still.

I think they're preparing for their move to Brooklyn. Clearing Cap Space. Y'nah mean?

Last edited by Mikki on Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.

They just like having $15M in trade exceptions so they can snatch Erick Dampier or Jamal Crawford for draftpicks and getting draftpicks themselves from helping other teams with trading BYC players.

i think Jefferson leaving will clear some cap room

Richard Jefferson makes $2.2M this season and his qualifying offer for next season is worth $3.1M. Hardly capspace. The Nets will benefit most from Mutombo's contract expiring ($14M off the books).

Jefferson is still on his rookie deal. He's gonna cost the nets a bit to retain... accumulating draft picks isnt always the best solution. Look at orlando. They had a bucketload of draft picks and the only good recent pick was mike miller, who they traded for gooden, who is now a cav.

New Jersey is a mess

Dwight Howard was a pretty nice pick by the Magic.

They could've gotten emeka.. who imo is a better player now and would fill their biggest hole. But that draft pick, the number one, was theirs, not one they got from trading...

Emeka is great, I love that guy, but Howard can become great as well, he has more potential than Meka. It was just a toss up. Looking at Orlando's history with injured players (Hill, McGrady) I wasn't surprised they took Howard over Emeka who had back problems in college.

i will agree with dwight having a bigger upside, but emeka is alot better right now... defensively, he has all the tools to be a gun. offensivley, he needs work. dwight howard needs to develop both offensively and defensively.. so i'd go with emeka, even if his back is a bit crook. he reminds me of a younger alonzo mourning..

Yes, Zo is a nice comparison, though Meka needs to improve on offense to resemble Zo more. I think Meka is/can be a better rebounder than Zo as well. Bill Russel would be his ultimate comparison.

Geeze.. imagine if emeka plays at that level defensivley on shaq... but i dont think he is shocking offenseively.. he could get better, and if he doesnt, he will still be a strong defender.. so thats a sure thing. where as with dwight howard, just look at tyson chandler

I doubt Meka can contain Shaq, he can try though.

Had Chandler not injured his back, he'd be a lot further with his development.

I guess they really wanted to get rid of Kittles. It's basically the same story as the K-Mart trade. It's a deal that looks very bad for New Jersey until such time that it proves to have paved the way for some grander plan.

I dont think he can either.. wouldnt it be cool if he did do well against shaq tho.

Tyson Chandler still hasnt proven why he was the number 2 or why he was traded for elton brand. maybe in 2 or 3 seasons... but not yet. if dwight is this slow... it wouldve been a mistake by the magic imo