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New Orleans Trade Breakdown
Change in Team Outlook: +8.8 ppg, +5.2 rpg, and +1.8 apg.
Incoming Players
Casey Jacobsen
6-6 SF / SG from Stanford
2.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.3 apg in 12.2 minutes
Stromile Swift
6-10 PF from Louisiana State
7.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.7 apg in 16.6 minutes
Mike Miller
6-8 SG from Florida
16.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.9 apg in 37.4 minutes
Outgoing Players
Marcus Vinicius
6-9 SF from Brazil (Foreign)
2.3 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.0 apg in 6.1 minutes
Julian Wright
6-8 SF from Kansas
2.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.5 apg in 9.5 minutes
Rasual Butler
6-7 SF from La Salle
5.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.9 apg in 19.5 minutes
Bobby Jackson
6-1 PG from Minnesota
7.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.7 apg in 19.1 minutes
Memphis Trade Breakdown
Change in Team Outlook: -8.8 ppg, -5.2 rpg, and -1.8 apg.
Incoming Players
Marcus Vinicius
6-9 SF from Brazil (Foreign)
2.3 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.0 apg in 6.1 minutes
Julian Wright
6-8 SF from Kansas
2.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.5 apg in 9.5 minutes
Rasual Butler
6-7 SF from La Salle
5.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.9 apg in 19.5 minutes
Bobby Jackson
6-1 PG from Minnesota
7.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.7 apg in 19.1 minutes
Outgoing Players
Casey Jacobsen
6-6 SF / SG from Stanford
2.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.3 apg in 12.2 minutes
Stromile Swift
6-10 PF from Louisiana State
7.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.7 apg in 16.6 minutes
Mike Miller
6-8 SG from Florida
16.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.9 apg in 37.4 minutes

It's definitely a talent upgrade for us but I highly doubt the Grizzlies envision Bobby Jackson and Rasual Butler filling the void left by Mike Miller. They lose 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

New Orleans Trade Breakdown
Change in Team Outlook: +6.0 ppg, +2.9 rpg, and +1.6 apg.
Incoming Players
Stromile Swift
6-10 PF from Louisiana State
6.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.7 apg in 16.1 minutes
Mike Miller
6-8 SG from Florida
16.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 3.9 apg in 37.5 minutes
Outgoing Players
Marcus Vinicius
6-9 SF from Brazil (Foreign)
2.1 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.1 apg in 5.8 minutes
Hilton Armstrong
6-10 C from Connecticut
2.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.4 apg in 11.2 minutes
Rasual Butler
6-7 SF from La Salle
5.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.8 apg in 19.0 minutes
Bobby Jackson
6-1 PG from Minnesota
7.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.7 apg in 19.1 minutes
Memphis Trade Breakdown
Change in Team Outlook: -6.0 ppg, -2.9 rpg, and -1.6 apg.
Incoming Players
Marcus Vinicius
6-9 SF from Brazil (Foreign)
2.1 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.1 apg in 5.8 minutes
Hilton Armstrong
6-10 C from Connecticut
2.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.4 apg in 11.2 minutes
Rasual Butler
6-7 SF from La Salle
5.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.8 apg in 19.0 minutes
Bobby Jackson
6-1 PG from Minnesota
7.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.7 apg in 19.1 minutes
Outgoing Players
Stromile Swift
6-10 PF from Louisiana State
6.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.7 apg in 16.1 minutes
Mike Miller
6-8 SG from Florida
16.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 3.9 apg in 37.5 minutes

To be honest with you, we really don't need that big of a shake-up considering how well we're playing. Some minor tweaks to the bench should be more than enough without disrupting the team chemistry.

The Answer! wrote:To be honest with you, we really don't need that big of a shake-up considering how well we're playing. Some minor tweaks to the bench should be more than enough without disrupting the team chemistry.

I agree.

How about this proposal to give us another scoring option off the bench:

To New Orleans:


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