Stephen Jackson is traded

raptor21_85 · Post #1 » by **raptor21_85** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:17 pm

How will this affect the Warriors core?
Morrow the biggest sleeper? How about Randolph?

rpa · Post #2 » by **rpa** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:58 pm

I don't really think it'd effect Randolph much. He's a big man who's primarily being drafted (IMO at least) on his potential for rebounds/blocks/steals. A Jackson trade may put the ball in his hands more but I don't think it'd be significantly more (as in where he'd go from 12ppg to 20ppg). Here's who I think will be the most affected by a Jackson trade:

1) Morrow: Apparently he's the starter right now but a Jackson trade would further entrench him in the spot. Further, with Jackson's 20ppg leaving from the backcourt (and Jackson's outside shooting) Morrow is the most likely to up his FGAs and (likely) his points as well.

2) Steph Curry: Trading Jackson puts 1 less player in between him and minutes. Even with Jackson gone his minutes would likely be VERY inconsistent but if the preseason is any indication it looks like Curry could put up some decent numbers. He had a LOT of steals and a good number of assists in the preseason and those are 2 cats that are pretty valuable.

3) Biedrins: In a negative way because nearly all (maybe all) of his non-putback baskets are from setups and with Jackson being the highest assist guy on the Warriors it reasons that Biedrins benefits from a sizable chunk of those assists. Thus you could see Biedrins points & FG% drop a little bit.

plonden · Post #3 » by **plonden** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:50 pm

I think Morrow and Azubuike get the biggest bump if they trade Jackson without bringing another wing player on board.

The main problem is that Jackson's contract makes it very difficult to move him and his on/off court activities really cuts down on the number teams that would be willing to take on such a large contract.