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Friday 19 February 2016
NBA deadline day
Green, Morris traded, but no major moves
BRIAN MAHONEY Angeles just as he did in
AP Basketball Writer Charlotte. The Grizzlies
Jeff Green joined the Los also acquired a future first-
Angeles Clippers and round pick.
Markieff Morris moved to MORRIS MOVES ON: The
Washington in a largely Wizards gave up a first-
tepid end to the NBA’s round draft pick and
trade deadline day. forwards Kris Humphries
There were no deals and DeJuan Blair for Morris.
involving Dwight Howard, Despite his outbursts in
Kevin Love, Pau Gasol, Al Phoenix this season after
Horford, or any other All- the Suns traded his twin
Star caliber player whose brother, Marcus, to Detroit,
named was floated in Morris was the Suns’ third-
recent days. best scorer and should
Major moves will wait benefit from playing with In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 file photo, Memphis Grizzlies forward Jeff Green (32) drives against
Milwaukee Bucks guard Khris Middleton; and In this Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 file photo, Los Angeles
for the summer, when a the backcourt of John Wall Clippers forward Lance Stephenson (1) in the first quarter during a game against the Phoenix Suns
in Phoenix. The Memphis Grizzlies have traded forward Jeff Green to the Los Angeles Clippers in
soaring salary cap and and Bradley Beal. exchange for guard Lance Stephenson, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016.
a strong free agent class FRYE’S THEIR GUY: Associated Press
could provide the fireworks Cleveland dealt seldom-
that never materialized used Anderson Varejao
Thursday. to Portland and brought
Washington and most of in Channing Frye from
the other teams battling Orlando, giving them
for a spot at the bottom another perimeter-
of the Eastern Conference shooting big forward like
race may have improved, Kevin Love to help spread
though the New York the floor for LeBron James
Knicks couldn’t come up and Kyrie Irving.
with anything. HAWKS ON POINT: Instead
Houston, Cleveland, of trading point guard Jeff
Chicago and Atlanta Teague, who was involved
all made trades, though in a number of potential
mostly minor ones. Teams trade talks,
interested in their top Atlanta brought in a new
players potential backup in a
not only had to weigh giving three-time trade. They sent
up assets versus signing Shelvin Mack to Utah and
them in the summer, but Justin Holliday to Chicago,
also whether they wanted which also got a second-
to acquire a player who round pick from the Jazz.
could be a free agent and D-MO IN MOTOWN: Detroit
command a huge salary made its second deal of the
when the cap increases to week, acquiring forward/
around $90 million in July. center Donatas Motiejunas
Veteran players can earn and guard Marcus
25 percent or more of the Thornton from Houston for
cap as their first-year salary. center Joel Anthony and a
Green went from Memphis protected 2016 first-round
to the Clippers, giving draft pick. Motiejunas, a
them another versatile Lithuanian nicknamed
forward while Blake Griffin is D-Mo, joins Tobias Harris,
sidelined. Morris, unhappy acquired earlier from
this season in Phoenix, Orlando, in bolstering the
joins a disappointing Pistons’ frontcourt.
Washington team that is THUNDER STRIKE: With
10th in the East. D.J. Augustin’s playing
__ time as backup point
A look at some of the key guard reduced following
deals: the emergence of
CLIPPERS GO GREEN: rookie Cameron Payne,
Coach Doc Rivers brings Oklahoma City sent him
in another of his former and Steve Novak to
Boston Celtics and ships Denver for Foye, a veteran
out Lance Stephenson, who can play both guard
who disappointed in Los positions.q
