Update: The headline has been fixed to be accurate. Grrrrr. A blockbuster at the NBA trading deadline is being reported — and no, not the Gerald Green trade. Wally Szczerbiak and Ben Wallace are heading to Cleveland as part of a three-way trade. That means Maximus Szczerbiak will be heading to Fasolamatt’s old hood. Wally (pictured with figure skater Emily Hughes at the Nassau County Hall of Fame Awards dinner — take that, Ricky Davis) might work well as a shooter in the Fighting Lebron offense. From ESPN, the particulars:

In a three-way trade with Chicago and Seattle that has been submitted for league approval, NBA front-office sources say that Cleveland will come away with four new teammates for James, headlined by Ben Wallace from the Bulls and sharpshooter Wally Szczerbiak from the Sonics. … Sources say that the deal calls for the Cavaliers to receive Wallace, Szczerbiak, Seattle point guard Delonte West, Chicago’s Joe Smith and a future second-round pick from the Bulls.

The Bulls, apparently abandoning their gamble on Wallace less than two seasons into the lucrative four-year deal they used to sign him away from Detroit, would get Cavaliers forward Drew Gooden and swingman Larry Hughes along with Cavs reserves Cedric Simmons and Shannon Brown.

The Sonics, shedding Szczerbiak in the name of additional payroll flexibility, come away with the expiring contracts of Cleveland’s Ira Newble and Chicago’s Adrian Griffin as well as Cavs veteran Donyell Marshall.

The Cavs get a shooter and some toughness, the Bulls get some decent pieces, and the Sonics get out from under Wally’s contract. Win-win-win. Man, the NBA is getting us interested again.

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