The Brooklyn Nets want to trade Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez. With the trade deadline steadily approaching, they’ve exhausted several different possibilities. This is the latest.
NBA: Brandon Jennings Out 6-9 Months With Torn Achilles
Brandon Jennings had to be helped to the locker room late in the third quarter of the Detroit Pistons Saturday night 101-86 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Jennings fell to the floor, grabbing his leg and writhing in pain. “It doesn’t look good,” coach Stan Van Gundy said. “It is a major, major loss.” That injury has now been diagnosed as a full Achilles tear.
NBA Report: Lakers Called Pistons About Brandon Jennings & Greg Monroe
The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t content with a throw away season, apparently they’re still working the phones trying to make a trade happen. They failed to land Rajon Rondo but are still in the market for a point guard.
(Video) NBA: Brandon Jennings Hits Game Winner Against Spurs, Pistons 6-0 Since Dropping Josh Smith!
It started off as a joke but the curse of Josh Smith is starting to look real. His former team, the Atlanta Hawks are at the top of the Eastern Conference with a 26-8 record and now the Detroit Pistons have gone 6-0 since they shockingly waived his massive contract and dropped him from the team.
NBA: Rockets Move Josh Smith From the Starting Lineup to the Bench After 5 Games
Houston you have a problem… The Detroit Pistons were so frustrated with the play of Josh Smith that they used the stretch provision in the league’s collective bargaining agreement to release him, which essentially meant paying him more than $27 million just to go away. The Rockets, ever opportunistic, chose to add Smith to their roster for a little more than $2 million this season. Well now they’re really paying for that decision.
NBA: Report, Josh Smith Decides To Sign With Houston Rockets
According to reports the Houston Rockets have won the chase to sign free agent Josh Smith who was released by the Pistons earlier this week. It appears for Smith the chance to play for a title existed with James Harden and Dwight Howard more than anywhere else.
