Hornets / Pacers Trade

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New Orleans Trade Breakdown
Change in Team Outlook: +3.9 ppg, +1.7 rpg, and +1.4 apg.
Incoming Players
Kareem Rush
6-6 SG from Missouri
6.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.9 apg in 16.6 minutes
Travis Diener
6-1 PG from Marquette
3.2 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 1.3 apg in 8.5 minutes
Troy Murphy
6-11 PF from Notre Dame
10.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.1 apg in 26.9 minutes
Outgoing Players
Melvin Ely
6-10 PF / C from Fresno State
4.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.4 apg in 11.7 minutes
Rasual Butler
6-7 SF from La Salle
6.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.9 apg in 21.1 minutes
Bobby Jackson
6-1 PG from Minnesota
6.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.6 apg in 19.3 minutes
Indiana Trade Breakdown
Change in Team Outlook: -3.9 ppg, -1.7 rpg, and -1.4 apg.
Incoming Players
Melvin Ely
6-10 PF / C from Fresno State
4.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.4 apg in 11.7 minutes
Rasual Butler
6-7 SF from La Salle
6.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.9 apg in 21.1 minutes
Bobby Jackson
6-1 PG from Minnesota
6.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.6 apg in 19.3 minutes
Outgoing Players
Kareem Rush
6-6 SG from Missouri
6.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.9 apg in 16.6 minutes
Travis Diener
6-1 PG from Marquette
3.2 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 1.3 apg in 8.5 minutes
Troy Murphy
6-11 PF from Notre Dame
10.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.1 apg in 26.9 minutes

[Scoot McGroot]

Eh, I think if Rasual had an expiring, I might do this, or if Bobby Jackson was expiring, I might do it as well. However, fracturing Murphy's deal (and I guess Diener's deal) into 2 years and $11 million of Bobby Jackson and 3 years and $11 million of Rasual.


I mean, I'd trade Murphy for straight expirings and nothing else of value. I'd be willing to include a solid, useful, expiring guy like Kareem Rush to do it, but to add him for 2 guys (one of which really won't see the court in Butler with Daniels, Dunleavy, Granger, and Williams ahead of him at the SF) with extra years isn't as attractive.



A deal of Bobby Jackson, Melvin Ely, and Bernard Robinson for Troy Murphy would work financially. I'd definitely go for that. Those extra guaranteed years of Rasual Butler at about $3.5 million a year is kind of what turns me off to this deal.

[CableKC]

Eh, I think if Rasual had an expiring, I might do this, or if Bobby Jackson was expiring, I might do it as well. However, fracturing Murphy's deal (and I guess Diener's deal) into 2 years and $11 million of Bobby Jackson and 3 years and $11 million of Rasual.

I mean, I'd trade Murphy for straight expirings and nothing else of value. I'd be willing to include a solid, useful, expiring guy like Kareem Rush to do it, but to add him for 2 guys (one of which really won't see the court in Butler with Daniels, Dunleavy, Granger, and Williams ahead of him at the SF) with extra years isn't as attractive.

A deal of Bobby Jackson, Melvin Ely, and Bernard Robinson for Troy Murphy would work financially. I'd definitely go for that. Those extra guaranteed years of Rasual Butler at about $3.5 million a year is kind of what turns me off to this deal.

I would disagree. Any deal that get's rid of Murphy without giving up Granger, Ike, Shawne, JONeal or Foster is a good deal.

Let's put it this way, Murphy ( by himself ) is owed $42 mil over the next 4 years. Deiner and Rush are owed a total of $5.3 mil. That's about $47 mil.

Ely, Jackson and Butler are owe a total of $23.5 mil.

Although I doubt that the Hornets do this......if it was offered....I would take it without blinking. The Pacers instantly save $20mil which goes a long way to financial flexiblility in the near future.