The NBA trade deadline ended last Thursday resulting in a shift of power. The East is starting to become stronger, while the west begins to slide. This power shift was expected eventually, but many of the trades that occurred last weekend were anything but expected. Ask Deron Williams, former Utah Jazz, now playing for the New Jersey Nets. He found out Thursday morning from SportsCenter on ESPN in the training room at the Jazz practice facility while getting tapped up.
Melo going to the Knicks wasn't a surprise, as it ranked second next to Brett Favre's "to play or not to play" episodes as most annoying SportsCenter repeat story. However, Billups joining him in NY was a surprise. Billups had been a Denver hero since his high school days at Denver's George Washington High School.
Another big name to hire movers this past week was Kendrick Perkins. He was such an intricate part of the Celtics "team-oriented" chemistry that it was surprising to see him leave. The question is will he still be able to preform at the same level with the OK Thunder without having his Celtic buddies with him? How long till he develops similar chemistry and relationships with his new Thunder?
Mo Williams is now a Clipper. Baron Davis now a Cav.
The Jazz and Nuggets seems to be hanging in there despite having lost their big players, however don't expect to see them come May.
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