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NBA: Wizards acquire Nene, move JaVale McGee, Nick Young in three-way deal (SportingNews)

Posted March 15, 2012

The Washington Wizards have acquired Nene from the Denver Nuggets in a three-way deal that sends JaVale McGee to Denver and Nick Young to the Los Angeles Clippers, according to Yahoo! Sports.

The Washington Post, reporting that the trade was close, says the deal would also send Wizards forward Ronny Turiaf to Denver and Clippers forward Brian Cook and a draft pick to Washington. 

Nene, 29, is averaging 13.4 points and 7.4 rebounds so far this season after passing on several other offers in free agency to sign a five-year, $67 deal with the Nuggets. Last season, the 6-11 power forward led the NBA in field-goal percentage.

"I understood it's a business but friends, family, trust, care, you're not going to find in another place," Nene said at the time. "(Owner) Josh (Kroenke) and (GM) Masai (Ujiri), they told me you're very important and they showed me. I sat down with my family, with my friends and we made the smart decision.

"I feel good here. I love Denver. I've said in the past I wanted to be here and here I am. I feel like a rookie right now and it's exciting to think about reaching another big goal and bringing the Denver Nuggets to the top."

McGee, 23, is an extremely talented 7-footer who, at times, seems to make inexplicable decisions; this season alone, he has run back on defense while his team had the ball; thrown an alley-oop to himself on a fast break; and goaltended a ball several rows into the stands.

The Wizards, according to multiple reports, had quietly made the former first-round pick available in recent days. He's averaging 11.8 pounds, 8.8 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.

Young, 26, is another former first-round pick who has produced (16.6 points per game) with serious asterisks (.406 field-goal percentage). He'll attempt to fill the Clippers' hole at shooting guard created by Chancey Billups' injury.

NBA: Derrick Rose Highlights Vs Clippers - 12/30/2011 (VIDEO)

Posted December 31, 2011

NBA Basketball: Bulls finish 3-1 trip with 114-101 victory over Clippers

Posted December 30, 2011

Some Clippers home openers have featured as much sizzle as lettuce.

But even with Chauncey Billups sidelined with a strained groin, a buzz and star power filled Staples Center on Friday night. That's what happens when a woebegone franchise turns into "Lob City" after high-profile offseason acquisitions.

Plenty of eyes looked past the courtside celebrities to see substance: Specifically, Chris Paul versus Derrick Rose. (MORE>>>)

NBA Basketball: First impressions of Clippers may last

Posted December 20, 2011

10 THINGS WE LEARNED

1. These guys will be fun to watch. There are never-ending storylines with this team, from Blake Griffin's development from star rookie to outright star to point guard Chris Paul's adjustment to life in the spotlight to veterans Chauncey Billups and Caron Butler taking a young team under their collective wing. Above all, though, is simply that the 2011-12 Los Angeles Clippers will probably be the most exciting team in the NBA to watch on a nightly basis. There's a special NBA League Pass package -- less expensive than the full version -- that offers fans the choice of any five teams in the league to watch every night. You can't convince me that half the subscribing fans in the world won't be putting the Clippers on their lists, alongside the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers.

2. Chris Paul's good. It was only preseason, sure, and he played only 24 minutes, but Paul's plus-minus figures from Monday's game do a great job of explaining just how dominant he can be on an NBA floor. When he was on the court, the Clippers led the Lakers by 26 points. When he wasn't, they lost by seven. That was the best ratio of anybody in the game and a full 10 points better than Griffin's.

3. They call it "Lob City," and rightfully so. Griffin and DeAndre Jordan ached to get lob attempts from tipoff, and they finally got it when Paul connected nicely with Jordan midway through the second quarter. Lakers center Andrew Bynum smartly stepped in front of another try later in the first half, but Paul and Jordan had three total connections -- at least one of which is guaranteed to be a "SportsCenter" Top 10 highlight. (MORE>>>)

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