Nets Are Trying to “Give Carter Away”
VCRight now, it looks like the Nets would do just about anything to get Vince Carter‘s $33 million remaining off of their books.
An ESPN report even quoted two of these executives, each of whom stated that the Nets are trying to “give Carter away.”
But even so, it doesn’t look like Carter is going to be on the move. The latest word out of Portland is that the Blazers are staying put, even though the finances work out better for them if they end up trading Raef LaFrentz than letting his contract expire on their books. But Kevin Pritchard is right that he shouldn’t take on Vince’s big deal. Vince isn’t the right fit.
Two other teams mentioned in conversations with the Nets are Houston and Dallas. But Josh Howard and Ron Artest are both deal-breakers, so it doesn’t look like Rod Thorn is going to make a move there unless he decides that he wants to go into complete salary dump mode.
Source: NJ.com
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February 19th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
anthony says:
i’m teeelln yooou.
February 19th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
GEE..."I'm siiiiinging in the rain" says:
Would love to have him in Houston without having to give up Ron or Yao and I know that ain’t going to happen.
Still would be nice.
February 19th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Prof. TX says:
After seeing him put up a good stat line against Houston, and not seeing McGrady at all (again), I was starting to hope for that switch too. I’ve always been a Rockets fan, but if you aren’t even playing then you’re not much good to the team.
February 19th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
karizmatic says:
I’m glad the Blazers made the right decision and realized this just wouldn’t fit for them