TOR - NOH

[Colanginitis]

Toronto Trade Breakdown

Change in Team Outlook: -3.4 ppg, +0.7 rpg, and -1.0 apg.

Incoming Players

Marcus Vinicius
6-9 SF from Brazil (Foreign)
1.3 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 0.0 apg in 6.4 minutes

Julian Wright
6-8 SF from Kansas
2.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.5 apg in 9.6 minutes

Hilton Armstrong
6-10 C from Connecticut
3.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.4 apg in 12.2 minutes

Outgoing Players

Joey Graham
6-7 SF from Oklahoma State
4.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.4 apg in 12.6 minutes

Juan Dixon
6-3 PG from Maryland
5.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.5 apg in 12.7 minutes

2009 First Round Pick

New Orleans Trade Breakdown

Change in Team Outlook: +3.4 ppg, -0.7 rpg, and +1.0 apg.

Incoming Players

Joey Graham
6-7 SF from Oklahoma State
4.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.4 apg in 12.6 minutes

Juan Dixon
6-3 PG from Maryland
5.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.5 apg in 12.7 minutes

2009 First Round Pick

Outgoing Players

Marcus Vinicius
6-9 SF from Brazil (Foreign)
1.3 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 0.0 apg in 6.4 minutes

Julian Wright
6-8 SF from Kansas
2.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.5 apg in 9.6 minutes

Hilton Armstrong
6-10 C from Connecticut
3.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.4 apg in 12.2 minutes

Why Toronto? - Adds some nice pieces to help with rebounding (Armstrong) slasher (Wright) and prospect (Vinicius)

Why New Orleans? - Adds some scoring and hustle punch on the bench to help with the stretch run as suggested on: http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7636168

Flame away...

[KyleCleric]

ummm ... no way NOK trades JWright like that.

[loserX]

The only parts of any real value here are Wright and a late 2009 1st, and the Hornets have no reason to do that.

[Schad]

Very bad for New Orleans. They have Pargo to do exactly what Dixon specializes at, and Graham and a mid-20s 2009 pick don't add up to Wright.