Magloire Trade Official
posted: 7/31/2006 at 12:39 PM
This morning the Trail Blazers made it official and announced they have acquired former Eastern Conference All-Star Jamaal Magloire in a three-for-one deal with the Milwaukee Bucks. Going to Milwaukee from Portland are Steve Blake, Brian Skinner, and Ha Seung-Jin.
The details of the actual trade were hammered out before the weekend, and originally surfaced in the Milwaukee media last Thursday. Shortly after reports of the trade were everywhere in Portland, so the trade wasn't a huge suprise to most by today.
The Bucks had been wanting to move Magloire, and with the addition of Charlie Villanueva, acquire in a trade with Toronto, gives them the abilty to now move Andrew Bogut, the number-one pick in last year's draft, back to his natural center position. The trade with Toronto cost the Bucks their starting point guard, T.J. Ford, and that left them in need of a point guard. They became focused on acquiring Portland's Steve Blake, and he's now expected to battle for the starting job in Milwaukee with Maurice Williams.
Magloire, who only spent one season with the Bucks, started all 82 games last season and led the Bucks to a playoff birth. He was also a member of the 2004 Eastern Conference All-Star team, and led the east with 19 points and 8 rebounds in that game. He'll add to the Blazers already talented front line, and will battle for minutes at both the power forward position and center spot.
This trade gives Portland tremendous flexibility at the center position. Keep in mind, a little over a month ago the Blazers faced the prospect of having only two centers, Ha, and Brian Skinner. Now, they've got Przybilla, who was re-signed, Raef LaFrentz, Magloire, and LaMarcus Aldridge.
It has also helped alleviate a log jam at the point guard position. It wasn't easy for the Blazers to trade away Blake, who was very popular in the community, and had a breakout season last year, but with Jarrett Jack nearing 100 percent on his surgically-repaired ankle, along with Sergio Rodriguez, Dan Dickau, and Brandon Roy showing the world at summer league he can certainly handle playing some point, the move was too good to pass up.
Tonight we'll have much, much more on all of this on Courtside Monday Night, presented by L.A. Weight Loss. The show will air from 6pm to 7 on KXL-AM 750 in the Portland area, and will also be available live on kxl.com. The next four Courtside shows will be just hour-long programs, and then will return to the normal two-hour show after that. Kevin Pritchard will be on with us tonight at 6:05, and we'll get all of his thoughts, and what went on behind the scenes in getting this deal put together. We're also trying to get Magloire on, but his availability at this point is up in the air. We'll know more tonight.
If you miss the interviews live tonight, check back here later tonight and tomorrow, as I'll have links to them all.
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Mike,
You pumped this one up as though the sky was falling, is there more news than this? Is there more to be announced this evening? If not, it seems that this simply moves our logjam from PG to Center. Thoughts?
Terrific Deal!!
It really seems that another move is going to have to be made with such a front court heavy roster. Mike, any insight if there are more deals in the works>
I am extremely happy about this. Jammal is a GOOD solid center. Maybe he should start over pryz. Don't know yet. Hes a 9 points 9 rebounds guy. Hustles. Like ruben patterson though he wants minuets and will complain if not given them. This frees up space though and like u said Mike frees up the point guard jam a little. I want to see Jack and spanish chocolate play. Poor Aldrige though. Hes really going to have to fight for minuets. Well I am very proud of the organization right now and they are working their butts off to win. Thats what matters to me.
PS. MIKE YOU RULE
Wow, did Portland ever FLEECE the Bucks on this one. A genuine starting center for a third-string PG and two STIFFS. Great move for the 'Blazers... dismal move for Milwaukee!!
This is great news! This should really help the team. It'll clear up the log jam of PG's, but make a little log jam for the 5 position! Overall this will definately help the Trail Blazers organization!
Mike, this is what Im thinking!
Magloire: Big Benefit!
This should really help the Blazers out! The log jam of PG's will be a little cleared up. However, Aldridge wont get as much playing time, but he is young and underweight and could use time anyways. Overall, I do think that this trade will help us win more games.
This makes the roster an imbalanced mess. I can already foresee several unhappy malcontents, Magloire first among them. A solid point-guard tandem, featuring Steve Blake - a good-guy, clutch player who was good in the community and would have happily come off the bench with the continued emergence of Jack - is now broken up. This had BETTER be the precursor to another trade that will correct the problems created by this one. If not, a misguided Whitsitt-style disappointment. If so, it could turn out great.
How can anyone complain about this one? We gave up a point guard who had a career year and was a great guy, but big men just don't become available everyday. Blake will never reach All-Star status and Jamaal already has. It is a no-brainer. The only way you can question this move is if you are/were a Bucks fan.
Lance
this deal is definitely one in the blazer's favor, but they obviously have a great deal of confidence in JJ being the man at the 1 spot, and roy backing him up. aldridge was never going to get lots of minutes this year, but now has a great bunch of guys to learn from. i cant see any negatives in this deal, because this really gives the blazers the best front court in the division.
keep up the great work mike!
Portland now has a solid team. I dont think Ha will ever be more than a third string C, if he can make it that far. I dont get people complaining that now there is a logjam at the 5?? The Blazers now have 5 players they can USE at the 5, but Raef will most likely back up at the 4 and Aldridge is also a 4 that may be able to play some 5. Blake was a good guy that I wish could have stayed, but this is a trade that could not be passed up. I am starting to get excited about the blazers for the first time in several years.
Portland now has a solid team. I dont think Ha will ever be more than a third string C, if he can make it that far. I dont get people complaining that now there is a logjam at the 5?? The Blazers now have 5 players they can USE at the 5, but Raef will most likely back up at the 4 and Aldridge is also a 4 that may be able to play some 5. Blake was a good guy that I wish could have stayed, but this is a trade that could not be passed up. I am starting to get excited about the blazers for the first time in several years.
Mike,
This is good news. We got two solid centers! I even think Mags will win out the starting job over Pryz. He is a much better scorer who can create. He also is a great O and D Rebounder! Now, All we have to do is move Miles and maybe another big. More importantly Move Miles!!..lol. Great job on the Blogs by the way, keep em comin!
--LTG.
Ha Seung Jin? Fine. But only because it means more playing time for him. I felt that Skinner had established his role akin to Reuben Patterson in driving to the board and firing up the team. PG log jam? What log jam? Blake is gone … Telfair is gone …
Hey, why don’t you trade Juan away in the midst of your breakdown: let’s make it a Trifecta. I mean, how many layers of the onion have to be peeled? Was I naive in assuming that a multi-year contract for Joel translated into a starting position? Now what? I don’t think the team will ever achieve its former greatness until the “Braille –Mazers” in the front office stop feeling their way around the market, focus on capital (as opposed to liquid) assets, and start valuing Chemistry over Cash. (And I thought Wittsit was bad.) I got a new one: Fire Patterson. Fans, I got news. Just because a player is an All-Star for someone else’s team, doesn’t mean he’ll be one for yours.
P.S. Remember the Maine (and “The Pippen”) !!!
Pippen was always a number two guy to MJ and was only as good as he was because of MJ. Pippen came along towards the end of his career and nobody expected him to carry the team, only help guide it. I was on a Bucks blog page and not one person thought this was even close to a good deal for them, and that was on Friday when it was just a rumor. There is absolutely NO downside to this deal. Jamaale doesn't have to be an All-Star for this trade to work. He just has to do the work required of him...rebound and play 'D'. I am amazed how people have ripped the Blazers for all the bad character people over the last few years and now they have made great strides to change that now they complain about something else. Not only have they changed the character, but they added talent which is not an easy thing to do.
Be happy. We are moving in the right direction.
GroceryBag,
You have got to be kidding me? This is a terrific move for the organization. We bring in a talented player as well as a good guy. Mags complained about playing time as his was diminished in the playoffs to give the youth movement (i.e., Bogut) some experience. I'm not too worried about a player who wants to play in the playoffs after starting every game, it's what we like to call a competitor. Plus, now we have a big who can teach the young guys a thing or two about playing in the paint. I'll miss Blake, but not enough to not want Mags on this roster.
I am excited to see an "all star talent" big man coming to P-Town, however I see a familiar situation developing here that I dont think we as fans can ignore. Aldridge is now the new Jermaine O'Neil. I see the Blazers doing what they always have done, playing the older vet in place of an emerging young talent just to bring the franchise back to the "close but no cigar" days so they can make their money. If this club is serious about being winners again and not just resembling being winners, we need to take this young Aldridge and play him till he becomes what he eventually will be... The starting all star center for the East. Miss you Jermaine.
What we have is more flexability now. As said, Ha will never be more than a 3rd stringer. Skinner has played on 7 teams now, and Blake, though good and positive had to be traded to make the deal pan out. Now that Roy proved he can play point and Sergio coming to town, Blakes loss can be more easily absorbed.
Our flexibility really comes at the 4-5. Aldrige will more than likely be brought on slowly unless they can deal Randolph. Raef can play the 4-5, but now seems to lean more to the 4. Magaloire could battle Pryzbilla for the starting spot.
One must wonder if one more trade is in the works. Raef or Jamaal and maybe Miles for somebody? Who knows, but the consensus is that we aren't done yet.
I'm loving this offseason so far, it'll be a brand new team by fall.
Grocerybag . . . are you saying this could be the best Blazer former all-star big man since Dale Davis? A second coming, perhaps? I sure hope not.
Can anyone spell Aldridge, correctly?
Good Luck with Magloire. Last season he was the worst pickup here in Milwaukee! He's slow, never jumps, and lazy! Oh yeah get used to him missing free throws when you need them, and has stone hands.
Good Luck and Thanks for taking him!!!
I am most definitely curious to see what the Blazers starting lineup will look like this year. I'm thinking somewhere alone the lines of Jarret Jack/Brandon Roy at PG. Juan Dixon/Brandon Roy at the two hole. I'm kind of confused what the Blazers will do with the three spot. Maybe Martell? Maybe Z-Bo will play as the Small Forward and the Blazers will go with Jamaal and Przybilla in the last two spots? Maybe Portland will make another move before the season starts to clear up some of these questions?
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