Glen Davis in a sign and trade for Brandon Bass - Now official!!

The Celtics have apparently decided that Glen Davis’ future is better elsewhere.

According to a league source, the Cs are in discussions with Orlando to send Big Baby, in a sign-and-trade deal, to Orlando for power forward Brandon Bass - a player Magic management had been very high on at one stage.

In addition, the Celtics are pursuing Chris Wilcox, a journeyman big man who played with Detroit last season. The team is also finalizing a trade for Bucks guard Keyon Dooling and a second round draft pick. The Cs will only trade the rights to Albert Morales - a player they have held the rights to for the last five years.

If he has the ball on offense, he'll likely shoot it. His nickname in Orlando is "no pass Bass."

New Orlando Magic forward Glen Davis getting a four-year deal paying in $26 million range, source tells

gyso wrote:

New Orlando Magic forward Glen Davis getting a four-year deal paying in $26 million range, source tells

From another Spears tweet.

gyso wrote:bRemember the old 125% plus 100K rule for trades? There is a similar rule in this CBA, but I am not sure if the % increased or not. I haven't seen any actual details of the new CBA.

Outside wrote:

gyso wrote:bRemember the old 125% plus 100K rule for trades? There is a similar rule in this CBA, but I am not sure if the % increased or not. I haven't seen any actual details of the new CBA.

I believe it's 150% now.

Okay, here's something I found.

Traded Player Exception for non-taxpayers increased to the lesser of 150% of salaries of players being traded or the salaries of players being traded plus $5 million. For trades in which the salaries being traded exceed $20 million in total, the Traded Player Exception for non-taxpayers will be 125% of such salaries plus $100,000.

Traded Player Exception for taxpayers remains at 125% of the salaries of players being traded plus $100,000.

http://basketball.realgm.com/news/wiretap/tags/52/NBA_CBA

I've read it and I'm still not sure what it means.

gyso wrote:The trade is now official, announcement soon.

Danny Ainge nailed it!!!

swedeinestonia wrote:Like I said in a different thread, what is Orlando seeing in this?

swedeinestonia wrote:I cant see him clearing waivers all the way through.

Some team under the cap will pick him up for cheap, NO could do it as an example.

Rip Hamilton supposedly got bought out though.

tjmakz wrote:It's being reported that Von Wafer is also going to Orlando in the BBD trade and will sign a 3 year contract with them.

gyso wrote:

tjmakz wrote:It's being reported that Von Wafer is also going to Orlando in the BBD trade and will sign a 3 year contract with them.

Could it be that Von Wafer is going to New Orleans with JO'N in the David West trade? I don't think you can add any more in Orlando's direction without something coming back.

Alex Kennedy – 12/09/2011 10:02pm EST

There’s a new addition to the sign-and-trade between the Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics. Not only will the Magic swap Brandon Bass for Glen Davis, they’ll also receive Von Wafer in the deal. Wafer was an unrestricted free agent, but Orlando had him added to the deal in exchange for the $1.84 million traded-player exception they acquired last season from the Washington Wizards.

Wafer will sign a three-year deal with the Magic, but the final two years won’t be guaranteed. Last year, the 26-year-old played 58 games with the Celtics. He received interest from a number of other teams before landing with Orlando.

Last year, Wafer averaged 3.2 points in a limited role with the Celtics. During the lockout, Wafer was one of the most productive players overseas as he averaged a league-leading 19.9 points with the Italian team Vanoli Cremona.

It has been a busy day for Magic general manager Otis Smith. After completing the trade with Boston, Smith used the amnesty clause on Gilbert Arenas. Now, Orlando continues to search for ways to improve their roster so that they can appease Dwight Howard and surround him with talent.