Your Morning Dump... Nate, Posey and the Trade Game

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline.  Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.

The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers are among the teams who have expressed some interest in New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson, league sources said. Robinson’s base-year status, however, makes it difficult for any trade and the Knicks are said to be reluctant to ship Robinson to an Eastern Conference team, further complicating the Celtics’ efforts to land him.

Marc Spears - Yahoo! Sports

While Spears unveiled this nugget in Friday's column, I'm doubtful that it's anything substantial. We heard rumblings of this a month or so ago, when Nate declared his desire to play in Boston. Most of us hope Danny Ainge goes in a different direction.

The guys at Celtics Hub are playing the trade game. Here's an interesting proposal:

Celtics receive: James Posey

Hornets receive: Brian Scalabrine

Grizzlies receive: Tony Allen, Boston’s 2010 first-round draft pick.

While I'd love to have PoZ for the remainder of this season, I don't want him for the next two years at $6 million per.

Sherrod Blakely of Comcast also talks trades. He doesn't see the Celtics expressing interest in Jason Maxiell, but does see Ainge targeting Travis Outlaw this summer.

We spoke with Chris Forsberg last night on The 2 Man Game, and he thought the player most likely to take Lester Hudson's roster spot would be Ty Lue.

On Page 2, those pesky Hawks win again thanks to Jamal Crawford's buzzer beater vs Phoenix.

The rest of the links:

Globe - Weary Celtics are running on empty | Herald - Celtics work with injuries | Celtics Blog - Patience is Key | Lakers Demolish Clippers | Roy-less Blazers Beat Magic |