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The Utah Jazz have traded shooting guard Ronnie Brewer to the Memphis Grizzlies for a future first-round draft pick. Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor says the deal came together just before the 3 p.m. ET trade deadline on Thursday.

O’Connor says the Jazz have some depth at Brewer’s position, so they could afford to trade their first-round pick from the 2006 draft. Brewer is making US$2.7 million this season and will be a restricted free agent this summer.

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Let the leprechaun jokes begin! The Boston Celtics have officially landed Nate Robinson from the New York Knicks after days of trade foreplay.

A long two days finally came to a conclusion this afternoon, when the Celtics and Knicks agreed to a five-player deal that will send Eddie House, J.R. Giddens and Bill Walker to New York in exchange for Nate Robinson and reserve forward Marcus Landry.

Both teams are now waiting for approval from the NBA – a process that could take time, considering the number of trades that the league office now has to approve.

We already know this deal helps plan “NYC LBJ 2010″ for the Knicks. But for the C’s, I don’t think this trade puts them over the top in the east, especially after the Cavs scooped up Antawn Jamison. However, at the very least this deal might give Ray Allen the rest he needs in the regular season before he turns it up for the playoffs.

That’s a good thing.

H/N Boston Herald

After years of saber-rattling from the Bulls about trading Tyrus Thomas. Chicago has finally done the deed, shipping Thomas to the Charlotte Bobcats for two players in return according to the Chicago Tribune.

League sources confirmed that the Bulls will send Thomas to Charlotte for Acie Law, Ronald Murray and a protected future first-round draft choice, pending league approval.

I’m sure the word “potential” will follow Thomas to Charlotte and paired with Tyson Chandler in the Bobcats front court, Daniel Day Lewis and I believe that “There Will Be Shots Blocked”.

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I will not promise you that this is the last Tracy McGrady trade of the day because who knows at this point.

According to ESPN, the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks have agreed on a three-way deal that will have Tracy McGrady in a Knicks uniform.

The Knicks will also get Sergio Rodriguez from Sacramento. Houston will get Kevin Martin, Jordan Hill and Jared Jeffries from New York and the right to swap first-round picks with the Knicks in 2011 as well as take on New York’s 2012 first-round pick.

Sacramento receives Houston’s Carl Landry, Joey Dorsey and New York’s Larry Hughes.

Yes sir, dem trade winds are a blowing alright!

Waking up this morning the last team I expected to win the Tracy McGrady sweepstakes was the Sacramento Kings, or any other team not named the Knicks for that matter. Well after some Chai tea and some more research, there it was.

Tracy McGrady shipped off to the Kings, for guards Kevin Martin and Sergio Rodriguez, center Hilton Armstrong and forward Kenny Thomas.

The Kings also reportedly will get hard as nails forward Carl Landry, and seldom-used forward Joey Dorsey. According to ESPN.com, the dust hasn’t settled on this deal yet and the Knicks will try to acquire T-Mac from his new team.

Lets see what happens before the 3PM EST trade deadline.

A three-way trade between Washington, Cleveland and the Los Angeles Clippers has officially gone  down with Antawn Jamison as the centerpiece.

Jamison will be heading to the Cavaliers along with Sebastien Telfair. Drew Gooden recently acquired by the Wizards, will head to the Los Angeles Clippers and Zyundras Ilgauskas, a first-round draft choice from Cleveland, Al Thornton and Brian Skinner will join the Wizards.

Washington will also receive the draft rights to Emir Preldzic.

H/N The Plain Dealer + Washington Post

It’s official, Marcus Camby is now a member of the Portland Trail Blazers according to The Oregonian. In return, the Los Angeles Clippers receive $3 million from the Blazers, along with impending free agents Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw.

The Blazers have had serious injury issues in the middle with both Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla going down with season ending injuries. Thus far, Marcus Camby has had a good NBA campaign averaging 12.1 rebounds per contest.

The Dallas Mavericks acquired Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood from Washington on Saturday, a seven-player deal that strengthens them for a playoff run and signals the breakup of a disappointing Wizards team.

The Mavericks dealt forwards Josh Howard and Drew Gooden, and two other players to the Wizards. Dallas also got guard DeShawn Stevenson and cash considerations. Read More »

The Los Angeles Clippers today acquired guard Bobby Brown from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for a 2014 conditional second round draft pick and cash considerations. In a related move, the Clippers released guard JamesOn Curry from his 10-day contract.

Brown, 25, has appeared in 25 games for the Hornets this season and is averaging 6.6 points and 2.1 assists in 14.9 minutes per game. A Los Angeles native who starred at Westchester High School and Cal-State Fullerton, Brown played for the Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves in 2008-09 and has appeared in a total of 90 NBA games, making two starts with career averages of 5.6 points, 1.8 assists and 0.8 rebounds in 14.0 minutes.

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In a not so earth shattering deal, the Mavericks have acquired Eduardo Najera from the Nets in exchange for Kris Humphries and Mavs headache Shawne Williams from the Nets. Owner Mark Cuban will save about $4.7 million on this deal plus a ton of aspirin.

On the down side, getting traded to a team prime to break the record for the most losses in a season has gotta hurt. On the up side, now Kris Humphries and Shawne Williams will have unlimited access to DJ Pauly D for their house jams.

via Dallas Morning News