Raptors-Pacers Deal (waiting for day 51)

[RaptorsGM]

Raptors Trade:

Ed Saperstein
Ronny Turiaf
Aaron Bullard
Parker Archibald
$190 towards Trade Exception Added to Raptor Salary

Pacers Trade:

Stan Gugliotta
Dennis Hopson
$210 towards Trade Exception Added to Raptor Salary


Raptors Agree.

[PacersGM]

Raptors Trade:

Ed Saperstein
Ronny Turiaf
Aaron Bullard
Parker Archibald
$190 towards Trade Exception Added to Raptor Salary

Pacers Trade:

Stan Gugliotta
Dennis Hopson
$210 towards Trade Exception Added to Raptor Salary


Raptors Agree.

pacers agree and cut Albert King and Darius Thomas

[PacersGM]

well i think trade has to wait till day 51. it is a really sad day to let a player like stan go because he is by far the best defense player i ever had. but getting a lot younger and more scoring while also some flexibility to make more trades is maybe the right choice.

[RaptorsGM]

This is a deal I felt like I had to do. As much as I like the peices I had to give, I did get Sap and Bullard for just cap space, so they don't seem like a big loss. I think Sap has probably maxed out and will likely be better suited for a 6th man role with his D/Rebounding. I checked Bullard's potential when he came into the league and it wasnt great, but its probably better now and i hate to lose him but you gotta get to give, as they say. Arch is great but I don't think you can win anything major with a C- defending G. Great scorer though.

Stan is at the peak of his career and the top defensive player last season. POTW in week 5. I love this guy. I think he will be a defensive force playing alongisde Gatlin. I think my team looks really nice now with Stan/Gatlin/Mokray inside, Diddle/Hopson/Gallatin/Allen at the wings and Hiscock/Artest at the point.

Seems like a great time to go win-now with a new group of teams taking over. I want to be one of them.