Carter---->Nets
The New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors are awaiting league approval of a trade that would send Vince Carter to the Nets, according to ESPN's Stephen A. Smith.As first reported by ESPN Insider Chad Ford, the Raptors would acquire Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams and two first-round draft picks in exchange for Carter. The trade cannot be announced until the NBA approves it for salary-cap purposes, which could happen before the end of the day.
All trades must be approved by the league office and players must pass physicals before they can become official. Carter is currently on the injured list with a strained left Achilles tendon suffered last Friday and will miss at least five games.
If the trade goes through, it would be the most serious indication yet that the Nets want to keep Jason Kidd and are willing to build a championship contender around him. After the offseason trades of Kenyon Martin and Kerry Kittles, Kidd expressed his displeasure with the direction the Nets were taking. However, with Carter on board, the Nets have a shot at moving back into contention.
According to one source, Kidd was briefed on the trade and thinks Carter will be a strong addition to the team.
The two first-round picks the Raptors are to receive in the trade were obtained by the Nets from Denver in the Martin trade.
One of the picks, which was Denver's 2005 first-rounder, is protected if it is one of the first three picks in the '05 lottery.
The other, which Denver obtained from Philadelphia before trading it to the Nets, is protected if it is one of the first eight picks in the '05 lottery and one of the first five picks in the '06 lottery.
A backcourt of Kidd, Carter and Richard Jefferson is a highlight reel waiting to happen. However, the Nets will be very thin up front. After the trade, the Nets would have just Jason Collins, Brian Scalabrine and rookie Nenad Krstic to play on the front line. The move has more interesting implications for the Raptors. Both Williamses are the type of players that coach Sam Mitchell is after. They are tough, blue collar guys who will play their hearts out. Mourning gives them some size at the five that they desperately need. However, it will be interesting to see how Mourning reacts to the trade.
He's been asking out of New Jersey all season because he wants to play for a contender. Whatever you think about this trade for Toronto, it's tough to say that it turns them into a playoff-caliber team. Instead, the Raptors are trying to surround their star young player, Chris Bosh, with solid, veteran players who play the right way. The two first-round picks should help them rebuild. 唔知Alonzo會點諗
又比人送去一支無乜爭標機會既球隊:icon003:
Nets真係準備齋打fast-break,完全放棄內線?
Carter+Kidd+Jefferson:icon030: Raptors只係換得呢d?
恐怕Nets會著數d(唔傷的話) The trade is completed:o INDIANAPOLIS -- All-Star Vince Carter was traded by the Toronto Raptors to the New Jersey Nets for Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams and a pair of first-round draft picks Friday.
The trade was first reported by ESPN Insider Chad Ford.
Carter, on the injured list with a strained left Achilles tendon, was at the Raptors' morning shootaround, but did not accompany the team to Conseco Fieldhouse for its game against the Pacers.
"Any time you lose a guy like Vince, it's a big blow," Toronto forward Donyell Marshall said. "He was to Canada what Michael Jordan was to the Bulls."
"Obviously they felt that was the best deal on the table for us," said Marshall, who spoke to Carter at his hotel room. "We're going to miss Vince as a player and as a person. We wish him the best."
Carter is headed to a Nets team that sorely missed the athleticism it lost when Kenyon Martin left for Denver in the offseason. With Jason Kidd healthy again and Richard Jefferson on one wing, New Jersey has a chance to return to the up-tempo style that made it one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
The trade reflects the most serious indication yet that the Nets want to keep Kidd and are willing to build a championship contender around him. After the offseason trades of Martin and Kerry Kittles, Kidd expressed his displeasure with the direction the Nets were taking.
"We are very excited to add a player of Vince's caliber to the Nets roster," Nets president Rod Thorn said. "He is a proven All-Star who brings a unique dynamic to any team of which he is a member.
"Vince's ability to run the floor fits in very well with our desired style of play, and his ability to create his own shot will elevate the productivity of our halfcourt offense."
Carter has been an All-Star the past four seasons and is easily the biggest star to play in Canada since the NBA expanded there 10 years ago.
He spent all six-plus years of his career in Toronto, earning the nickname "Air Canada" for his high-flying dunks and remarkable athleticism. He leaves the Raptors as the franchise leader in 10 categories, including scoring, 3-pointers made and games started.
Despite his significant success in Toronto, trade rumors have surrounded Carter all season. The five-time All-Star asked to be dealt earlier in the year, and the Raptors had spent the last several weeks in trade discussions with a number of teams.
All the speculation made it seem inevitable that Carter would be traded, but that didn't do much to soften the blow on Friday.
"I'm still just shocked," Morris Peterson said. "Even with all the trade talks, it's hard to believe."
When asked what his first reaction was upon learning Carter had been dealt, Jalen Rose said, "Was it for Richard Jefferson?
"With Kidd at the point, Jefferson on one wing, you put Vince Carter on the other wing, it kind of reminds people on paper of what they had with Kenyon Martin," Rose said.
The Nets play at Toronto on Sunday, giving Carter a quick look at his former team.
The Raptors will be getting three defensive-minded players to replace the one player who has defined offense in Canada since he arrived in 1998.
"Those guys have been through the fires," point guard Rafer Alston said. "They toughen us up defensively. You have Zo blocking shots, Eric Williams can guard, Aaron Williams, those guys make us real competitive from a defensive standpoint.
"We're going to miss Vince. I'm going to miss his presence on the floor, drawing a lot of attention, just that factor. It's going to be tough."
Mourning, who signed with New Jersey as a free agent on July 16, 2004, has played in a total of 30 games with the Nets, averaging 9.4 points and 7.4 rebounds. After playing in 12 games in 2003-04 season, Mourning was forced to stop playing basketball due to kidney disease.
Mourning underwent kidney transplant surgery on Dec. 19, 2003, causing him to miss the remainder of that season. In his comeback this season, the seven-time All-Star played in 18 games with New Jersey, averaging 10.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.28 blocks.
Aaron Williams played in 336 games with New Jersey after signing as a free agent in August 2000. In four-plus seasons with the nets, he's averaging 7.2 points and 4.7 rebounds.
Eric Williams, currently in his 10th NBA season, signed with the Nets in August, and ranked second in scoring this season, averaging 12.6 points.
"This isn't a deal where we are sending three guys who didn't help us," Nets coach Lawrence Frank said. "They did help us. But it was an opportunity ... to acquire an All-Star player."
The two first-round selections sent to Toronto were originally acquired from Denver as part of a trade made this past summer.
Information from The Associated Press and was used in this report. 即係用成日受傷既vince替左馬田.......
感覺上籃網都係冇乜威力.... 速龍著數d Nets 內線剩番............:o AI3在 2004-12-18 11:01 AM 發表:
Nets 內線剩番............:o
史卡拉班:icon101: Eggio在 2004-12-18 11:11 AM 發表:
史卡拉班:icon101:
今日
Brian Scalabrine F32 9-15 0-23-5 2 6 8 1201121
:icon023: :icon023: AI3在 2004-12-18 11:17 AM 發表:
今日
Brian Scalabrine F32 9-15 0-23-5 2 6 8 1201121
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進攻都還可以....要佢打防守.....只會比人屈機:icon037: 莫寧又話要去爭標隊...恐怕呢隊連PLAYOFF都有危機...
艾力威廉斯統計數字會大升...:rolleyes:
網隊純打純打快攻, 好有哈林FEEL:icon007:
內線班人一係唔識攻, 一係唔識守...:icon054: Nets:
C :Collins
PF: Scalabrine
SF: Jefferson
SG: Carter
PG: Kidd
內線廢到.. Liverman在 2004-12-18 01:06 PM 發表:
莫寧又話要去爭標隊...恐怕呢隊連PLAYOFF都有危機...
艾力威廉斯統計數字會大升...:rolleyes:
網隊純打純打快攻, 好有哈林FEEL:icon007:
內線班人一係唔識攻, 一係唔識守...:icon054:
莫寧可能要求買斷合約走人:icon032: AI3在 2004-12-18 01:30 PM 發表:
莫寧可能要求買斷合約走人:icon032: 睇怕都係 米高奧雲在 2004-12-18 13:08 發表:
Nets:
C :Collins
PF: Scalabrine
SF: Jefferson
SG: Carter
PG: Kidd
內線廢到..
甚似幾年前的太陽
Kidd+Penny+Marion Liverman在 2004-12-18 13:06 發表:
莫寧又話要去爭標隊...恐怕呢隊連PLAYOFF都有危機...
艾力威廉斯統計數字會大升...:rolleyes:
網隊純打純打快攻, 好有哈林FEEL:icon007:
內線班人一係唔識攻, 一係唔識守...:icon054:
形容得非常好:icon007: 繼hakeem後速龍又一傑作:icon063::icon063::icon101: 呢張相真係可圈可點..........:icon101::icon101::icon101: 睇新聞個陣睇到..真係好shock:o