The New Jersey Nets delivered a proposal of Richard Jefferson, Nenad Krstic and Jason Collins to the Pacers for Jermaine O'Neal, multiple league sources said Thursday. Krstic is rehabilitating a torn ACL suffered early last season, but is expected to be back for the start of the season. There isn't any draft day urgency to the deal because no picks are involved, so if the scenario does advance, sources expect it would not happen until July.
As a New Jersey fan, I am hoping this deal goes through, however I think it benefits both teams. The Nets need a shake up, and a post scorer who can board and block shots is something they have never had with Kidd & Carter. Additionally, Nenad is 23, scoring 16 and grabbing 7 boards, while RJ is a winner who does a multitude of good things on the court. His personality, skill, attitude, and big game approach would be missed. I think the state of Indiana would really enjoy him as a player and team member.
NO thank you...For one I don't wanna improve another eastern team, second that's not nearly enough for JO unless they throw in their PG (I forget his name), and third we don't need anymore injured players....Just say NO to NJ.
NO thank you...For one I don't wanna improve another eastern team, second that's not nearly enough for JO unless they throw in their PG (I forget his name), and third we don't need anymore injured players....Just say NO to NJ.
NO thank you...For one I don't wanna improve another eastern team, second that's not nearly enough for JO unless they throw in their PG (I forget his name), and third we don't need anymore injured players....Just say NO to NJ.
What deal is better than this that the pacers are being offered?
We need a leader and a go-to guy, and neither of them are even remotely. We need guards, not ANOTHER SF.
This trade doesnt solve any of our problems.
the Pacers wont get an offer thats even close to what new jersey's offering. If you think Lamar Odom and Bynum is a better deal, than thats straight up delusional. Regardless, the lakers have been sipping so much of their own Bynum Kool-Aide that they would not trade Lamar and Bynum for Jermaine O'neal.
New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson said the team has told him he won't be moved despite rumors of a trade to Indiana with Nenad Krstic for Jermaine O'Neal. "They told me that they would keep us together,'' Jefferson said of Vince Carter and Jason Kidd. "They said don't believe all the talk. We're not trading you. They said they want to keep the team together. I want to stay. I want to win games in New York.'' ESPN.com's Marc Stein reports that NBA front-office sources say the Indiana Pacers are still considering the deal.
"All these trade rumors that's going on out there, you hear everybody talking about it – it's all bogus," Bird said Thursday night. "Somebody starts it and they keep feeding the fire with it. We're going to look this summer to maybe do something if we get the right deal to make us better. If not, we'll come back with what we have.
"When you're talking to other GMs around the league and you sort of ask them if they're involved in something, most of them say no. We were in a four-team deal one time and I never did talk to L.A. or Boston. I did talk to (Minnesota's) Kevin McHale, maybe he was orchestrating it, I don't know. I heard some things today about trades that were supposed to be going down and talked to the individuals that were supposed to be involved and they never even heard of it. A lot of smoke was out there this year."
JO talks with New Jersey
JO talks with New Jersey
