Bill Simmons of ESPN and Marty Burns of Sports Illustrated can't stop talking trade, a week after the deadline. Simmons takes several questions on the Mavs trade in his basketball bag and says the Nets got "90 cents on the dollar" for Jason Kidd, not a bad take. He like others thinks DeSagana Diop is the sleeper in the deal. Meanwhile, Burns is looking ahead to the off-season and thinks the Nets will be looking to trade Vince Carter's $48 million contract, but it won't be easy.
- Welcome to the Basketball Bag - Bill Simmons - ESPN
- Boys of Summer - Marty Burns - Sports Illustrated