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  • se-alum
    I don't believe the whole Stoudemire not wanting to come to Cleveland talk. If it's true, you have to wonder where his head is at. I could see him not wanting to come to Cleveland if there were another contender going after him, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
  • Eric Taylor
    It sounds like they will get Murphy if the Stoudamire talks fall apart.
  • KR1245
    se-alum wrote: I don't believe the whole Stoudemire not wanting to come to Cleveland talk. If it's true, you have to wonder where his head is at. I could see him not wanting to come to Cleveland if there were another contender going after him, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
    I agree. I dont think there is anything to Finnans article. There are so many false rumors out there right now, this just sounds like another one.
  • krazie45
    I said it once and I'll say it again....if the Cavs trade JJ and Z for Troy Murphy, Danny Ferry should be fired on the spot. Murphy is a role player.
  • hangonsloopy
    I don't believe that either. I also don't believe that Murphy is going to happen if Amar'e doesn't. W&G said that he was more of a last resort.
  • SQ_Crazies
    krazie45 wrote: I said it once and I'll say it again....if the Cavs trade JJ and Z for Troy Murphy, Danny Ferry should be fired on the spot. Murphy is a role player.
    Agreed.

    Terrible deal IMO. I wouldn't want Murphy unless all we gave up was Jawad Williams.
  • KR1245
    I dont think Murphy would be a horrible fit. I also dont think that JJ would be involved in that deal. If the Cavs can ship Z and possibly some picks to the Pacers for Murphy then I would do it (assuming Z gets bought out). I really dont think that Murphy would be as bad of a fit as people think. He brings in close to 10 boards a game and shoots over 40% from downtown. I think he would be a nice addition to the Cavs. As long as he doesnt cost that Cavs that much I would pull the trigger on a trade for Murphy.
  • se-alum
    Nobody would be onboard in a Murphy/Hickson trade. However, if we can get Murphy for Z(buyout) and our 1st rounder, I would take Murphy in a heartbeat.
  • Eric Taylor
    Indy would be stupid to do that.
  • mallymal614
    Amare doesn't want to play for Cleveland? Say What!?!?!?!? He doesn't want to win a ring? This is crazy. Cavs must go elsewhere now cause there is no sense of bringing in a player who may not report to the team he doesn't want to play for.
  • 2quik4u
    T’wolves could make bid for Thomas

    By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports
    18 minutes ago
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    As the Chicago Bulls prepare to trade forward Tyrus Thomas(notes) before Thursday’s deadline, the franchise’s front office has suggested to prospective bidders that they have a solid offer of a middling first-round pick and expiring contracts, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

    The Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets made bids for Thomas over the weekend, league sources said. The Nuggets have actively searched for a big man in recent weeks, working to pry younger (DeAndre Jordan(notes)) and older ones (Antonio McDyess(notes) and Ben Wallace(notes)) without success.

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    After losing out on Caron Butler(notes) to the Mavericks, Houston has gotten serious with bids for Thomas and Washington’s Antawn Jamison(notes), sources said.

    Nevertheless, here are two developments to watch with Thomas: Several league executives suggested the Minnesota Timberwolves could be a sleeper for him. Minnesota general manager David Kahn has been researching Thomas and has plenty of assets – three 2010 first-round picks, multiple second-rounders and a host of expiring contracts – to make it happen. Once the Timberwolves trade Al Jefferson(notes) this summer, they can re-sign Thomas and plug him into the frontline with Kevin Love(notes). Jefferson is expected to be traded for a talented, young small forward.

    Trading for Thomas would be a way to get a long, athletic power forward with upside, and the Timberwolves could easily re-sign him this summer.

    Here’s something else to watch: The Portland Trail Blazers were telling teams over the weekend they had a chance to acquire Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic(notes) and wondered whether teams might have an interest in obtaining him. This prompted several executives to suggest the Blazers were working on a three-team trade, including one Eastern Conference general manager who had been told the elements of the package included Thomas and Vujacic to Portland, the Bulls’ Kirk Hinrich(notes) to Los Angeles and the Lakers’ Adam Morrison(notes), another expiring deal and a first-round pick to the Bulls.

    “What has, or will kill this,” one GM said, “is that Portland just won’t take Vujacic on.”

    The Lakers guard is owed $5.5 million next season.

    The Clippers have made Al Thornton(notes) available, sources said, and are trying to package guard Sebastian Telfair(notes) in a deal with him or center Marcus Camby(notes). Several teams have inquired about DeAndre Jordan, but the Clippers have no plans to move him. …The Oklahoma City Thunder are a popular call for teams looking for a third team to aid in trades. …Despite some speculation, New Jersey Nets president Rod Thorn will not fire GM/interim coach Kiki Vandeweghe over what departed assistant Del Harris publicly insisted was a failed plan to get him promoted to head coach and Vandeweghe back to his GM duties. “Rod has too much compassion to do it,” one league executive familiar with Thorn’s thinking said. …Longtime Nets assistant Tom Barrise, who replaced Lawrence Frank for two games as interim coach, is the favorite to get the Fairleigh Dickinson University basketball job, a source said. Barrise has moved back upstairs into the front office. FDU is using an interim coach this season. …Best line of the week came from an NBA executive mocking self-absorbed agent David Falk for taking public credit for proclaiming something that was obvious to everyone: The NBA was headed for labor strife. Said the executive: “He also told Naismith to put the peach basket over the doorway.”

    NBA reporter Marc Spears contributed to this report.
    http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AsnS2Q1FNrKuOFNNgR5KhEa8vLYF?slug=aw-tradebuzz021510&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
  • KR1245
    Contrary to reports, sources say Amar'e Stoudemire has not told Cavs he doesn't want to play in Cleveland. less than 5 seconds ago from web

    per windy

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    I'll take Windys word in a heartbeat. Just some guy trying to start up rumors with nothing to back them up
  • bases_loaded
    Amare tweeted he doesn't know why people say him and shaq didn't play well together noting his stats were up with shaq.
  • SQ_Crazies
    He said the other day that his dream lineup would be "LeBron, Shaq, MJ and Magic"...
  • devil1197
    Finnan should just leave the reporting to Windy lol.

    That report was ratarded, who wouldn't want to play for a title contender.
  • 2quik4u
    Amare's twitter

    http://twitter.com/Amareisreal
  • wildcats20
    Dude can't even spell.

    And he played better D with Shaq?? AKA he doesn't try all the time.
  • se-alum
    Yea, sounds like Amar'e is more than willing to play in Cleveland!!

    Amareisreal:

    I play very well with Shaq. I average more pts last year WITH him an played better D.You guys can stop saying we don't play well together.
  • KR1245
    www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2010/02...

    Latest from Windy
  • Lovejoy1984
    Link didn't work for me.
  • Skyhook79
    Did Amare and Shaq make the Playoffs last year? Thats what I thought.
  • se-alum
    http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2010/02/as_amare_stoudemire_asserts_he.html
  • wildcats20
    This is on ESPN right now....
    Here's one potential solution: The word out of the All-Star Game late Sunday had the Lakers recruiting the Portland Trail Blazers as a third team in trade talks with the Bulls. According to one source familiar with the discussions, the Lakers would get Hinrich, the Bulls would get Adam Morrison, Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw and Juwan Howard, and the Blazers would land Tyrus Thomas and Sasha Vujacic. Such a deal would lessen the amount of money the Lakers would be adding to their payroll next season.
    If I'm the Lakers and this really is a possibility, I do it yesterday.
  • 2quik4u
    wildcats20 wrote: This is on ESPN right now....
    Here's one potential solution: The word out of the All-Star Game late Sunday had the Lakers recruiting the Portland Trail Blazers as a third team in trade talks with the Bulls. According to one source familiar with the discussions, the Lakers would get Hinrich, the Bulls would get Adam Morrison, Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw and Juwan Howard, and the Blazers would land Tyrus Thomas and Sasha Vujacic. Such a deal would lessen the amount of money the Lakers would be adding to their payroll next season.
    If I'm the Lakers and this really is a possibility, I do it yesterday.
    Blazers already turned it down they dont want sasha
  • 2quik4u
    to get rid of those two bums would have been awesome