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Cleveland gets: Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West, Joe Smith

Chicago gets: Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons, Shannon Brown

Seatte gets: Ira Newble, Donyell Marshall, Adrian Griffin

Seattle: Well obviously they are positioning themselves in free agency and the draft. With such a gutted roster, they may have the worst record by the end of the year. Good news for Kevin Durant, he needs help.

Chicago: Good trade. Ben Wallace was clearly becoming a distraction while Gooden is much younger and a better offensive player. Hughes could be a good fit, although who knows, he has had a inconsistent career. This trade might not right the season but I wont hurt either.

Cleveland: I think these moves makes Cleveland a factor again for the Eastern conference crown but I still doubt these moves puts them any closer to a championship title. If they make the NBA finals again, they would be lucky to win a game. This shakes things up in Cleveland but what the Cavs needed was a legit starting PG. Delonte West couldn't even beat out Luke Ridnour/Earl Watson for the starting job in Seattle.

Well, I guess it is hard to find that legit superstar to play next to LeBron James when you don't have any attractive chips to trade away.

OTHER TRADES:

Houston gets: Bobby Jackson, Adam Haluska

New Orleans gets: Mike James, Bonzi Wells

Memphis received Marcus Vinicius

Hmmm... odd that the Rockets gave up on Bonzi Wells. A bit of a risky move for the Hornets as well. Bonzi might upset the chemistry in the lockeroom.

Houston gets: Gerald Green

Minnesota gets: Kirk Snyder

Okay, Gerald Green will replace Bonzi Wells. I don't know what to make of this. Green is younger but he obviously still is quite raw and the Timberwolves gave up on him already. Will Green be known more than just the guy who made a cupcake dunk?

A couple of small minor deals but nothing reall big.