New Orleans trades Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza to Washington for Rashard Lewis

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Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress
New Orleans trades Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza to Washington for Rashard Lewis and the #46 pick.

From Twitter just now.

Between KG making up his mind and Wyc seeming to back Pierce's retiring a Celtic (http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view/20220620wyccs_glass_half_full_owner_optimistic_in_herald_exclusive/)the Celtics-NO trade wasn't a likely possibility anyway.

[Kane3387]

Trades can happen right now? Or is it in principal?

[mqtcelticsfan]

Hold up. NO gets out of the Ariza and Okafor contracts without losing the tenth pick, and gets a second rounder for their trouble? Maybe the league IS rigged toward NO.

[Lucky17]

Trades can happen right now? Or is it in principal?

Any teams not playing during the postseason can make trades.

Makes a ton of sense on both sides.

Washington still has the amnesty clause to use. Blatche?

[heitingas]

WOW..

next year the wizards gonna win the lottery for sure !

With the 1st pick in the 2013 NBA draft, the Washington Wizards select.....

..Nerlens Noel !!

[Lucky17]

WOW..

next year the wizards gonna win the lottery for sure !

With the 1st pick in the 2013 NBA draft, the Washington Wizards select.....

..Nerlens Noel !!

Okafor and Ariza are both starting-caliber players. This trade makes them stronger, not weaker, talent-wise.

[Kane3387]

Trades can happen right now? Or is it in principal?

Any teams not playing during the postseason can make trades.

Makes a ton of sense on both sides.

Washington still has the amnesty clause to use. Blatche?

I would put in a one mill per year bid for Blatche.

[wiley]

I don't know financials but I like the move from the Wiz on talent.

Wall, Okafor, Nene, Ariza, some intense young dudes (Singleton and Booker) and the 3rd pick.....

Getting better....

[indeedproceed]

WOW..

next year the wizards gonna win the lottery for sure !

With the 1st pick in the 2013 NBA draft, the Washington Wizards select.....

..Nerlens Noel !!

Okafor and Ariza are both starting-caliber players. This trade makes them stronger, not weaker, talent-wise.

They're gonna have a pretty decent unit there.

Wall
Beal
Ariza
Okafor
Nene

Its gonna be pretty solid.

[Who]

Dumb trade.

[Redz]

wow

Lewis seems pretty cooked

[diddybop]

This definitely means the Wizards are selecting Beal at #3. We know now #1, and #3 picks.

Lewis will get bought out, leaving NO with 30 mil in cap space to sign Gordon and more + the #1, #10 picks. Not bad for the new owner to start out with.

[Fafnir]

WOW..

next year the wizards gonna win the lottery for sure !

With the 1st pick in the 2013 NBA draft, the Washington Wizards select.....

..Nerlens Noel !!

Okafor and Ariza are both starting-caliber players. This trade makes them stronger, not weaker, talent-wise.

They're gonna have a pretty decent unit there.

Wall
Beal
Ariza
Okafor
Nene

Its gonna be pretty solid.

Not worth tying up cap space they could have had.

It will make them easier to watch.

[Kane3387]

Lol a lot of salary committed to trying to get the 8th seed. I guess they can take Orlando's spot.

I suspect they will take Beal and amnesty Blatche.

[Lucky17]

WOW..

next year the wizards gonna win the lottery for sure !

With the 1st pick in the 2013 NBA draft, the Washington Wizards select.....

..Nerlens Noel !!

Okafor and Ariza are both starting-caliber players. This trade makes them stronger, not weaker, talent-wise.

They're gonna have a pretty decent unit there.

Wall
Beal
Ariza
Okafor
Nene

Its gonna be pretty solid.

Yep. Seraphin, Vesley, Booker, and Singleton as backups.

Okafor and Ariza will be better for the locker room, young vets who can help improve the culture in DC.