Kerry Kittles to the Clippers

by **Full Surface** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:21 am

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.

by **Bill Russell** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:01 am

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

by **air gordon** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:36 am

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

by **Donatello** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:03 am

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

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

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* :evil:

by **FanOfAll** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:04 am

donatelloforpres wrote: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.

by **Donatello** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:05 am

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.

Website · by **Carlos Boozer** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:09 am

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

by **Donatello** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:14 am

evan marriot wrote: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.

by **Amphatoast** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:32 am

donatelloforpres wrote: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.

by **Full Surface** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:46 am

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

by **Donatello** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:05 am

refuze wrote: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.

by **Mikki** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:02 pm

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

by **Rens** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:06 pm

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.

by **Matt** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:16 pm

i think Jefferson leaving will clear some cap room

by **Rens** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:21 pm

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).

by **Matthew** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:58 pm

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

by **Rens** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:08 pm

Dwight Howard was a pretty nice pick by the Magic.

by **Matthew** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:13 pm

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...

by **Rens** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:16 pm

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.

by **Matthew** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:25 pm

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..

by **Rens** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:36 pm

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.

by **Matthew** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:44 pm

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

by **Rens** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:54 pm

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.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:02 pm

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.

by **Matthew** on Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:03 pm

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

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