Do These Clothes Still Fit...???

Remember the "Tyson Chandler to Oklahoma City" deal we talked about yesterday...?
Forget we ever mentioned it...

The Hornets announced on Wednesday that the Oklahoma City Thunder did not medically clear the center and therefore rescinded the trade. Chandler would have gone to the Thunder for forwards Chris Wilcox and Joe Smith.

"We welcome Tyson back with open arms," Hornets general manager Jeff Bower said in a statement. "We went into this trade to garner more frontcourt depth to add to our team as we continue our push towards the playoffs. We expect Tyson and the rest of our big guys to step up to the challenge."

“We were pleased to add Tyson to the Thunder roster,” Thunder general manager Sam Presti said. “During the course of the physical examination and outside consultations some questions arose that gave us cause for concern. We felt that this course of action was the best for our organization.”

Chandler, who is averaging 8.8 points and 8.3 rebounds this season, has been bothered by foot problems and has played in only 32 games. He is set to make $12.3 million next season.

The Hornets were looking to clear cap room, and a lot of it.
Now, they get to figure out how turf toe clipped a deal. And will the Hornets try again before the end of tomorrow...?

Your Tuesday Update On The "Logo"

With the NBA trade deadline coming up Thursday, there are going to be a lot more rumors coming around with players heading from one team to another...

Something may happen, most won't...

Phoenix has already said, through perilously-close-to-being-fired-himself GM Steve Kerr, that neither Amare Stoudamire nor the Big Jabberwocky will be traded now that Alvin Gentry is patrolling the bench.

The New Jersey Nets are looking to trade Vince Carter to Houston or Portland. The four-letter's Chad Ford lets us know that the two teams are squawking over what they're getting and what they're giving.

Portland is looking to send Raef LaFrentz, Travis Outlaw, and Sergio Rodriguez. Spare parts on both sides could add players and eliminate contracts.

Houston, initially, had Tracy McGrady in the mix. But Rockets owner Leslie Alexander nixed that one. Now, it looks like Josh Boone and Carter would travel for some combination of Ron Artest, Shane Battier, Luther Head, and Carl Landry.

Dallas, San Antonio, and Cleveland all were in play at some point.

One deal did go down... Tyson Chandler ((pictured in his old threads, thanks newsok.com)) was making too much money in the eyes of New Orleans ownership. So he was sent to Oklahoma City ((Gee, thanks)) for Joe Smith, Chris Wilcox, and the rights to draft pick DeVon Hardin.

Thunder GM Sam Presti addresses the deal below...
((HT: Newsok.tv))

Thunder Struck...

The NBA has finally unleashed the largest, well-known, not-so-secret secret...
The new franchise will, heretofore, be known as the Thunder...

People close to the situation leaked pictures of the gear ((which has a very D-League look to it, by the way)) and the actual decision to name the team the Thunder over names like Bison, Barons, Marshals, Wind, and Energy.

Mike Baldwin's piece from newsok.com is hyah

Oklahoma City TV station KOCO, almost a month ago, linked the idea of the OKC Thunder to a web domain that had been reserved. That is, what we call, good ole fashioned detective work...

Their coverage is hyah

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