No Your Links: Post All-Star Selection Edition

by Jake Whitacre on Feb 1, 2008 11:09 AM EST in Links

The kudos are flying in from all around after Butler and Jamison were named to the All-Star team last night. There's articles from the Post, Times, DCist, and the Wizards' website regarding the selection. I'm going to especially highlight this passage from the Baltimore Sun's article:

"I was lying in the bed," said Butler, who needed two IVs to help fight a stomach virus. "And once I got the news, I got up, got a little more perky, went to see the doctor. It feels great. It feels that much better knowing that I'm going with a teammate of mine."
So there's your encouraging news for the day, hopefully the All-Star selections are just what the doctor ordered for Caron. If not, just remember that the Jazz have struggled guarding players with the flu in the past.
Crustache wants Caron Butler to swap numbers with Antawn Jamsion, a move I'm fully behind.
Apparently 60% of NBA players go broke within 5 years of their retirement. Is this the same 60% that Charles Oakley said smokes marijuana? It makes you wonder...
You might want to wait on making those "If it's Brown, flush it down!" signs for Sunday's game. The new hot rumor is that Kwame might be headed to Memphis. It never hurts to have those signs ready though.
UPDATE: Kwame (along with Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the rights to Pau's brother, and some draft picks) are indeed headed to Memphis in exchange for Pau Gasol. No word yet on whether or not Pau will be available for the game on Sunday. But we do know this: The Memphis game is now 20 times more exciting because we face Kwame AND Navarro (unless he JCN forces a trade/buyout to stay with Pau).
Interviews galore! Here's interviews with Caron Butler, Eddie Jordan, and Nick Young.
Some news on a divisional rival, it looks like Earl Boykins is headed to Charlotte.
Make sure to wish Deuce of Davenport a happy birthday.
I guess this was kind of inevitable after the win on Tuesday.

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No Kwame on Sunday

Lakers get Gasol. Grizzlies get Kwame, Jarvaris Crittenton and 2 first round picks.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/nba/02/01/gasol.trade/index.html

The Grizzlies are never going to be good enough to trigger that conditional first round pick for the Wizards. I bet JCN is pissed to miss his buddy.

by Aldo on Feb 1, 2008 3:10 PM EST reply actions

Question

Will Gasol be available to play against the Wizards on Sunday?

"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier

by cuppettcj on Feb 1, 2008 3:20 PM EST reply actions

Don't traded players have to pass physicals as well before being allowed to join the team? Or am I making that up? ESPN still has it is as a reported story and that the Lakers still have more to do before it can be a done deal so I'm hoping he won't be able to play Sunday.

by ooba on Feb 1, 2008 3:37 PM EST reply actions

even if

the players might were available, the teams would be INSANE to play them. 1) Why would the players give a f*** since they are going to another team 2) What if a player suffers a season ending injury?

I've been known to be right.

by Icantfeelmyface on Feb 1, 2008 3:58 PM EST reply actions

sorry

I misread the comments. Obviously we are talking about Gasol and the Lakers playing the Wiz on Sunday. There is usually a several day delay after atrade so I'm pretty optimistic we won't have to worry about Gasol.

I've been known to be right.

by Icantfeelmyface on Feb 1, 2008 4:06 PM EST up reply actions