NBA Trade Rumors

Many trades rumors are floating around the NBA, as always as the deadline gets ever closer. The first notable move was already made. On Thursday night, the Heat visited the Bulls on TNT and it was a close game in the final seconds. A steal by Dwyane Wade gave the Heat possession with a few seconds left in a tied game, then the inbound was passed to Shawn Marion, who dunked the ball to give the Heat the lead with one second left. The Heat won, and that was Marion's last basket as a member of the Miami Heat. Marion, dealt to the Heat for Shaq last deadline, was dealt to the Toronto Raptors for Jermaine O'Neal. Going with Marion to Canada is Marcus Banks. That won't be the last deal around, though. The Rockets proposed sending Tracy McGrady to the Nets for Vince Carter and Trenton Hassell. However, the Nets rejected because of salary issues with T-Mac. Instead they want to send Carter and Josh Boone to Houston, getting Ron Artest, Luther Head, Shane Battier, and Carl Landry back. Many rumors aren't that formal yet, though. ESPN reports Chris Bosh could be headed to the Bulls in a three-team deal. Amare Stoudamire is getting phone calls from '20 teams' he said earlier. The Bulls are a team involved in that deal, too. Things are unraveling in the desert, where the Suns find themselves out of a playoff berth although they have a winning record. Defensive-minded coach Terry Porter was fired because he couldn't do enough there. I think the Bulls should trade Larry Hughes, Joakim Noah, Thabo Sefolosha, and Kirk Hinrich to the Suns for Amare Stoudamire and Grant Hill. Lots of stuff is going around; lets hope the teams come up with some kind of deal.