They Paid Detroit to take Dixon...get Brezec

On Feb 21, 10:03 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Terraholm wrote:
> >http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/dixon_080221.html
>
> This one says they sent cashhttp://www.nba.com/transactions/current_month_transactions.html
>  Detroit acquires Juan Dixon and cash considerations from Toronto in
> exchange for Primoz Brezec.

I seem to remember Brezec being good at some point 2 years ago, but
that was when Charlotte was a very untalented expansion team so he
might have just stood out amongst garbage as less stinky garbage.
 >> Stay informed about: They Paid Detroit to take Dixon...get Brezec 

"Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAMNOT.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Terraholm wrote:
>> http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/dixon_080221.html
>
>
> This one says they sent cash
> http://www.nba.com/transactions/current_month_transactions.html
> Detroit acquires Juan Dixon and cash considerations from Toronto in
> exchange for Primoz Brezec.

That's funny. Everything I read says that the Raps were the ones who got
paid...

http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/305735

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3257496

Juan is due to make around $200,000 more than Primoz this year, so it
would make sense that Toronto was the one sending a bit of money Detroit's
way. Or maybe that was a "sorry for soaking you in the Delfino deal"
payment...

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"Onion Knight" <dioneo(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> That's funny. Everything I read says that the Raps were the ones who
> got paid...
>
> http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/305735
>
> http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3257496
>
> Juan is due to make around $200,000 more than Primoz this year, so it
> would make sense that Toronto was the one sending a bit of money Detroit's
> way. Or maybe that was a "sorry for soaking you in the Delfino deal"
> payment...


Also here:

http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pressrelease_022108.html

"The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have acquired centre Primoz
Brezec and cash considerations from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for
guard Juan Dixon"

Don't let your dislike of Dixon cloud your judgement! ;P

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Onion Knight wrote:
> "Onion Knight" <dioneo(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> That's funny. Everything I read says that the Raps were the ones
>> who got paid...
>>

Yeah NBA.com has it both ways...

http://www.nba.com/transactions/movement2008_index.html
Detroit traded Primoz Brezec and cash to Toronto for Juan Dixon, who was
also dealt at last season's deadline.

http://www.nba.com/transactions/current_month_transactions.html
Detroit acquires Juan Dixon and cash considerations from Toronto in
exchange for Primoz Brezec.



>
> Don't let your dislike of Dixon cloud your judgement! ;P

It is Dixon's game I dislike not Dixon. I tend to root for Detroit as a
'Sheed fan...so I did groan a little...


http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080222/SPORTS03/802220387

Trading little-used center Primoz Brezec to the Toronto Raptors for combo
guard Juan Dixon should lead to two things: buying out backup guard Flip
Murray and signing a veteran big man, perhaps Dale Davis.

Thursday's trade kept the Pistons under the dollar-for-dollar NBA luxury
tax.


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On Feb 22, 12:20 pm, "\"Lansdellicious\" Chris Lansdell"
<chris.leavethispartout.lansd....DeleteThis@nl.donotincludethis.rogers.com>
wrote:
> Terraholm wrote:
> > Onion Knight wrote:
> >> "Onion Knight" <dioneo(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>> That's funny. Everything I read says that the Raps were the ones
> >>> who got paid...
>
> > Yeah NBA.com has it both ways...
>
> >http://www.nba.com/transactions/movement2008_index.html
> > Detroit traded Primoz Brezec and cash to Toronto for Juan Dixon, who was
> > also dealt at last season's deadline.
>
> >http://www.nba.com/transactions/current_month_transactions.html
> > Detroit acquires Juan Dixon and cash considerations from Toronto in
> > exchange for Primoz Brezec.
>
> >> Don't let your dislike of Dixon cloud your judgement! ;P
>
> > It is Dixon's game I dislike not Dixon. I tend to root for Detroit as a
> > 'Sheed fan...so I did groan a little...
>
> >http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080222/SPORTS03/802...
>
> > Trading little-used center Primoz Brezec to the Toronto Raptors for combo
> > guard Juan Dixon should lead to two things: buying out backup guard Flip
> > Murray and signing a veteran big man, perhaps Dale Davis.
>
> > Thursday's trade kept the Pistons under the dollar-for-dollar NBA luxury
> > tax.
>
> I don't see a downside to this trade for either team. We each get an
> expiring contract, with similar value, to backup a position where we're
> shallow. Toronto may have done slightly better in that a passable big
> man is hard to find, and Dixon was actively unhappy, but that is not to
> Detroit's detriment.
>
> Brezec was good enough to make the All-Star ballot 2, possibly 3 years
> ago. He got injured and hans't had the playing time since. He can score
> back-to-the-basket, and is a decent rebounder. Not sure about his help
> defence.

That's exactly what I was thinking too. Of course, those years he was
actually on a really, really, really bad team. I think he averaged
13/8 one year.
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Terraholm wrote:
> Onion Knight wrote:
>> "Onion Knight" <dioneo(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> That's funny. Everything I read says that the Raps were the ones
>>> who got paid...
>>>
>
> Yeah NBA.com has it both ways...
>
> http://www.nba.com/transactions/movement2008_index.html
> Detroit traded Primoz Brezec and cash to Toronto for Juan Dixon, who was
> also dealt at last season's deadline.
>
> http://www.nba.com/transactions/current_month_transactions.html
> Detroit acquires Juan Dixon and cash considerations from Toronto in
> exchange for Primoz Brezec.
>
>
>
>> Don't let your dislike of Dixon cloud your judgement! ;P
>
> It is Dixon's game I dislike not Dixon. I tend to root for Detroit as a
> 'Sheed fan...so I did groan a little...
>
>
> http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080222/SPORTS03/802220387
>
> Trading little-used center Primoz Brezec to the Toronto Raptors for combo
> guard Juan Dixon should lead to two things: buying out backup guard Flip
> Murray and signing a veteran big man, perhaps Dale Davis.
>
> Thursday's trade kept the Pistons under the dollar-for-dollar NBA luxury
> tax.
>
>
I don't see a downside to this trade for either team. We each get an
expiring contract, with similar value, to backup a position where we're
shallow. Toronto may have done slightly better in that a passable big
man is hard to find, and Dixon was actively unhappy, but that is not to
Detroit's detriment.

Brezec was good enough to make the All-Star ballot 2, possibly 3 years
ago. He got injured and hans't had the playing time since. He can score
back-to-the-basket, and is a decent rebounder. Not sure about his help
defence.

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