Thursday the NBA's trading deadline came and went without any major moves happening. Unless you count Jordan Crawford going to the Celtics or J.J. Redick being swapped for Beno Udrih one that will have an impact on the rest of the 2013 season. In spite of the lack of action, NBA insiders were busy throughout the day reporting the various deals with sources informing them on the comings and goings of Anthony Morrow, Eric Maynor, and Dexter Pittman.
At AA it was a happy "Chris Broussard's Sources Day!" As much needling as Chris Broussard gets for his mysterious sources, I wondered, is he really the NBA's sources king? Remember, this is the guy that referenced "Sources" after Deron Williams himself announced who he was signing with. But are Broussard's Sources really a match for the other top NBA reporters? Does Broussard use "sources" more or less than his NBA reporting brethren?
On the 2013 Trade Deadline Day, forget who were the winners and losers in the association. We want to know whose sources reigned supreme and which NBA reporter used the most sources in their tweets on deadline day. The answer may surprise you…
Marc Stein, ESPN
Total tweets: 22
Sources tweets: 2
Percentage: 9.1%
Chris Broussard, ESPN
Total tweets: 14
Sources tweets: 7
Percentage: 50%
David Aldridge, TNT
Total tweets: 22
Sources tweets: 12
Percentage: 54.5%
Ken Berger, CBS
Total tweets: 36
Sources tweets: 22
Percentage: 61.1%
Marc Spears, Yahoo
Total tweets: 23
Sources tweets: 15
Percentage: 65.2%
Knicks have agreed to sign veteran forward Kenyon Martin to a 10-day contract, a source told Yahoo! Sports.
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) February 21, 2013
Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo
Total tweets: 48
Sources tweets: 37
Percentage: 77.1%
Blazers will send the draft rights of Giorgio Printezis to the Thunder as part of the Eric Maynor deal, source tells Y!
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) February 21, 2013
In a surprising twist of fate, the NBA's Sources King is… Adrian Wojnarowski and Yahoo Sports. Chris Broussard's Sources finished all the way back in 5th place (maybe they're still on vacation from this summer) and only ESPN counterpart Marc Stein's Sources had a quieter trade deadline day. In fact, Yahoo took the top two spots percentage wise with Wojnarowski and Marc Spears. Ken Berger's Sources also had a strong day, but it was still no match for Wojo's Mojo.
Looks like for all the attention they get, ESPN's Sources are falling way behind Yahoo's Sources, at least when it comes to the NBA's trading deadline.
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