The Miami Heat traded guard Shaun Livingston and cash to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in the 2012 draft.
Livingston, a once-dynamic point guard who signed with the Heat in October with hopes of resurrecting his career after a catastrophic knee injury, only played in four games with Miami. He averaged 2.3 points in 10.3 minutes and didn’t appear in any of Miami’s last 13 games.
Surprising as it was being reported that the Heat had cut him yesterday. In any case, the Grizzlies did. I wouldn't count myself as a fan of his but I hope he can make it somewhere else and have a decent shot at resurrecting his career after that gruesome injury.
The Nuggets finally dealt Chucky Atkins:
The resurgent Nuggets, who have been building momentum ever since sending Allen Iverson and his big contract to Detroit for Chauncey Billups two months ago, sent point guard Chucky Atkins and a protected first-round pick in this summer to Oklahoma City for center Johan Petro and the Thunder’s second-round pick this year.
Not a bad deal on both sides as Atkins has been playing behind Billups and Carter and the Nuggets could certainly use another big man. The Thunder on the other had a ridiculous glut of big men which wasn't helped when they signed Krstic so picking up another guard seems like a good idea to me.
Here's a good one: Clippers acquire, waive Hassan Adams:
Two hours after announcing they had acquired Hassan Adams from the Toronto Raptors, the Los Angeles Clippers waived the 6-foot-4 swing man Wednesday.
The injury-riddled Clippers acquired the 24-year-old Adams along with cash considerations for a future conditional second-round draft choice.
Almost seems like a trade just for the sake of making a trade.
