Mavericks Trade Odom To Clippers, Mo Williams Traded To Jazz

[key2win]

AP source: Odom going from Mavs to LAC, Mo to Jazz - Yahoo! Sports

So much for Lakers getting Mo Williams in this trade. Argh, what happened? Lakers too cheap they dont want to improve the team.

DALLAS (AP) -- Lamar Odom is headed back to Los Angeles for a second chance with the Clippers and Mo Williams will be reunited with the Utah Jazz, a person with knowledge of the deal said Thursday night.

That person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because a three-team deal between the Dallas Mavericks, Clippers and Jazz is contingent on Williams exercising his $8.5 million player option for next season. That person said that was expected to happen by Friday.

Williams was drafted by the Jazz in 2003, and played 57 games as a rookie before going to Milwaukee, Cleveland and then the Clippers.

The Jazz are in position to absorb Williams' salary without sending a player to Dallas by using a trade exception created last season when they dealt Mehmet Okur to New Jersey.

Dallas faced a Friday deadline on a $2.4 million buyout of Odom's $8.2 million option for next season. Now the Mavericks instead will have an $8.2 million trade exception, similar to what they used to acquire Odom from the Los Angeles Lakers last December before the strike-shortened season.

[jsab4807]

MO GOTTI! I'll always love that dude.

[leiber88]

Great job Mavs - save some more dough. With D will staying w/ Nets, I jus don't know who the Mavs will spend their cap room on. Nash?

[key2win]

Now its official and changed to a 4 team deal. Mo Williams held the deal up until deciding yes today.

Williams returning to Jazz; Odom heads to LA - Yahoo! Sports

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Mo Williams will be reunited with the Utah Jazz as part of a four-team deal that will send Lamar Odom back to Los Angeles for a second chance with the Clippers.

William's agent, Mark Bartelstein, initially told The Associated Press the deal was finalized about 3:45 p.m. MDT Friday, and the Jazz and Clippers officially announced it in releases three hours later.

The deal initially was believed to involve only three teams, but a fourth, the Houston Rockets, got involved after Thursday's draft. The Rockets received the rights to the Clippers' 53rd overall pick, Furkan Aldemir, and the Jazz sent the team's trade exception to Dallas. The Mavs also received cash considerations from Houston.

[leiber88]

Jazz were dumb to take on Mo without getting any incentive. Mo is a good player, but he is fit for 6th man role where he can be the man. With Jazz I'd rather start Burks because Mo won't get the ball to Jefferson or Milsapp down low.