Detroit Bad Boys - NBA Trade Rumors 2013: Deadline Day StreamA community of Detroit Pistons fans since 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48119/detroitbadboys-fave.png2013-02-21T15:11:51-05:00http://www.detroitbadboys.com/rss/stream/37768152013-02-21T15:11:51-05:002013-02-21T15:11:51-05:00Pistons don't make any deals at deadline
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/">Pistons</a> all quiet as deadline passes .. You may resume normal activity</p>— Keith Langlois (@Keith_Langlois) <a href="https://twitter.com/Keith_Langlois/status/304683967813148673">February 21, 2013</a>
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<p>Orlando has traded J.J Redick to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brewhoop.com/">Bucks</a>, league source tells Y!</p>
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/304681393089282048">February 21, 2013</a>
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All day long, teams were falling out of the "running" to land suddenly coveted <span>J.J. Redick</span>. First it was the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/">Pistons</a>, then the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.poundingtherock.com/">Spurs</a>, and then the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.indycornrows.com/">Pacers</a>. Well, with a deal struck at the trade deadline buzzer, it appears Redick is headed to Milwaukee.</p>
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<p>Milwaukee sends Orlando Doron Lamb, Tobias Harris and Beno Udrih, source tells Y!</p>
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/304682496325451777">February 21, 2013</a>
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https://www.detroitbadboys.com/2013/2/21/4014348/nba-trade-rumors-2013-j-j-redick-traded-to-milwaukee-bucksPackey2013-02-21T14:57:37-05:002013-02-21T14:57:37-05:00Heat give Dexter Pittman & 2nd rounder to Memphis
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.hothothoops.com/">Heat</a> have traded <span>Dexter Pittman</span> & 2nd round pick to Memphis to create roster spot, source confirms. First reported by @<a href="https://twitter.com/cagrizblog">cagrizblog</a></p>
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN/status/304664592733315072">February 21, 2013</a>
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<p>The Heat may be working on something else to supplement this deal, because without it, this is really bizarre. The Heat have been<a href="http://t.co/f4i0sj0fh8" target="_blank"> reportedly interested in Timofey Mozgov </a>and <a href="http://twitter.com/SuryaHeatNBA/status/304672187762241536" target="_blank">Surya Fernandez of Hot Hot Hoops wondered</a> (dreamed?) if this was a precursor to the Heat possibly landing <span>DeJuan Blair</span>, which would be a good haul. Another possibility? <span>Greg Oden</span>.</p>
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<p><span>Jordan Crawford</span>, who was made kind of famous for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sL3KDhhUZ0" target="_blank">once dunking over LeBron James</a>, was traded from the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bulletsforever.com/">Washington Wizards</a> to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Boston Celtics</a> on Thursday for the expiring contract of <span>Leandro Barbosa</span>. The Wizards will get Barbosa, too, but <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/2/12/3981596/leandro-barbosa-injury-celtics-torn-acl" target="_blank">he's done for the season with a torn ACL</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt/status/304663058117193728" target="_blank">David Aldridge appeared to have the news first</a>, although <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/304656780108107776" target="_blank">initial reports were that the Celtics were giving up on Fab Melo</a> for Crawford. It was <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/304666977874632706" target="_blank">later confirmed</a> that the swap would involve Barbosa, not Melo. Shedding Crawford means the Wizards will save about $2.1 million in cap space next season. The Celtics get a high usage scorer.</p>
<p>Crawford, a 24-year-old native of Detroit, is putting up his best numbers in his third season in the NBA, but that's not saying much. The volume shooter has only a 51 TS% and a 47 eFG% while averaging a little over 13 points per game in just over 26 minutes. </p>
<p>What a blockbuster...</p>
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<p>Per Vince Ellis, source with team says things very quiet for Detroit.</p> <p>Not much happening on the trade deadline front involving the Detroit Pistons. While Will Bynum is probably tradeable, there has been nothing linking him to other teams except baseless speculation. Jason Maxiell has gone stone cold in the past month and interest also appears to be nil.</p>
<p>There was <a href="http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2013/2/21/4013120/nba-trade-rumors-2013-detroit-pistons-jj-redick" target="_blank">an inkling that Pistons are interested in J.J. Redick</a>, but unless the Pistons are willing to part with and the Magic is interested in Brandon Knight, I don't see how Detroit could make an attractive offer. Now Vince Ellis, who seems to be the only active beat writer on Twitter at the moment, says that fans shouldn't expect any moves from Detroit.</p>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Pistons">#Pistons</a> source says nothing going on "at all" on the trade front.</p>
— Vincent Ellis (@Vincent_Ellis56) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vincent_Ellis56/status/304629151392997377">February 21, 2013</a>
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<p>One of the <a href="http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2013/2/14/3989226/nba-trade-rumors-jonas-jerebko-a-good-buy-low-candidate">more attractive trade chips</a> is Jonas Jerebko, who is buried on Detroit's bench. But Vince says don't expect him to be relocated either. Maybe this means Detroit at least sees a future for him on the team.</p>
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<p>Source expects Jerebko to remain in <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Pistons">#Pistons</a> uniform. Kinda goes with earlier tweet. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23TradeDeadline">#TradeDeadline</a></p>
— Vincent Ellis (@Vincent_Ellis56) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vincent_Ellis56/status/304636438664855552">February 21, 2013</a>
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https://www.detroitbadboys.com/2013/2/21/4013584/nba-trade-rumors-detroit-pistons-expect-quiet-trade-deadlineSean Corp2013-02-21T11:21:33-05:002013-02-21T11:21:33-05:00Keith Langlois: Pistons more likely to stand pat
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<p>It had been reported before that the <a href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pistons</a> would most likely <i>not</i> make another deal this trading period and Keith Langlois reiterated as much in<a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/pistons/chat/mailbag_130221_1.html"> his most recent mailbag</a>:</p>
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<p><b>Dwayne (Clinton Twp., Mich.)</b>: With the trade deadline Thursday, what moves if any do you expect the Pistons to make?</p>
<p><b>Langlois</b>: I'm on standby, Dwayne, but I think it's more likely that the Pistons stand pat than make a deal. They've already made one significant trade within the past month. It's possible a playoff or title contender will offer a draft pick for an expiring contract, I suppose - those are common trade-deadline deals - but it has to be something that benefits the Pistons in the future without compromising their cap position headed into the summer. The Pistons are also bumping up close to the luxury tax threshold, so it's unlikely they will be parking somebody else's big contracts for the rest of the season to help another team avoid taxes, either.</p>
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<p>Crazy things could still pop up out of thin air, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2013/2/21/4013120/nba-trade-rumors-2013-detroit-pistons-jj-redick/in/3776815">like J.J. Redick</a>, but I think I'm going to play it safe and not expect another trade from the Pistons before the end of the day.</p>
<p><b><i>That doesn't mean we can't wonder and talk about all the other NBA trade rumors -- make sure you head over to </i><i><a target="_blank" href="http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2013/2/21/4012858/nba-trade-deadline-2013-time-rumors-chat-open-thread/in/3776815">our NBA Trade Deadline Day Open Thread</a>, and be sure to follow along with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2013/2/21/4012774/nba-trade-rumors-2013-all-deadline-detroit-pistons">our trade deadline stream</a>.</i></b></p>
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<p>It seems like Josh Smith is going to be the piece that sets everything else in motion. Bucks are also after JJ Redick.</p> <p>Josh Smith probably isn't going to be an Atlanta Hawk by 3 p.m. today. But which team he winds up with still remains a mystery. With the NBA trade deadline just hours away, it appears some front runners have emerged, however. The Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns are the two teams working hardest to land the talented power forward.</p>
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<p>Milwaukee, Phoenix emerging as frontrunners for Josh Smith deal, league sources tell Y! Sports. Boston still a "darkhorse," one source says.</p>
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/304617264366383106">February 21, 2013</a>
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<p>There is no questioning Smith's talent but there is some doubt about his effectiveness going forward. Especially considering he is a pending free agent and looking for a $90 million deal.</p>
<p>The Bucks are also apparently hot on the heels of fellow free-agent to be J.J. Redick. <a href="http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2013/2/21/4013120/nba-trade-rumors-2013-detroit-pistons-jj-redick">Just like the Pistons</a>. But it appears that Milwaukee's interest in Redick is dependent on successfully trading for Smith.</p>
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<p>Bucks "keep upping the ante" in pursuit of J.J. Redick, source says. Could mean confidence growing that they will land Josh Smith.</p>
— Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/KBergCBS/status/304611217970978816">February 21, 2013</a>
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<p>Remember, Bucks' pursuit of Redick based on scenario where Monta Ellis is sent to Atlanta as part of proposed Smith deal.</p>
— Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/KBergCBS/status/304611422963372032">February 21, 2013</a>
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<p>Something tells me Pistons aren't going to win that fight.</p>
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<p>ESPN's Chris Broussard tweeted Thursday morning that the <a href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pistons</a> are one of a handful of teams showing interest in <a href="https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Orlando Magic</a> shooting guard <span>J.J. Redick</span>:</p>
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<p>Indiana, San Antonio, Milwaukee, Detroit, and Washington all showing interests in JJ Redick</p>
— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chris_Broussard/status/304601490578886656">February 21, 2013</a>
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<p>Take that with a grain of salt, though, because <a target="_blank" href="http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2012/5/17/3025591/chris-broussard-gets-it-very-wrong">Broussard is wrong a lot</a>. As <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/deryNBA/status/304609918646886400">Matt Dery noted shortly after on Twitter</a>, the Magic want first rounders and expiring deals for Redick.</p>
<p>The Pistons already gave up a first rounder to Charlotte to unload another one-dimensional shooter and the only expiring deals the Pistons could offer without going back on<a target="_blank" href="http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2013/1/3/3832222/dumars-financial-flexibility-will-not-be-compromised-at-trade-deadline/in/3776815"> their word</a> is Jason Maxiell. Redick for Maxiell<a target="_blank" href="http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine/?tradeId=adm52u9"> would work</a>, but that deal would also be a candidate for most pointless trade ever.</p>
<p>There's also some substance from Adrian Wojnarowski, who has said that the <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/304459145069871105">Magic haven't ruled out hanging on to Redick</a> in hopes to re-sign him:</p>
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<p>Orlando has secured offers of first-round picks for J.J. Redick, sources tell Y! Sports. So far, those belong to teams drafting in the 20's.</p>
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/304606237096554496">February 21, 2013</a>
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<p>The Pistons don't draft in the twenties, so even if the Pistons are interested in the impending free agent, it looks like they haven't made any offers.</p>
<p>Are they doing their due diligence on a sharp-shooting guard who has been most impressive when playing in front of the Pistons (20 for 36 in three games this year)? Maybe, but I really can't imagine the Pistons trading for him.</p>
<p>Overpaying him this offseason? That's a real sad possibility.</p>
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