Jako Kenderbing
ESPN Insider
Crazy Nissley at it again!
Manfred Nissley did it again. This time his trades worked to the benefit of the Bobcats and ripped off some other teams!
First he traded Pendergraph to Indiana for Josh McRoberts!
Cats C+, Indiana C-
Then he traded Brand and Thomas to Portland for Camby, Przybilla, 2011 2nd round pick and 2012 2nd round pick.
Cats A+, Blazers B-
Then he traded a fan favorite in Evans and the little used Pargo to Utah for Raja Bell and Utah 2011 2nd round pick.
Cats B-, Utah C+
Then he traded Przybilla to Detroit for Villanueva
Cats C+, Detroit C-
He then signed and traded Pops Mensah-Bonsu + ’11 2nd RP (Suns) to Denver for Balkman + ’12 2nd RP.
Cats C-, Denver D+
Then he traded Anthony Parker + Balkman to Phoenix for Channing Fry
Cats C, Phoenix C+
He then signed Doug Martin to a 1 yr deal the traded him + Villanueva + ’12 2nd RP to Suns for Lopez and Childress.
Cats B+, Suns B-
He then traded Frye + Childress to Toronto for Calderon + Dorsey
Cats A-, Toronto B+
And then in a major coup he traded Calderon + 2nd RP to Dallas for Marion + ’11 2nd RP
Cats A+, Dallas B-
When first saw these trades taking place we thought he was crazy! Now, we still think he is crazy but with a streak of generous.
When we asked Nissley about the trade this is what he had to say.
I got my final 2010-11 roster here. There will be no more trades unless I get an offer I can't refuse. I traded Brand because he was under contract for 3 years and could not keep up with our style of play.
The New Roster is as follows with contract length
PG
11 Michael Conley (78) 6y
12 Kurt Hinrrich (75) 2y
10 Jamaal Tinsley (65) 1yr
SG
22 Rudy Gay (86) 5 yr
19 Raja Bell (70) 3 yr
14 Gary Neal (67) 2 yr
SF
0 Shawn Marion (77) 4 yr
31 Thabo Sefolosha (70) 4 yr
3 Devin Ebanks (66) 1yr
PF
41 Taj Gobson (72) 2yr
43 Josh McRoberts (65) 1yr
33 Ryan Anderson (65) 2 yr
C
2 Marcus Camby (78) 2yr
15 Robin Lopez (64) 2yr
9 Joey Dorsey (64) 1yr
Draft Picks
'11
Cavs first (proj. 6)
Jazz 2nd
Mavs 2nd
'12
Cavs 2nd
Blazers 2nd
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