Around the NBA: Week 16 (2/3 - 2/9)

[Mori Chu]

Likely not a severe injury, but still, for years and years he was made of glass. Only the last 1 - 1.5 years or so has he been able to keep on the court more regularly. And now in his first game in DAL he's already out. Have fun, Mavs! At least he isn't fat, eh?

[pickle]

I have him in one fantasy league. Basically after every game his status changes from healthy to GTD, and you wait till a couple of hours before the game to see if he goes back to healthy or gets downgraded to either O or Inj. Quite the rollercoaster experience.

[ShelC]

Wow, no go on the Mark Williams trade

[Mori Chu]

Oh wow, I wonder what happened there. Maybe failed a physical?

[Cap]

Oh wow, I wonder what happened there. Maybe failed a physical?

It wasn’t Williams. They said the Hornets failed to satisfy a condition of the trade. I have no idea what that could be.

According to Newsweek.

I’m finding a lot of references to a statement by the Lakers containing the phrase “due to failure to satisfy a condition of the trade,” but I can’t find the full statement.

[TOO]

Darn, hate to see it.

[pickle]

Looks like Williams failed his physical.

[Cap]

Looks like Williams failed his physical.

[Kryptonic]

Man, that’s too bad….. NOT

[pickle]

As a professed Laker hater, I’d actually preferred that he passed his physical and proceeded to play 30% of the games for the next three seasons.

[Ring_Wanted]

As a professed Laker hater, I’d actually preferred that he passed his physical and proceeded to play 30% of the games for the next three seasons.

haha so true.

Now, if you are LAL it sucks for this season but it has a very real chance to be a blessing in disguise for them long term. Should be able to fry an even bigger fish next summer as they will have the same assets (and one additional pick to involve in trades) plus expiring salary which was not available this deadline.

[Wally_West]

Yeesh.

[TOO]

The Sixers have 2 contracts worse than Beal, but the world isn't ready for that discussion.

[Cap]

The Sixers have 2 contracts worse than Beal, but the world isn't ready for that discussion.

We’d be better off with the injured player because then we’d get a better dr… Oh yeah, never mind.

[JeremyG]

[Mori Chu]

I've got something in my eye all of a sudden ...

[Mori Chu]

I laughed.

[JeremyG]

[ShelC]

Traded Luka for a guy nicknamed Street Clothes...

[Mori Chu]

I feel like it is super bad karma to be happy about another team's injury. But I must admit that it is funny seeing AD get hurt in his VERY FIRST game as a Mav. What a colossal butchery by the Mavs GM.