NBA Tickets – Sweet Summers
Here are a few teams that I think made some great offseason moves thus far. (Note: This article was written on July 29th)
San Antonio Spurs: The Spurs pulled off a fantastic deal by parlaying three players who weren’t going to get much playing time into Richard Jefferson. Jefferson still has a lot left in the tank, and is the kind of player that will fit in perfectly in San Antonio. This was a move that had to be made to keep the Spurs in contention for an NBA title as Tim Duncan ages and Manu Ginobili gets injured more and more often. Jefferson is a do-it-all small forward who gives the Spurs a shot at the Finals. The Spurs also got the steal of the draft by landing Pitt’s DeJuan Blair in the second round.
He’s a lottery talent that dropped due to concerns about his knees. It’s was worth the risk and he’ll add toughness inside and give Duncan some rest. To top it all off the Spurs acquired a quality veteran, like they always do, in Antonio McDyess. McDyess is a great role player and still a really good rebounder. The Spurs have done a great job this offseason, to no surprise of mine. Their style of play and doing business may not sell the most NBA tickets, but it sure wins basketball games.
Los Angeles Clippers: This team has not had a great offseason in a while, but their offseason was really, really good this time around. Yes, they lucked into getting the number one pick, but acquiring a talent like Blake Griffin is the type of move that could turn a franchise around. The Clippers also did a great job clearing playing time for Griffin in the frontcourt by trading away Zach Randolph.
Randolph, while talented, does not make the best decisions and has earned a reputation for being a questionable team player. The team then flipped Quentin Richardson, acquired in the Randolph trade, for Craig Smith, Mark Madsen and Sebastian Telfair. Before that trade, the Clippers were incredibly thin. Smith is a quality role player and should add some efficient scoring and rebounding off the bench. Telfair filled the team’s gaping need for a backup point guard, a role that he is very well-suited for. The Clippers are now ready to roll out a starting lineup of Baron Davis, Eric Gordon, Al Thornton, Griffin and Chris Kaman, with guys like Telfair, Smith and Marcus Camby contributing off the bench. I like where this is going.
Orlando Magic: The Magic lost a major cog in their run to the Finals last season in Hedo Turkoglu, but they covered that quickly by acquiring Vince Carter form New Jersey. Carter will provide the Magic with a two-guard that can create his own offense and defend, two holes that were exploited in the NBA Finals by Kobe Bryant. Carter will give the Magic the crunch-time scorer that the team lost on Turkoglu as well. The team also acquired Brandon Bass, one of my favorite young role players in the league. They may have overpaid Marcin Gortat, but Ryan Anderson will prove to be more than just a throw-in in the VC trade and Matt Barnes can give them some length on the perimeter and nail some threes for them.
Author: Brent Warnken
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