There were plenty of trades made a few weeks ago at the NBA trade deadline that changed the landscape of the NBA. Today I’m going to revisit some of them and tell how those teams are fairing with their new players.
New York Knicks
To start lets revisit the huge Carmelo Anthony trade between the New York Knicks and the Denver Nuggets. The Knicks got Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups from the Nuggets out of the deal. Both players start for the Knicks and really help the Knicks on the offensive end of the floor. The problem with the Knicks is their defense. Their coach Mike D’Antoni has never been known as a defensive coach and the team hasn’t really been built for defense. The team is almost ready to be among the elites, they just need some better complimentary players to go along with their stars.
Boston Celtics
The trade between the Boston Celtics and the Oklahoma City Thunder involved two teams that are built to win now. The Celtics got Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic from the Thunder. They got a good young player in Jeff Green that is a terrific defensive player who really fits into the Boston Celtics style of play. As most people thought the Celtics look worse since the trade then they did before the trade, but they still have some time to get it together before the playoffs.
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Thunder got Kendrick Perkins from the Celtics along with Nate Robinson. Perkins has been hurt until just yesterday and he really hasn’t gotten to play with the team yet, in theory though he makes the team better defensively and in rebounding. Both are important for teams that want to win a NBA championship.
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