Kendrick Perkins traded to Thunder, Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic to Celtics

[kabalcage]

We finally have a big. OMG! This is really exciting; I hope he's not broken.

Jeff Green is a little too good to a backup, but that's a very nice pickup for the Celtics. Semih Erden / Nenad / Shaq / Rasheed (he'll come back) should be a more than serviceable frontcourt rotation. And toss in a little Jeff Green; the Celtics will be hard to beat.

The Thunder now have a properly balanced roster. It seems like Thabo Sefolosha will be the primary SF backup.

Perkins / Cole Aldrich
Ibaka / Collison
Durant
Sefolosha / Harden / Cook / Robinson
Westbrook / Maynor

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And if hasn't already been said, that Jeff Green Celtics jersey is going to be HOT! I can't think of a cooler name/team combo in the league.

[crisoner]

Perkins had his chance to stay with the team right? But he did not sign an extension? So....oh well.

Maybe the Celtics did this hoping the Thunder would knock out the Lakers?

lol

[BlackWhiteGreen]

We finally have a big. OMG! This is really exciting; I hope he's not broken.

Jeff Green is a little too good to a backup, but that's a very nice pickup for the Celtics. Semih Erden / Nenad / Shaq / Rasheed (he'll come back) should be a more than serviceable frontcourt rotation. And toss in a little Jeff Green; the Celtics will be hard to beat.

The Thunder now have a properly balanced roster. It seems like Thabo Sefolosha will be the primary SF backup.

Perkins / Cole Aldrich
Ibaka / Collison
Durant
Sefolosha / Harden / Cook / Robinson
Westbrook / Maynor

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And if hasn't already been said, that Jeff Green Celtics jersey is going to be HOT! I can't think of a cooler name/team combo in the league.

Was traded to the Cavs with Harangody for a 2nd round pick.

We must have some kind of agreement with Sheed or Murphy (or both) that theyre coming here otherwise that move makes no sense.

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Perkins had his chance to stay with the team right? But he did not sign an extension? So....oh well.

Maybe the Celtics did this hoping the Thunder would knock out the Lakers?

lol

The Thunder could give LA real problems now with Perk, Mohammed and Ibaka to defend the paint. I imagine they'll be gunning for top 3 or even top 2 now.

[pete's montreux]

lol
I know the meaning of life, however i've got nothing to say.

See? Not cool, not cool at all.

Of all the things you could've said, you decided on "not cool at all". Yikes.

[oh the horror]

We must have some kind of agreement with Sheed or Murphy (or both) that theyre coming here otherwise that move makes no sense.

They have to have SOMETHING else brewing right? Why on earth would they move two of their bigs?


I mean are they depending on Shaq, JO, and Nenad Kristic?!

[Kurosawa0]

Love this for OKC. They now have a shot against anyone.

As for Boston, well, maybe it works. Maybe Jeff Green kinda gives them what Lamar Odom gives the Lakers. Maybe...

All I know is that Miami, the Lakers, Bulls, Magic and Spurs all have to feel like they have a better shot at beating Boston than they did this morning.

[AMISTILLILL]

Murphy/Rip Hamilton/Sheed better all be signing with Boston, if that 'Quis to the Kings thing was true.

[Alhazred]

I wonder if Perkins' absence will come back to bite Boston in the ass come playoff time? Weird move by the Celtics.

[AMISTILLILL]

I wonder if Perkins' absence will come back to bite Boston in the ass come playoff time?

Gee, you think?

[chazzy]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...ating_Comeback

[ballup]

Murphy/Rip Hamilton/Sheed better all be signing with Boston, if that 'Quis to the Kings thing was true.

Rip is staying in Detroit. Murphy is a mystery between Miami and Boston. Sheed, oh god, hope he's not the reason for blowing up the end of the bench.

[DStebb716]

And if hasn't already been said, that Jeff Green Celtics jersey is going to be HOT! I can't think of a cooler name/team combo in the league.

They've had a Green before in Gerald Green.

[Optimus Prime]

Lakers reaction to this news:

If the Lakers meet the Celtics in the Finals, then Gasol and Bynum will just roflstomp 90-year old Shaq, the-player-formerly-known-as-Jermaine O'Neal, super-soft jumping Euro Krstic and that rookie goofy European guy into the ground. If Perkins hadn't gotten hurt, then the Finals may have ended up differently. I bet Dwight Howard is just frothing at the mouth too. Really, really trade for Boston.

As for the OKC Thunder, the reason that they gave the Lakers a run is because they were younger and faster. Now, they are just...more conventional. Overall, I think the OKC Thunder are a better team, but the Lakers do not fear the Thunder with Perkins (who missed how many games this year? 40-some?) and Nazr Mohammed (LOL). With only 20-some odd games to gel before the playoffs?

The winner of this trade? The Los Angeles Lakers!

[Gundress]

Thunder won over this trade.

Celtics should have kept Perkins.