Roundup: NBA Trade Deadline Deals

Always on the trade block: Pau Gasol and Iman Shumpert are staying put.

The trade deadline passed Thursday evening with a flurry of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it action that alters the NBA landscape, albeit marginally.

The deadline passed without a marquee superstar packing his bags. This wasn’t 1965 when Wilt Chamberlain headed west to San Francisco, leaving Philadelphia behind. This wasn’t 1995 when Clyde Drexler left Portland for Houston, and a pair of championship rings. This wasn’t 2008 when Pau Gasol made the trip from Memphis to Los Angeles, where he still resides, despite the best effors of the Laker front office. This wasn’t 2011 when Carmelo Anthony took his talents to Broadway, and stuck around. This was 2014, a quieter time.

Still there were moves made, some for basketball purposes, some for financial reasons, and some for the sheer hell of it you might think. Here’s a quick roundup of those moves that were made, beginning with the biggest move, which came in the Circle City.

After 9 years in Indianapolis, Danny Granger is headed for Philadelphia.

Pacers Trade Granger To Sixers

After being taken in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft (17th overall) and serving the Indiana Pacers for nine years, Danny Granger will no longer wear the blue and gold.

The former face of the franchise was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday, with LaVoy Allen and Evan Turner heading for the Eastern Conference leaders.

Granger was reported to have had mixed feelings about the move, but having been pushed further down the pecking order – thanks mainly to the emergence of Paul George as one of the NBA’s true elite players – in Indianapolis, he’ll be looking to lend some credibility to a Sixers outfit that’s out of gas.

The 30-year-old is in the last year of his contract, so when free agency rolls around this summer, he’ll be a nice catch for a contender.

In Turner, Indiana receives a quality wingman who will likely take over Granger’s roll as sixth man. Turner – taken with the No. 2 pick in the 2010 draft, ahead of George – has averaged a career-high 17.4 points per game this season.

Andre Miller leaves his differences in Denver and heads for D.C.

Miller Finally Leavers Denver

After feuding with head coach Brian Shaw back in January, veteran guard Andre Miller has been noticeably absent from the Denver Nuggets’ lineup. He won’t have to worry about any more run-ins with his coach heading forward.

Having spent seven years over two spells in Denver, Miller was traded to the Washington Wizards Thursday, in a three-team deal with the Nuggets and Sixers.

The Nuggets will receive forward Jan Vesely, who has largely been a disappointment with the Wizards since being drafted in 2011. Philadelphia will receive guard Eric Maynor and a pair of second round picks.

Miller, presuming he’s still in basketball shade, could provide a valuable veteran presence in the D.C. locker room, and is a quality backup for John Wall. But with 15 years under his belt, he may not be around too long.

As well as waving goodbye to Miller, the Nuggets also made a deal with the Houston Rockets that sees guards Aaron Brooks and Jordan Hamilton switch cities.

A starter for the Rockets early in his career, Brooks has averaged 7.0 points per game in limited minutes this season.

1998 was a long time ago. Has Antawn Jamison played his last game?

Well-travelled Jamison Heads To Atlanta

Veteran Antawn Jamison will join his fifth team in five years, and seventh team all-told, when he meets up with the Atlanta Hawks.

The 16-year veteran, taken No. 4 overall in the 1998 NBA Draft, was traded to the Hawks from the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, in exchange for cash considerations and the draft rights to Cenk Akyol, a two-guard currently playing in Turkey.

Hawks’ General Manager, Danny Ferry, indicated that Jamison would not necessarily make the team. As per the Atlanta Constitution-Journal: “We’ll look at Antawn over the next couple of days and decide if it’s the best fit for each other.”

In Brief

Elsewhere in the league, the Miami Heat sent backup guard Roger Mason, Jr., to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for a second round pick. The Kings are expected to waive Mason.

The league-worst Milwaukee Bucks got even lighter on talent when they shipped guards Luke Ridnour and Gary Neal to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for guard Ramon Sessions and forward Jeff Adrien.

Philadelphia was involved in another trade, sending center Spencer Hawes to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for forward Earl Clark, center Henry Sims, and a pair of second round picks.

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