NBA Trades

The NBA trade deadline was today at 3pm EST.  Here are the transactions that happen and some are really a surprise.

Atlanta Hawks
 - traded Mike Bibby, Jordan Crawford, Maurice Evans and 2011 first-round draft pick to Washington Wizards for Kirk Hinrick and Hilton Armstrong

Boston Celtics
 - traded Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City Thunder for Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic, 2012 first-round draft pick and cash.
 - traded Luke Harangody and Semih Erden to Cleveland Cavaliers for 2013 second-round draft pick
 - traded Marquis Daniels and cash  to Sacramento Kings for 2017 second-round draft pick

Charlotte Bobcats
 - traded Nazr Mohammed to Oklahoma City Thunder for DJ White and Morris Peterson
 - traded Gerald Wallace to Portland Trail Blazers for Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham, Sean Marks, 2011 first-round draft pick, 2013 first-round draft pick and cash

Chicago Bulls
 - traded James Johnson to Toronto Raptors for 2011 first-round draft pick

Cleveland Cavaliers
 - traded 2013 second-round draft pick to Boston Celtics for Luke Harangody and Semih Erden
 - traded Mo Williams and Jamario Moon to Los Angeles Clippers for Baron Davis and 2011 first-round draft pick

Denver Nuggets
 - traded Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Renaldo Blackman, and Shelden Williams to New York Knicks for Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov, 2014 first-round pick, 2012 and 2013 second-round pick and cash $3 million.
- acquired traded 2015 second round draft pick to Minnesota Timberwolves for Kosta Koufos from Minnesota Timberwolves

Golden State Warriors
 - traded Brandan Wright and  Dan Gadzuric to New Jersey Nets for Troy Murphy and 2012 second-round pick

Houston Rockets
 - traded Aaron Brooks to Phoenix Suns for Goran Dragic and first-round draft pick
 - traded Shane Battier and Ish Smith to Memphis Grizzlies for Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll and first-round draft pick

Los Angeles Clippers
 - traded Baron Davis and 2011 first-round draft pick to Cleveland Cavaliers for Mo Williams and Jamario Moon

Memphis Grizzlies
 - traded Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll and first-round draft pick to Houston Rockets for Shane Battier and Ish Smith

Minnesota Timberwolves
 - traded Corey Brewer to New York Knicks for Eddy Curry, and Anthony Randolph and $3 million

Update 2/25
 - traded Kosta Koufos to Denver Nuggets for 2015 second-round draft pick

New Jersey Nets
 - traded Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, 2011 first-round pick, 2012 first-round pick and  cash $3 million to Utah Jazz for Deron Williams
 - traded Troy Murphy and 2012 second-round pick to Golden State Warriors for Brandan Wright and  Dan Gadzuric

New Orleans Hornets
 - traded Marcus Thornton and cash to Sacramento Kings  for Carl Landry

New York Knicks
 - traded Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov, 2014 first-round pick, 2012 and 2013 second-round pick and cash $3 million to Denver Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Renaldo Blackman, and Shelden Williams
 - traded Eddy Curry, and Anthony Randolph and $3 million to Minnesota Timberwolves for Corey Brewer

Oklahoma City Thunder
 - traded Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic, 2012 first-round draft pick and cash to Boston Celtics for Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson
 - traded DJ White and Morris Peterson to Charlotte Bobcats for Nazr Mohammed

Phoenix Suns
 - traded Goran Dragic and first-round draft pick to Houston Rockets for Aaron Brooks
Portland Trail Blazers
  - traded Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham, Sean Marks, 2011 first-round draft pick, 2013 first-round draft pick and cash to Charlotte Bobcats for Gerald Wallace

Sacramento Kings
 - traded Carl Landry to New Orleans Hornets for Marcus Thornton and cash.
 - traded 2017 second-round draft pick to Boston Celtics for Marquis Daniels and cash

Toronto Raptors
 - traded 2011 first-round draft pick to Chicago Bulls for James Johnson

Utah Jazz
 - traded Deron Williams to New Jersey Nets for Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, 2011 first-round pick, 2012 first-round pick and cash $3 million

Washington Wizards
 - traded Kirk Hinrick and Hilton Armstrong to Atlanta Hawks for Mike Bibby, Jordan Crawford, Maurice Evans and 2011 first-round draft pick

Who benefited the most - Nuggets or Knicks?

Last Night, the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets finalized the deal that sent Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Reynaldo Blackman to the Knicks for Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov, a first round draft pick, two second round draft pick and $3 million in cash. The blockbuster deal, which has been the talked of the NBA, has finally happen.

So who truly benefited from these trade?

I am pretty certain your first choice would be the New York Knicks. Why not? They got another legitimate scorer in Carmelo to partner along with Amare Stoudemaire which would make a fearsome forward duo. And they got a veteran point guard in Chauncey Billups who knows how to win games. The Knicks would surely sell tickets and merchandises especially at Madison Square Garden but that does not mean it would result into many wins. Melo and Billups combine for an average of 41.7 points per game but that average would surely go down with both players have to share the ball with Amare.

Coach D'Antonio likes to run the ball (i.e. When he coached the Suns) and Billups does not have the quickness that he used to be except if suddenly experience a Steve Nash type of resurgence. And now with two scorers, who would you run the play to during crucial moments of the game?

The Knicks gave up their young guns in Felton, Gallinari and Chandler. The trio combined an average of 49.4 points per game. And have been an integral part of the Knicks resurgence this season. You can already see the discrepancy there when it come to scoring.

The Nuggets loss scoring and leadership in the locker room but got younger and deeper with Felton, Gallinari, Chandler and Mozgov. They got a legit point guard in Felton, a versatile big men in Gallinari and an athletic forward in Chandler. But the Nuggets have already a starting point guard in Ty Lawson and Raymond Felton will probably be relegated to a back up guard. Danilo Gallinari and Timofey Mozgov are not as athletic and versatile as Melo while Chandler would be competing for minutes with Smith.

But what the Nuggets loss in star power, they gain in money and the future.

As I previously stated, the players they traded are all young players with the oldest being 26. And they are all "tradable" asset because of their expiring contracts (Chandler, Felton and Mozgov will become free agents next year) and their salaries are "affordable." And the Nuggets have depth so losing these players to trades or free agency wont hurt much as losing Carmelo. And remember, they also got three future draft picks

As for cost savings, the Nuggets got $3 million in cash. And its not that all, according to Jeremy of Roundball Mining Company Blog, the Nuggets will save over $17 in salary which would definitely bring down, if not, saved them money on shelling out for the luxury tax. He also commented how Dan Feldman of the Detriot blog Piston Powered estimated that the Nuggets will save about $35 million over the next three seasons.

So if you are talking about Star power, then the New York Knicks is definitely the clear winner. But if you are talking about long-range goals and cost savings, the Denver Nuggets won the trade.