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Darth Ape · 06-29-2007, 07:28 AM

Warriors deal former Spartan Richardson to Bobcats6/29/2007, 7:35 a.m. EDT
By GREG BEACHAM
The Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors have traded former Michigan State star Jason Richardson to the Charlotte Bobcats for the rights to North Carolina forward Brandan Wright, the eighth overall pick.

Charlotte on Thursday also got the rights to Alabama forward Jermareo Davidson, Golden State's choice with the 36th selection.

Rod Higgins, the Bobcats' general manager, was the top assistant to Golden State's Chris Mullin until May 31, and the former teammates quickly came together on a deal that sends a proven scorer to the young Bobcats while adding Wright's athletic talents to the Warriors.

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Of note is that the Warriors get a $10M trade exception out of the deal.

dude1394 · 06-29-2007, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth Ape

Warriors deal former Spartan Richardson to Bobcats6/29/2007, 7:35 a.m. EDT
By GREG BEACHAM
The Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors have traded former Michigan State star Jason Richardson to the Charlotte Bobcats for the rights to North Carolina forward Brandan Wright, the eighth overall pick.

Charlotte on Thursday also got the rights to Alabama forward Jermareo Davidson, Golden State's choice with the 36th selection.

Rod Higgins, the Bobcats' general manager, was the top assistant to Golden State's Chris Mullin until May 31, and the former teammates quickly came together on a deal that sends a proven scorer to the young Bobcats while adding Wright's athletic talents to the Warriors.

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Of note is that the Warriors get a $10M trade exception out of the deal.

How do the dollars work in this deal?

EricaLubarsky · 06-29-2007, 07:52 AM

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How do the dollars work in this deal?

Bobcats have laughably low salary and are ridiculously below the cap so they swallow Richardson's salary whole?

V2M · 06-29-2007, 08:18 AM

And in other news, Jason Terry heaved a huge sigh of relief...

MavsWiLLHaVeRinGs · 06-29-2007, 09:54 AM

This was a bad trades for both teams IMO. Does Brandon Wright really fit GS's offense? Richardson was also the key scorer when Baron Davis was having an off night or getting ejected.

I'd be a little more confident running into GS in next years playoffs now.

Dtownsfinest · 06-29-2007, 10:10 AM

I think the trade is good for both teams. The Bobcats finally get a cornestone piece. Atleast something to build around. Warriors dump salary. A 4 year and 48 million dollar contract. I'm guessing Bobcats were forced to do this because they can't attract any free agents. Or do they still have salary cap room left?

bcrav4 · 06-29-2007, 10:24 AM

How does this help Golden State? They traded a proven SG and 20ppg scorer for a rookie 200lb PF. Who is Golden State's starting shooting guard now? Monta Ellis? If so, they are positioning themselves to run into the same problem the Mavs did with bigger shooting guards. I can't wait until we get a big shooting guard to post them up all playoffs, and give them a taste of their own sword.

Underdog · 06-29-2007, 10:30 AM

Conspiracy Theory 1,001: this trade is part of a settlement in the Nellie-Cuban lawsuit...

Darth Ape · 06-29-2007, 10:38 AM

The big question is what Golden State will do with that trade exception. A trade exception is worth much more than expiring contract. They could get a real superstar in return for that. Atlanta willing to give up on Joe Johnson? Sarver cuts payroll and ships of Marion? Jazz tired of paying near max money for Andre Kirilinko? Peja Stojakovic? Pau Gasol? Mike Bibby?

You can't fully judge the trade until all the chips fall.

Darth Ape · 06-29-2007, 10:46 AM

another thought. Is there a team better positioned than the Warriors to deal with Minnesota for Garnett? Seriously... a $10M trade kicker. Loads of young talent. A potential lottery pick in 2008. If they wanted him. They could have him tomorrow.

dalmations202 · 06-29-2007, 10:53 AM

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another thought. Is there a team better positioned than the Warriors to deal with Minnesota for Garnett? Seriously... a $10M trade kicker. Loads of young talent. A potential lottery pick in 2008. If they wanted him. They could have him tomorrow.

Loads of young talent?

Biedrins, Ellis, Harrington, Pietrus, and Barnes are not all-star type talent.

Bdiddy, SJax are old, and JRich gone.

Garnett is going to agree to go there why? He tells them he is opting out before he is ever shipped.

Darth Ape · 06-29-2007, 11:03 AM

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Loads of young talent?

Biedrins, Ellis, Harrington, Pietrus, and Barnes are not all-star type talent.

Bdiddy, SJax are old, and JRich gone.

Garnett is going to agree to go there why? He tells them he is opting out before he is ever shipped.

Well, they are better than anything Atlanta was going to send. Apparently, the Wolves were more than OK getting back Zaza Pachulia and Anthony Johnson. All five of the guys you listed are better prospects than Pachulia. And you're forgetting about the two guys they drafted in the first round this year. If the T-wolves want to shed salary and rebuild with youth, it makes a hell of a lot of sense to deal with Golden State.

alby · 06-29-2007, 11:04 AM

Without a doubt, they don't scare me anymore. The team that benefits the most from this IS the Mavericks and the player that should be happy with this deal is Jason Terry.

FINtastic · 06-29-2007, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by bcrav4

How does this help Golden State? They traded a proven SG and 20ppg scorer for a rookie 200lb PF. Who is Golden State's starting shooting guard now? Monta Ellis? If so, they are positioning themselves to run into the same problem the Mavs did with bigger shooting guards. I can't wait until we get a big shooting guard to post them up all playoffs, and give them a taste of their own sword.

They've still got plenty of options at shooting guard - Jackson, Pietrus, and Ellis. If anything, Golden State had a logjam at that position earlier.

Brandan Wright is going to be a great fit there. He was the 3rd most talented player in the draft in my opinion, and his athleticism and freakish length will be a great fit for Nellieball.

foglemann · 06-29-2007, 11:10 AM

Jason Richardson = Michael Finley

alby · 06-29-2007, 11:27 AM

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Jason Richardson = Michael Finley

THAT'S WHAT I SAID

their careers are very similar, Finley during his prime was actually better than JRich is. JRich has fallen in love with his jumpshot (remind you of anyone?)

Dtownsfinest · 06-29-2007, 11:52 AM

Yea JRICH does remind me a lot of Finley. Both do that same jump stop before they dunk as well. Pietrius also reminds me a little of Finley when he was with the Suns. Pietrus or JRich had to go and I did assume J-Rich was the choice due to his contract.

V2M · 06-29-2007, 12:10 PM

One of the key reasons why the Warriors matched up so well against the Mavs was their big guard lineup. Davis/JRich were just too strong to handle for our small guards Devin/Terry.

We could play Devin/Terry against the other 28 teams in the league and could get away but against GS, it never worked.

Most people credit Nellie for our losses (playoffs & regular season) to them, but in fact we were losing to them last year as well. If my memory serves me right, GS was our bunny right up until Baron Davis joined JRich in the backcourt. We have a horrendous record against them since then.

The duo is now broken and I'm a happy man today... and I'm sure Terry, Devin and everyone else in the Mavs' organization are as well.

Dtownsfinest · 06-29-2007, 12:30 PM

If the Mavs organization is happy about a 8th seed dismantling their guard duo then I might have some worries about this team. The Warriors are overhyped. Mavs just lost a team who hadn't peaked yet while the Mavs already had. Simple as that. The Warriors clearly weren't thinking J-Rich and Davis made their team so why would the Mavs organization?

TripleDipping · 06-29-2007, 12:40 PM

Sucks to be Richardson. After all the crap years with GS and just as things start to turn around, he gets traded to another NBA wasteland.

MikeB · 06-29-2007, 12:41 PM

I agree that the trade of JRich changes the dynamic of the Dal-GS matchup.
JRich played out of his mind against us.
Deleting him and adding a 6-10 19 yr old rookie does not hurt us.

V2M · 06-29-2007, 12:51 PM

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If the Mavs organization is happy about a 8th seed dismantling their guard duo then I might have some worries about this team. The Warriors are overhyped. Mavs just lost a team who hadn't peaked yet while the Mavs already had. Simple as that. The Warriors clearly weren't thinking J-Rich and Davis made their team so why would the Mavs organization?

Firstly, they were not your typical 8th seed... their record after Davis/JRich got back from their injuries put 'em at 4th or 5th seed at worst.

Secondly, Basketball is a game of matchups. No matter how good you are, it's inevitable that out of 29 teams, there's always 1 or 2 that matchup with you better than others. GS was just an extreme case of mismatch for us, for the past 2 years!! A big part of that, I believe, is their big and strong guard tandem dominating our small and quick.

Finally, Warriors thought very high of J-Rich and you could sense the agony in Mullin's voice talking about the trade last night. But they're over the tax limit and with the impending new contracts to Pietrus, Barnes this year and Biedrins, Ellis next... they had to do something to avoid paying huge luxury tax. J-Rich has about 4yrs left on a near Max contract. It was just an easy way to dump salary and avoid LT.

vjz · 06-29-2007, 01:48 PM

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How does this help Golden State? ...

Easy... this is the first step of Nellie's master plan to get Yi Jainlian.

dalmations202 · 06-29-2007, 02:50 PM

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Easy... this is the first step of Nellie's master plan to get Yi Jainlian.

It could be true.........

MascisMan · 06-29-2007, 06:24 PM

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Easy... this is the first step of Nellie's master plan to get Yi Jainlian.

EXACTLY!!!

When Yi complains to his agent (because he never wanted to be drafted by Milwaukee), Brandan Wright will look like an attractive and fair trade to the Bucks.

Darth Ape · 07-02-2007, 07:51 AM

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another thought. Is there a team better positioned than the Warriors to deal with Minnesota for Garnett? Seriously... a $10M trade kicker. Loads of young talent. A potential lottery pick in 2008. If they wanted him. They could have him tomorrow.

If I were David Lord or Mike Fisher, I'd be writing an article right now about how mainstream sports media are stupid hacks and that I broke this story.

jthig32 · 07-02-2007, 08:46 AM

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If I were David Lord or Mike Fisher, I'd be writing an article right now about how mainstream sports media are stupid hacks and that I broke this story.

Except that they can't combine the trade kicker with other players, so now they don't have the salary to get KG.....

Dtownsfinest · 07-02-2007, 11:48 AM

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Firstly, they were not your typical 8th seed... their record after Davis/JRich got back from their injuries put 'em at 4th or 5th seed at worst.

This logic is ridiculous to me. The Warriors are not a good team. I'd take a healthy New Orleans Hornets team over the Warriors. They hit big shots but honestly I thought the Mavs made them look better than they really were. They are a 8th place team at best. Maybe they are better than the Lakers but they aren't a better team than the Jazz, Rockets, Spurs, Mavs, Suns or Nuggets.

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Secondly, Basketball is a game of matchups. No matter how good you are, it's inevitable that out of 29 teams, there's always 1 or 2 that matchup with you better than others. GS was just an extreme case of mismatch for us, for the past 2 years!! A big part of that, I believe, is their big and strong guard tandem dominating our small and quick.

So you mean to tell me i'm suppose to expect the Warriors to beat us every year if we meet in the 1st round? That's ridiculous. They barely got into the playoffs. They only got in because we gave them a win. We can sit here and talk about how well the Warriors played but at the end of the day had Dirk, Josh or JET stepped up we wouldn't have been 1st round exits. The Warriors aren't a great defensive team. The departure of Jason Richardson is going to free up Dirk, Josh and JET?

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Finally, Warriors thought very high of J-Rich and you could sense the agony in Mullin's voice talking about the trade last night. But they're over the tax limit and with the impending new contracts to Pietrus, Barnes this year and Biedrins, Ellis next... they had to do something to avoid paying huge luxury tax. J-Rich has about 4yrs left on a near Max contract. It was just an easy way to dump salary and avoid LT

I heard Mullin's voice and I seem to remember him saying something along the lines of "This is business". Did you expect him to be doing backflips and drinking tequila?

Windmill360 · 07-04-2007, 05:23 PM

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July 4, 2007 - 4:38 pm

Contra Costa Times -
Five days later, after the Warriors swapped him and the No. 36 overall pick for the No. 8 selection, North Carolina freshman forward Brandan Wright, the emotion is still present.

"I'm still shocked," Richardson said in a phone interview from the Bahamas, where his fiancee and two children are taking in a planned vacation. "It's hit me a couple of times. ... It was a shocker. That was home. I've been there for six years.

When Richardson got wind from his agent, who learned from a reporter, that he was Charlotte-bound, and Mullin wouldn't answer either of their calls, Richardson said he felt betrayed.

"I understand it's a business," Richardson said. "I was kind of thrown off about the way they went about the situation. (I would've preferred) they inform me that they were trying to trade me. We kind of knew all along that I was going to be the one to get moved. But all along, it was 'Jason is the franchise, he's this, he's that. ... He's not going anywhere.'"

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ar...ayed_by_trade/