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Bogut traded to Warriors for Ellis

Andrew Gaze says that the trade for Andrew Bogut will be a good thing for Bogut, but says Bogut will be upset about it.

Ummmmm Andrew I'm pretty sure Bogut won't be upset about it considering it has been widely reported that it was Bogut's desire to move on from Milwaukee. Although apparently Bogut never made any formal trade request to Bucks management even though it was reported incorrectly in some other parts of the media that he had.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sports/andrew-bogut-will-relish-nba-trade-says-andrew-gaze/story-e6frfglf-1226299681014

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7683412/milwaukee-bucks-trade-andrew-bogut-stephen-jackson-golden-state-warriors-monta-ellis

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-120314/nba-which-side-won-milwaukee-bucks-golden-state-warriors-trade

This is a strange move for gws . unless they have bigger plans. eg. Bogut and Jackson for Howard ??

I think Jackson Will be moved anyways to magic probably for j rich. captain jack really wants to play with dwight whether thats at golden state or Orlando well soon find out.

but they Will slide now with curry and Bogut almost gone for the year. and they don't have a lottery pick this year either. the jazz hold that ( don't ask me how) .

So i thought they would have gone harder for dwight. They'll start with
robinson Thompson wright lee and beidrens for almost majority of the remainding games. but if they do get back someone decent for Jackson and get curry and Bogut healthy they can be a force.



2 questions : 1) what does everyone think they should do with Jackson ??

2) and is it just me or does it seem that Bogut is very underrated in the states. behind dwight and bynum i would have him as the 3 rd best centre in the league when healthy ? Fair call . and probably defensively second best behind dwight. Unlucky to not have already been an allstar .

can't wait to watch him in the west against much better centres night in night out. prove himself to the league. against gasols bynums duncans jordans

Jackson was better at San Antonio I reckon.
GSWshould cut his ass, he has been a pain in it since his 1 good season at Charlotte.

High Risk/High Reward trade for the Warriors here. If they can get Bogut and Curry on the court together at the same time they'll always be a threat to make the playoffs. Thrown in David Lee as an underrated 4, Dorell Wright as a solid 3 and I expect Klay Thompson will develop into a more than serviceable 2. Thats a very balanced starting lineup. All 5 starters are capable of lighting it up for 20 on any given night. Add in Biedrins off the bench as the 3rd big in the rotation, Robinson as the dynamite off the bench and Rush as the spot up shooter and Golden State are really heading in the right direction. I'm quite sure my Jazz own the Warriors first rounder this year which is unfortunate for them because that could've been real handy for them. If Jackson can accept being the 3rd or 4th option on offence, look out for GS!

As for the Bucks, they do save alot of money as well as adding a scoring machine to the roster. Pairing Jennings and Ellis in the back court is interesting. Lightning quick, can score in a hurry. Only problem is there is one basketball out there. Curry was a willing passer, Jennings isn't so much. Don't know if Scott Skiles is going to be around much longer, especially if he tries to drill a half court offence into BJ and Monta. I say fire Skiles and get D'Antoni out there, he'll probably be out of a job soon..

Yeah Jackson has played with the Warriors before. Probably played his best ball there too where he and baron Davis led them to the playoffs.

Phil, Yes. Capt'n Jack got the book about 4 years ago when Don Nelson was still coaching. He got traded to Charlotte back in 08.

I don't like the chances of him being retained after this year unless he pulls 30ppg performances out. I would think that the team would want to develop Klay Thompson at the 2/3 spot and bench Jackson.

Humpa, Kwame has been traded a few times now..keep up.

I thought Bogut was to return in a couple weeks? hence my comment...but yeah if he's out for the year, no playoffs.

Warriors get arguably the 2nd best defensive center in the league.

I see Jackson being traded by seasons end. He's just as much of a black hole offensively nowadays as Corey Maggette was.

Bogut should hopefully be the 3rd option on offense behind Curry and Lee.

I just hope Boguts gets that offensive swagger back with the warriors. I'd rather he not turn into the white "Ben Wallace".

Fair trade.
Number 1 pick for a number 1 pick.

I think is this fantastic news for Bogut. A fresh start is what he needed.

Can Mills get to GSW as well??? Maybe a bit wishful...

If Bogut stays healthy and gets his touch back - watch for the Warriors to try to challenge for 8th in the west this season.

The pairing of Lee & Bogut could be very effective at closing off the lane to opposing offenses. Quality centre and and quality PF can be a potent combo - look at the numbers being posted by Love and Pekovic in Minnesota.