Cleveland gets Mo Williams in a 3 team trade

[oiatlhawksfan]

Cleveland, Milwaukee and Oklahoma City have agreed in principle to a six-player trade that could add a much-needed second scorer to LeBron James' Cavaliers.

Mo Williams, the high-scoring point guard from Milwaukee, will go to Cleveland in the deal, which should be announced later Wednesday.

The 6-foot-1 Williams averaged 17.2 points and a team-high 6.3 assists for the Bucks last season.

Cleveland will send shooting guard Damon Jones to Milwaukee and forward Joe Smith to Oklahoma City.

Milwaukee also will get point guard Luke Ridnour and forward Adreian Griffin from Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics, also gets Desmond Mason, the athletic small forward, from the Bucks.

Since joining the Cavaliers in 2003-04, James has not had a teammate who averaged as much as 17 points per game. But Williams has done so the past two seasons, averaging a career-high 17.3 points in his breakout season of 2006-2007.

The acquisition of Williams may spell the end of Delonte West's brief tenure in Cleveland. The Cavaliers have been embroiled in contract talks with West, a free agent who became their starting point guard after being traded from Seattle last February.

While Williams, 25, will definitely be Cleveland's starting point guard, a person close to the situation said the Cavaliers still will look to re-sign West, a 6-4 combo guard who could start beside Williams in the backcourt. Milwaukee and Oklahoma City view the trade largely as a salary dump.

The Bucks, who traded former lottery pick Yi Jianlian to New Jersey for Richard Jefferson earlier this summer, get rid of the five years, $43 million left on Williams' contract while taking on Jones and Griffin, both of whom are in the last year of their deals. Ridnour has just two years, $13 million remaining on his contract.

As for Oklahoma City's acquisitions, Smith and Mason also are in the final year of their deals.

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives..._way_deal_done/

[Swish]

Interesting....I don't see this improving the Cavs much at all however. Williams IMHO is not that big of an impact player. 17ppg, sure, but to me a fluffy 17ppg but I didn't see much.

[oiatlhawksfan]

I think Milwaukee down graded, trading away maybe their 3 3rd best player for Ridnour

[Swish]

He wasn't their third best after they traded for Jefferson. I think Jeff allowed them to make this trade. I think the Bucks improve this year.

Ridnour

Redd

Jefferson

Charlie V?

Bogut

[oiatlhawksfan]

After Jefferson and Redd he waz their 3rd best player imo. Ridnour is a horrible defender and is just average at everything else.

[pimp]

I think the Buck will start Sessons a pg.He has a high assist avg for his mpg.

I think he had a 22 assist game last season...

[mattlanta]

Interesting....I don't see this improving the Cavs much at all however. Williams IMHO is not that big of an impact player. 17ppg, sure, but to me a fluffy 17ppg but I didn't see much.

Don't judge a point guard mainly by his stats. I think Mo Williams runs an offense pretty well, and I don't know what you're talking about... 17 PPG is near Marvin Williams' PPG. Simply put, Mo Williams will definitely help that offense in Cleveland.

[Swish]

You don't seem to know anything I ever talk about and others do...hmmm. ;)

[Admin]

Don't judge a point guard mainly by his stats. I think Mo Williams runs an offense pretty well, and I don't know what you're talking about... 17 PPG is near Marvin Williams' PPG. Simply put, Mo Williams will definitely help that offense in Cleveland.

He'll definitely make Cleveland a more dangerous team since he can be depended on to run the offense and get the ball out of Lebron's hands a little. I think they'll miss Joe Smith though.

[mrhonline]

Milwaukee is stupid for not getting Watson instead of Ridnour.

There are no good defenders in that starting lineup.

[DrReality]

Just pass the ball to King James.

[Cwell]

they'll start Ramon Sessions,not Ridnour.

[EazyRoc]

I don't think Luke Ridnour/Adreian Griffin is equal value for Mo Williams, but I think they'll be fine. Ramon Sessions played out of his mind at the end of last season, and 22 assists (just like 22 rebounds) is no fluke. He'll be a solid PG for them, and he might work out for the Bucks better than Mo did.

The Cavs absolutely won out with this trade. They finally have a good second scoring option, someone who can handle the ball, and someone who can shoot (even though they added some shooters last year).

Mo Williams/Daniel Gibson

Delonte West/Devin Brown

LeBron James/Wally Sczerbiak

Ben Wallace/A. Varejao

Zydrunas Ilgauskus/A. Varejao

They've got good roleplayers around LeBron, and solid depth and shooting off the bench.

[Diesel]

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives..._way_deal_done/

Until I read up on Mo Williams, I would have never guessed that he was that good?