The New Orleans Hornets acquired Trevor Ariza(notes) Wednesday in a four-team, five-player trade that also sends point guard Darren Collison(notes) to the Indiana Pacers, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The deal also sends Pacers forward Troy Murphy(notes) to the New Jersey Nets and Nets guard Courtney Lee(notes) to the Houston Rockets. In addition to landing Collison – the young point guard they’ve been searching for all offseason – the Pacers also have to take on forward James Posey(notes), who has two years and $13.5 million remaining on his contract.
Ok for you stupid perople:
Houston Rockets
Coming: Courtney Lee
Going: Trevor Ariza
New Orleans Hornets
Coming: Trevor Ariza
Going: Darren Collison and James Posey
Indiana Pacers
Coming: Darren Collison and James Posey
Going: Troy Murphy
New Jersey Nets
Coming: Troy Murphy
Going: Courtney Lee
I don't get this deal for New Orleans or New Jersey but I think the Rockets and Pacers got off like bandits. Darren Collison averaged 12 points and 6 assists his rookie season in New Orleans and was the best player traded in this deal. It seems they were so eager to trade Posey's contract that they undersold Collison as part of a salary dump. They need to realize that as soon as Chris Paul's contract is up, he is skipping town and they will be left with a big hole at the PG position. Meanwhile Posey and Ariza are interchangeable (even though Posey has been dreadful in NO). The Rockets get a young guard in Courtney Lee who can start or come off the bench.
What aggrivated me the most about this deal is why didn't the Celtics try and trade Sheed for any of these players. Ariza, Lee, Posey/Collison would have all been great additions to the team. There is also a possibility that Posey gets waived and comes back home.
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