Celtics trade guards Crawford, Brooks to Warriors in three-team deal with Heat
Today in speed-of-light moves:
The Celtics have traded Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks to the Golden State Warriors, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
A pair of guards can bolster the Warriors bench behind Golden State's golden boy (of scoring), Steph Curry.
Toney Douglas will go to the Celtics in the deal, a source told Wojnarowski, but he'll end up with a third team.
The Miami Heat will flip center Joel Anthony and a draft-pick package to Boston in exchange for Douglas.
From Miami, Boston will also receive Philadelphia's projected future first-round pick and a future second round pick, league source tells Y
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) January 15, 2014
Got all that?
If Philadelphia doesn't make the playoffs this season or next, all picks from Miami (the first rounder is lottery protected this year and next) turn into pumpkins second rounders.
Moving the big man frees up money for Miami, as Anthony's player option after this season is worth $3.8 million and the team will stand to save $11 million in tax. Don't panic, Cleveland, but it's worth noting:
The Heat have now dumped 2 of the 3 multiyear deals (Mike Miller, Joel Anthony) signed in the summer of 2010 to support the Big Three.
— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) January 15, 2014