3 way Josh Smith trade that could have happened.

[coachx]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/226581/Pierce-Nearly-Dealt-To-Mavericks-In-Three-Team-Josh-Smith-Trade

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

Glad it didn't.

[yungsta]

so we get the celtics pick, swap with the mavs pick (lottery pick), and get expirings

why the hell this deal didnt go down????

[AHF]

so we get the celtics pick, swap with the mavs pick (lottery pick), and get expirings

why the hell this deal didnt go down????

I doubt it was Ferry blocking it.

[coachx]

I bet Dallas backed out. Why would they trade a lottery pick for a 35 year old Paul Pierce ? Atlanta would then have 3 pretty good picks in the draft with picks around #11 - #18 and tons of cap space.

so we get the celtics pick, swap with the mavs pick (lottery pick), and get expirings

why the hell this deal didnt go down???

Edited March 8, 2013 by coachx

[GameTime]

so we get the celtics pick, swap with the mavs pick (lottery pick), and get expirings

why the hell this deal didnt go down????

Celtics didn't want to give up the pick though.

[DrReality]

What could've been

[warcore]

Keep in mind this was last February... so that would've been Rick Sund

[Cwell]

Keep in mind this was last February... so that would've been Rick Sund

lol no last february as in last month. Jae Crowder wasn't even in the league last year

[capstone21]

No worries! We still got Jones :p

[GameTime]

No worries! We still got Jones

I still think Dahntay is our best defender. He is over thinking on offense though. Big time.

[BrazilianHawk]

Jones is a retired player in a Hawks uni. Nothing more, nothing less.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

I bet Dallas backed out. Why would they trade a lottery pick for a 35 year old Paul Pierce ? Atlanta would then have 3 pretty good picks in the draft with picks around #11 - #18 and tons of cap space.

Because Cuban doesn't like losing. It's probably killing him knowing that the Mavs will miss the playoffs for the first time in 13 years.

Plus, people are starting to see the writing on the wall that Dwight Howard isn't going to leave the Lakers. Chris Paul isn't leaving the Clippers either. So Cuban probably figured he could add Pierce now, and add someone like Josh Smith or one of the UTAH forwards to the roster.

Cuban probably knows a lottery pick around #11 isn't going to be a franchise changing player. So he may as well get a guy who still has a lot of game in him in the form of Paul Pierce, to play alongside guys like Dirk and possibly Mayo ( if he re-signs him ).

[DJlaysitup]

Jones is a retired player in a Hawks uni. Nothing more, nothing less.

Haha BrazillianH...back in my navy days we used to cal it being on the "ROAD" program...(retired on active duty)

[GameTime]

Jones is a retired player in a Hawks uni. Nothing more, nothing less.

Ouch. But it is hard to argue that with the way he has been playing.