Official: Wilcox for Malik Rose

[spidythejoe]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3918993

[loserX]

There has to be more involved...otherwise it makes no sense. Wilcox is the better player and costs less money...what do the Thunder possibly benefit in a straight-up swap?

[shrink]

So is OKC really THAT scared of Wilcox coming back and saying, "You tried to trade ME?!?"

I'm with loserX .. there's got to be more to this.

[killbuckner]

I'm assuming we will start seeing reports of cash considerations also changing hands

[loserX]

I'm assuming we will start seeing reports of cash considerations also changing hands

Confirmed. Marc Stein now reporting that cash is also going to the Thunder. Quite a shift from Tyson Chandler to Malik Rose

[RIPskaterdude]

Malik Rose >>> Chandler

[eslr]

Sweet deal for NY. They saved about $1.5 mill in salary and lux tax, so at most they paid $1.5 mill to turn Rose into Wilcox. Not bad.

[CableKC]

Geez...I guess OKC is desperate for $$$. Seriously, this is the best that they could get for Wilcox?

[killbuckner]

I think its more that OKC is getting free money and its not like they cared about having Wilcox's bird rights. No one is going to give up a ton of value for him- send him to whoever gives you the most cash.

[Jose7]

Underrated move.