Lebron James seemingly got his season-long wish.
Cleveland Cavaliers GM Danny Ferry worked the phones and got King James the pieces so long sought: a point guard and a center to help out hobbling Zydrunas Ilgauskas. The Cavs Thursday completed a 3 team trade deadline day deal. In exchange for g Larry Hughes,f Drew Gooden, f Cedric Simmons and g Shannon Brown they received underperforming c Ben Wallace and consummate pro f Joe Smith from the disappointing Chicago Bulls. They then shipped forwards Donyell Marshall and Ira Newble to the Seattle Supersonics for f Wally Szczerbiak and g Delonte West. The Cavs also get the Bulls' 2nd round pick in 2009, while the Sonics also get f Adrian Griffin from Chicago.
The jury's still out on this one, so we'll see if this pans out for the King. The Bulls, by trading Wallace, finally admit that acquiring him was a mistake. When the Bulls acquired Wallace in 2006, that necessitate the trading of c Tyson Chandler to New Orleans, who are now one of the NBA's elite. This trade is a hopeful face saving move for GM John Paxson. Paxson hopes to end his recent losing streak extending back to Draft Day 2006, when he drafted talented forward LaMarcus Aldridge but sent him to Portland for project Tyrus Thomas.
As for LeBron and Co., well, it looks like Ferry got shooting help for the King in Szczerbiak and point guard help in West. This may propel the Cavs higher in the weak Eastern Conference, enabling them to compete with Boston and Detroit. Time will tell here.
Seattle needs expiring contracts. They got 'em. This will help this moving show of a team. Downtown Freddie Brown, where are you?!?
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