Leandro Barbosa Rumors & News

Let's get right to it, fellas. 1) Jordan Crawford was traded for Leandro Barbosa's and Jason Collins's expiring contracts. Good or bad deal for the Wiz? Give a grade: A-F. BNIE: F, easily. It's hard to watch a young player with potential get dumped, I mean, we can't even call this a salary dump. Barbosa is out for the year. Retaining him is pointless: how does he fit in with the Wizards defensive identity? Ernie Grunfeld practically amnestied JC. These are the kinds of yankee-swap deals fans expect Grunfeld to 'win' and this is an epic, epic fail. JKhan15: F. I'm not a fan of Crawford'...

FILE - In this Feb. .3, 2013 file photo, Boston Celtics guard Leandro Barbosa (12), right, drives toward the basket under pressure from Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes, left, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game at the TD Garden in Boston. The Washington Wizards have sent disgruntled guard Jordan Crawford to the Celtics for center Jason Collins and injured guard Leandro Barbosa. The Wizards dispensed of Crawford shortly before the Thursday afternoon, Feb. 21, 2013 trade deadline. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

For those wondering, here are the salary-cap implications of Thursday's deal that sent Jordan Crawford to the Boston Celtics for Leandro Barbosa and Jason Collins: THIS SEASON The Wizards are actually adding a little bit of salary this year, though the final number may change if Barbosa and Collins accept buyouts. Crawford is making just under $1.2 million this season, whereas Barbosa and Collins were both making just over $850,000, the veteran's minumim. Combined, the Wizards will actually add about $500,000 to their books this year, pro-rated over the rest of the season. Again, tha...

As it turns out, the Washington Wizards will receive a healthy player in return for Jordan Crawford. In addition to getting Leandro Barbosa's expiring contract, the Wizards will also get Jason Collins, according to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski. Assuming this is it for the deal, it makes things slightly more palatable if Collins stays. Collins' best days are well behind him, but he is a good veteran to keep around that can teach young players a lot of tricks. Kevin Seraphin and Jan Vesely could definitely learn something from him in practice. Assuming both players would have stayed...

We haven't seen anything remotely big on this trade deadline so far, but some smaller deals are now starting to filter through. The Boston Celtics have acquired shooting guard Jordan Crawford from the Washington Wizards for the injured Leandro Barbosa. Barbosa is out for the season with a torn ACL and is in the final year of his contract, so Washington essentially did this deal to get rid of Crawford and little more. (When all the details emerge, I expect that some money will go from Boston to Washington as well.) The Wizards now have Bradley Beal and apparently want nothing more to do...

The Washington Wizards will receive Leandro Barbosa's expiring contract in exchange for Jordan Crawford, according to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski. Barbosa has a torn ACL and will not return this year. It doesn't appear that the Wizards will receive any draft picks in return as well. Barring a change with the draft picks, the Wizards literally traded Crawford for nothing. No matter how you feel about Crawford, that's pretty terrible asset management. There was talk that the Wizards would receive 2012 first-round draft pick Fab Melo in return for Crawford, but it looks like that w...

One note after talking to Danny Ainge: C’s want to bring back Leandro Barbosa next season. He’ll undergo surgery after MCL sprain heals. — Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) February 13, 2013 Barbosa will wait a month to let MCL sprain heal before having his ACL surgery, but if no further damage, projects at 6-9 month recovery. — Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) February 13, 2013 Interesting tidbit from Danny Ainge here. There's some thought that Ainge could include Barbosa's expiring contract in a trade or waive him in order to open up a roster spot, but that could preclude him f...

File this one under Captain Obvious: Could the impending All-Star break be any better timed than it is for the Celtics? Now that it appears yet another key cog in the rotation, Leandro Barbosa, is gone for the season, it's tough to fathom any other NBA team who needs the upcoming respite more than the C's. Maybe the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have had injury problems even worse that the Celts have. Perhaps the Dallas Mavericks, who are arguably the league's most disappointing outfit. Or the Lakers, a team on which everyone seems to hate everyone else like you read about, just for the ...