NBA Trade Deadline

Last night at 3 p.m. ET was the trade deadline. It was one of the craziest trade deadline I've witnessed in my life, and it was also the 'biggest' trade deadline with a record of 37 players dealt. Now let's quickly breakdown some of them.

Houston Rockets get: Pablo Prigioni

New York Knicks get: Alexey Shved, 2 2nd round picks

This isn't really a trade that will impact the NBA in some way. The Rockets do get a mediocre backup PG, which they needed, and New York are getting Shved and some meaningless picks.

Houston Rockets get: KJ McDaniels

Philadelphia 76ers get: Isaiah Canaan, 2nd round pick

I have no idea what the Sixers are doing. I really like McDaniels and thought that the Sixers got a nice, young player for their future. But obviously they are all in on the draft and will continue to tank and stockpile draftpicks for the forseable future. The Houston Rockets made a good deal, now with KJ they have another athletic wing that will run up and down the court and defend the top players of the opposing teams. 

Detroit Pistons get: Tayshaun Prince

Boston Celtics get: Jonas Jerebko, Luigi Dantome

Another minor trade. I don't believe the Pistons will make a run at the Playoffs with Jennings out, but they still needed a wing defender and they got one in Tayshaun. While the Celtics just wanted to deal him.

Portland Trailblazers get: Arron Afflalo, Alonzo Gee

Denver Nuggets get: Thomas Robinson, Will Barton, Victor Clavier, protected 1st round pick, future 2nd round pick

It's a shame that Robinson is on the move yet again. I really like him, I liked him since his days at Kansas and still think that it's not the last we see of TRob, he will get better. There are talks about buying out his contract and letting him sign somewhere else, but that's not certain yet. Now the main guy here is Arron Afflalo, a very good perimeter defender who can spot-up and make some shots, so the Blazers certainly upgraded their bench, which is really, really bad at the moment.

Brooklyn Net get: Thaddeus Young

Minnesota Timberwolves get: Kevin Garnett

Kevin is back in Minnesota. This trade indicates a possibility that KG will stay at Minny after his retirement, probably as a part owner, or the head of basketball operations or something like that. It's very likely. Brooklyn wanted Thad Young for a long time and now they got him. It doesn't really change that much, Brooklyn will still continue to play bad.

Denver Nuggets get: Rights to Cenk Akyol

Philadelphia 76ers get: JaVale McGee, 1st round pick

This deal is really about the Sixers getting yet another draft pick...

Miami Heat get: Goran Dragic, Zoran Dragic

Phoenix Suns get: Danny Granger, John Salmons, Justin Hamilton, 2 1st round picks

New Orleans Pelicans get: Shawne Williams, Norris Cole

The Dragons are going to South Beach! This is a major upgrade at the point guard position and now with Wade, Bosh and Dragic the Heat are looking good again. They might make an upset in the Playoffs watch out. With this deal the Suns clearly are taking a step back and are exiting the Playoff race and I don't blame them. They are a young team that overacheived last season, nobody expected them to be this good and now they can look towards the future. They already have the right players and a very good coach in Jeff Hornacek, now all they need is time. With Jrue Holiday out with an injury, the Pelicans needed someone at the point, so they got Cole, who is an OK player, definetely not a starter, but a good bench option.

Boston Celtics get: Isaiah Thomas

Milwaukee Bucks get: Michael Carter-Williams, Miles Plumlee, Tyler Ennis

Philadelphia 76ers get: 1st round pick

Phoenix Suns get: Brandon Knight, Marcus Thornton, 1st round pick

Wow, again, what are the Sixers doing??Trading away their future point guard? Ughhh... Anyway, Thomas is a guy the Celtics had on their radar for quite some time now and they got him. There were reports about him being a bad teammate and all, but he is bestfriends with Avery Bradley, so he will certainly like him as a teammate. The Bucks made a sneaky good trade here, sending away Knight and getting Ennic, MCW and Plumlee in return. Sanders' days as a Buck are certainly over, so now they have Plumlee, an athletic center that runs the court, so he'll fit in perfectly. Tyler Ennis is still a rook and can improve, as of now he didn't have the oppurtinity to showcase himself. Michael Carter-Williams averages numbers similar to a HOFer, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, and now has a chance to play under Jason Kidd, who was also a similar type of a point guard. I am really excited about this Bucks team. Their lineup is super scary and freakishly long with guys over 6'7, giant wingspans, man, it's going to be tough for the opposing teams to guard players this big. 

Oklahoma City Thunder gets: Enes Kanter, Steve Novak, Kyle Singler, DJ Augustin

Detroit Pistons get: Reggie Jackson

Utah Jazz get: Kendrick Perkins (will be bought out)

OKC clearly got a lot better. They upgraded their center position, and their bench which was awful ever since they traded James Harden. I just wonder if this will make any difference actually, people are already claiming that OKC will win a title now, but will they? Enes Kanter is a bad defender, but he gives them new scoring options, which they didn't have with Perk. Novak will make a couple of three's every now and then, Singler the same. DJ Augustin is a slight downgrade from Reggie Jackson, but will give them a scoring punch from the bench. Still, I believe it comes down to coaching. That is the main reason why the Thunder won't win a titler, they' won't even make the Western Conference Finals. Scott Brooks' playbook consists of a bunch of different players where all of them end the same: Iso for KD or Russ. It's terrible. Just think how good that team would be if they had the right coach...

NBA All-Star Game 2015

The 2015 NBA All-Stars have been announced and once again the fans have let me down. Picking Kobe Bryant over James Harden is simply unacceptable. It's a crime. Kobe has missed several games due to injuries, and while he did put up some great scoring displays, his team is still at the bottom of the Pacific Division. Unfortunately the number of 'Kobetards' around the world is greater then the number of true basketball fans. That's why the system has to be somehow changed, as every year 2-3 players, that are worthy of an All-Star selection, get snubbed in favor of aging stars of yesterday. Commisioner Adam Silver already hinted about changing the All-Star selections by expanding the rosters. I like that Mr. Silver is so active and wants to change things for the better, but in this case I don't think expanding the rosters would be such a great idea, as then the players would get less minutes on the court. The minute distribution would be a head scratcher for the coaches. I think that we should let the players decide themselves on who should be an All-Star. Players would vote, just like us, for the players, who aren't their teammates, and then the 5 players from each conference with the most votes are the starters. The reserves would be picked by the coaches just like now. This is just an idea from the top of my head, but I still think this is better then letting some random fans vote. And also how is that possible that the player with the most votes only receive around 2 million votes? The NBA is expanding, more and more people are watching it, but only a few care enough to vote. That's why changes need to be done.