Jersey Swapping: 4- Team, 5- Player deal announced!
TRADE!
5 Player, 4 team trade just came over the wire.
I’ll list this in order of impact for next season.
The Hornets gave up Darren Collison & James Posey and got Trevor Ariza
The Nets gave up Courtney Lee and got Troy Murphy
The Pacers gave up Troy Murphy and got Darren Collison and James Posey
The Rockets got the worst end with giving up Trevor Ariza and getting Courtney Lee.
Impact on . . . .
The Hornets: 
James Posey was overpaid and expected to give some championship experience to the young Hornets, that didn’t happen and the Hornets don’t need a 5/4 swingman on the downside of his career. Darren Collison is the major giveup here, he had a MONSTER years as a rookie, and the Hornets are trading when the water is high on him. Ariza took advantage of his increased minutes and averaged 15 points and five and a half boards with almost 4 assists. Ariza is going to slide into the SF position next to David West and give the Hornets a really good defensive team. Marcus Thornton being the only guy who isn’t a defender to be reckoned with.
The Nets: 
Adding a 15/10 guy who plays solid post D for a temperamental 12/3/2 undersized swingman.
yeah, the Nets came out ahead here. The ONLY two questions here are by the time the Nets are ready to contend, is Troy (30 years old) going to be around and can he play with Lopez and not take away from each other? Lee was a bad addition to start, and now he’s gone. The cost could be considered a problem, but not in Jersey.
The Pacers:
Hate to give up a double-double guy, but lets face it, the Pacers have been stressing the Point since Bird came over- but to be honest- they could add Chris Paul and not be a playoff team. Collison gives them a young point to build around and be a leader of this team- I expect Posey to be bought out, and the Pacers have already started the process to buyout TJ Ford as well. The Pacers need some major rebuilding, you would think giving up Murphy could have netted a protected pick at least.
The Rockets: 
Cap-cutting move, no doubt about it. Across the board Trevor is a MUCH better player, and a better defender. If I’m a Rockets fan, I’m pissed. Bottom line.
5 Comments
Nay, good move on the Rockets end. Yes, we cut cap space, prepare for possible upcoming pay days for Brooks and Ming.
Chase Budinger was going to take minutes away from Ariza anyway. He was atrocious from the field. It was a good move to dump his contract.
Im a Rockets fan and I am not pissed
Hold up
39.1 from the field, 33.4 from 3 point land- Not as good as Lee's
43.6 and 33.8
But P / R / A
14.9 5.6 3.8
Vs
12.5 3.5 1.7
Not a huge disparity considering the teams they played on and the players that surrounded them.
You know what is a huge disparity? Their contracts. Ariza was set to make 28 million over the next 4 years. LOL, Hornets can have him. He was brought it to be a reliable scorer from the wing. His defense was not worth his offensive liability.
With Chase Budinger emerging, his 8 pts and 3 boards in 20 minutes per game is only going to improve.
This is good move sir. Admit it.
Q.
If Chase’s 8 and 3 is the next coming of LeBron, then why didn’t the Rockets get help at another position?