NBA Trades: Perkins, Green, Davis packing bags
Wallace, Perkins, Davis and Brooks.
It may sound like a powerful law firm but it's actually just a list of some of the big names changing jerseys on a chaotic day before the NBA trade deadline.
The flurry of activity culminated with perhaps the biggest swap of all when the Boston Celtics traded Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City for Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic and a 2012 1st round pick. (Yahoo! Sports first reported the trade and Ken Berger of CBSSports.com has confirmed it.)
The trade is sure to raise eyebrows from fans of both teams as Perkins was regarded as a centerpiece of the Celtics' future and Green was a young fan favorite in Oklahoma City.
As CBSSports.com's Matt Moore observed: "This is like a bowling ball falling on your head after you've been hit by a piano after a truck ran you over."
Elsewhere:
= The Cleveland Cavaliers, looking to quicken their rebuilding after a stunning drop in the standings, have acquired point guard Baron Davis and a 2011 first-round draft pick from the Los Angeles Clippers for guard Mo Williams and forward Jamario Moon.
= The Charlotte Bobcats traded Gerald Wallace to the Portland Trail Blazers for Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham and two first round picks.
CBSSports.com analysis= The Phoenix Suns traded Goran Dragic to the Houston Rockets for Aaron Brooks and a first-round pick.
= The Memphis Grizzlies trade Hasheem Thabeet and a first round pick to the Houston Rockets for Shane Battier.
= The struggling Atlanta Hawks acquired guard Kirk Hinrich from Washington in a five-player trade Wednesday, upgrading their backcourt for the playoff run. The Hawks also received forward Hilton Armstrong in exchange for guard Mike Bibby, rookie guard Jordan Crawford, swingman Maurice Evans and a first-round pick in this year's draft.