Big Balls traded to Boston for (almost) NOTHING

[GhostsOfGil]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
Celtics will send the Leandro Barbosa expiring contract to the Wizards for Jordan Crawford, league source tells Y! Sports.

[AFM]

Great move. One less guard and one more big man.

At least it addresses our lack of outside shooting.

[GhostsOfGil]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/22 ... n-Crawford

[Halcyon]

Ugh, another scrub bigman?

[GhostsOfGil]

I'm pretty disappointed in this trade. With our developmental track record, our log jam of young bigs up front, and lack of guard depth, all I can do is shake my head. Just want to remind everyone, that this is the guy who got a concussion from walking into a door.

[TGW]

Talk about maximizing your assets. This guy was being compared to Gilbert Arenas a month ago...now he's traded for a d-league superstar.

Ernie Grunfeld...you sly devil.

[fishercob]

What are the odds that Ernie thinks he just traded for a different Melo?

"We're back, baby!"

[hands11]

So this is actually a done deal ?

[nate33]

Way to go Wizards! Take a decent bench player having his best year, bench him and drive down his value, then, while dealing from a position of weakness, trade him for a DLeague scrub big man.

#FireGrunfeld

[AFM]

Hahaha, yeah. Ernie thought we traded for Fabulous 'Melo Anthony

[mohammed10]

I'm pretty disappointed in this trade. With our developmental track record, our log jam of young bigs up front, and lack of guard depth, all I can do is shake my head. Just want to remind everyone, that this is the guy who got a concussion from walking into a door.

+1

Horrible trade. If this isn't Emperor Ernie's final nail in the coffin...

[TGW]

So this is actually a done deal ?

Sorry Hands...your boy is gone. Done dealio.

I really wouldn't be surprised if the Celtics turn Crawford into a useful player, however. There's no way KG is going to let Crawford chuck on offense. None.

[GhostsOfGil]

Way to go Wizards! Take a decent bench player having his best year, bench him and drive down his value, then, while dealing from a position of weakness, trade him for a DLeague scrub big man.

Yes, something doesn't add up. There must have been some serious drama behind closed doors for this situation to go down this way.

I just don't understand the timing of this trade.

[mohammed10]

Hahaha, yeah. Ernie thought we traded for Fabulous 'Melo Anthony

[fishercob]

What are the odds that Ernie thinks he just traded for a different Melo?

"We're back, baby!"

"Oh wait, it's not CAR-Melo???? We need something else then.

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt
Wizards/Celts deal sending Jordan Crawford to Boston will not be for C Fab Melo, per source. Teams still working.