Trade Day Links: Where The Big news isn't Shaq...

That's right sucka's the biggest news yesterday was this EPIC VICTORY!!

• The Official Site of U.S. Soccer and the U.S. Men's and Women's National Teams (Home)
  2-0 over Spain? Unbelieeeeeevable!! USA! USA!!

Ok, that wasn't fair to tease like that so here's something to chew on...the rumor mill is grinding away on the notion that Ben Wallace could be sent to the Hornets for Tyson Chandler. More to come on that 

and yes, there was a bit of splash late last night...

Shaq trade inks

• Did Shaq Learn of Trade on Twitter? -- NBA FanHouse
  Did Shaquille O'Neal learn that he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers via a tweet on Twitter? It certainly would appear that way judging from - Poetic isn't it
• How Shaq in Cleveland could pay off - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
  Kelly Dwyer on how Shaq works in Cleveland and how cheap Sarver is (don't agree totally with that one)
• LeBron needs Shaq's fury for ride to Finals - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
  Woj reports how LeBron drove the Cavs to do this and that Sarver is behind it from the Suns side
• Fear The Sword - By The Fans....For the Fans...Your Source For Cleveland Cavaliers Blogs, News and Comment
  From the Cavs blogs POV... 
• Shaq traded to Cavs on eve of draft
  The Big Trade as told by Paul Coro including more Amare rumors involving the Warriors and Biedrens
• THE_REAL_SHAQ (THE_REAL_SHAQ) on Twitter
  Shaq tweets in

Other Suns links

• RUMOR: Warriors inquired about Suns' Amare Stoudemire and offered Andris Biedrins - Golden State Of Mind
  The Golden State Warriors are rumored to be trying to deal for Phoenix Suns power forward Amare Stoudemire with a package featuring Andris Biedrins.
• WOLVES' GM GOES OUT ON LIMB BY TAKING THE 5TH - New York Post
  According to the same source that disclosed Terry Porter was about to be fired as Suns coach, the Rockets are leaning toward swapping Tracy McGrady's expiring $22M contract, Carl Landry and Aaron Brooks for Leandro Barbosa and Stoudemire, who owns an escape clause after next season and is demanding an extension this summer to waive it.
• Showdown in Chinatown: CB4’s Nightmare | BigLeagueScrew
  Live report and pictures from Nash's big charity soccer game. Nash's team won which isn't quite as impressive as the USA beating Spain!!!

• NBA.com: TNT's David Aldridge goes one-on-one with NBA bloggers
  David Aldrige answer's my question about the Suns 14th pick

Other non-Suns trade links

• Seattle Sports Video On Demand | Seattle News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather | KING5.com
  Video interview with Lauren Jackson talking about being boo'd in Phx
• Exploring the rumored Crawford for Claxton and Law Trade: CBA and salary implications - Golden State Of Mind
  The deal from the GSOM side of the fence. For some reason I thought that Crawford was making like $14m in which case this would have been an epic and superb salary dump. He only makes about $9m though so taking back $7m in contracts isn't so good except that it seems Claxton's salary will be covered (80%?) by insurance. Mostly though this is about Don Nelson hating Jamal and getting rid of him any way possible. Funny thing though, Crawford can nix the deal by refusing to waive his opt out agreement. Not sure why he would but hey...who knows. This one is wacky all around
• Crawford coming to Hawks - Peachtree Hoops
  Peachtree Hoops reacts to the Crawford deal. They don't seem to understand what their team is doing any more then I do. This one is really a head scratcher from the the Hawks perspective.