Toronto trades:

SF Vince Carter (22.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.8 apg in 38.1 minutes)
PG Alvin Williams (8.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.0 apg in 30.9 minutes)
SF Lamond Murray (6.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.9 apg in 15.7 minutes)

Toronto receives:
SG Anfernee Hardaway (9.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.3 apg in 27.6 minutes)
SG Wally Szczerbiak (10.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.2 apg in 22.2 minutes)
NY 2008 Lottery Unprotected 1st Rounder
3 Million from NY
Change in team outlook: -17.9 ppg, -3.3 rpg, and -6.2 apg.

New York trades:
SG Anfernee Hardaway (9.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.3 apg in 27.6 minutes)
C Kurt Thomas (11.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.9 apg in 31.9 minutes)
PG Moochie Norris (3.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.8 apg in 12.8 minutes)
2008 Lottery Unprotected 1st Rounder
3 Million

New York receives:
SF Vince Carter (22.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.8 apg in 73 games)
PG Alvin Williams (8.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.0 apg in 56 games)
SF Lamond Murray (6.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.9 apg in 33 games)
Change in team outlook: +13.5 ppg, -2.9 rpg, and +3.7 apg.

Minnesota trades:
SG Wally Szczerbiak (10.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.2 apg in 22.2 minutes)

Minnesota receives:
C Kurt Thomas (11.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.9 apg in 80 games)
PG Moochie Norris (3.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.8 apg in 66 games)
Change in team outlook: +4.4 ppg, +6.2 rpg, and +2.5 apg.

TRADE ACCEPTED

Minnesota : Gets solid front court player who can play PF and Center, and a 2nd backup to Cassel in case Cassel is hurt for long periods with his hip problem. Plus Hoiberg and Hassel get the minutes Wally took up.

Toronto: With their hands forced look to get a player who made the All Star team 2 years ago and could be a star for them. And a player who comes off the books in 2 years and rid themselves of Williams who will not get major minutes but is signed until 2008, and the cancerous Murray who wants out as well. Plus a future first and the 3 Million.

NY

C V Baker/ N Muhammed
PF T Thomas/ M Sweetney/ J Williams
SF V Carter/ L Murray
SG A Houston/ J Crawford/ T Ariza
PG S Marbury/ A Williams

IR forever: S Anderson

please.

Vince is the kind of player you get if you have a weak backcourt that's going to struggle to score points and needs another scoring threat. That's the exact opposite of our team.

vince missed only 9 games last year.

Heh. I still don't follow the argument that we don't need VC because we're so deep at swingman.

Fact is he's MUCH MORE of an impact player than any of our current wing players. Since we haven't established any go-to guys outside of Marbury, Carter would certainly be a great addition.


Crawford has potential, but I don't get the feeling that team's will alter their defensive schemes just to stop him (like team's do to contain Carter). Besides, he's more of a combo 1-2 than a swingman.

Posted by Nalod:

vince missed only 9 games last year.

That's over ten percent of games played.