Raptors/Hornets Trade

[RaptorsGM]

Trade 1:

Raptors Trade:

Doug Christie
Sam Cassell

Hornets Trade:

Baron Davis

Trade 2:

Raptors Trade:

Luol Deng

Hornets Trade:

Chris Wilcox

[HornetsGM]

agree

I will cut Frank Williams to make it work.

[RaptorsGM]

Hey, what can I say.

Trade another NICE young prospect in Deng for a 2 time all star, best PG in the League.

[HawksGM]

I think it's a nice deal for both teams...the D on the Hornet squad is crazy....it's been a big deadline too, a lot of good players moving

[HornetsGM]

I do this partially for cap reasons, but I really like Deng, and Cassell is only a year off of all-league 3rd team. Christie was a very nice added bonus.

Davis was the face of my franchise, but his turns per game were a little out of control. He was my first option on offense, on a pretty lackluster offensive team, so I think his numbers might be a bit inflated (which is what I thought about Hughes too.)

Overall, I don't think it's a terrific trade for me. Davis is probably the best pg in the game at this point.
However, I am at the point where I need to trade talent for depth (especially after trading most of draft picks for Marion.)

[RaptorsGM]

For me, Chrisite and Cassell were not going to be resigned. Neither is Wilcox. So it's Deng and Cap Space for Davis.

Davis, with the A+ defense and A- handling will be great. So will be the B potential, meaning at 25 years old, he's only going to get better.

And I will still have enough for a max contract if Gooden won't resign.

[CavsGM]

Raptors have to get some sort of prize for making the most trades.

[RaptorsGM]

Raptors have to get some sort of prize for making the most trades.

14 and counting.

I'm drastically working on another before I have to leave.

[NetsGM]

best PG in the League.

I think that's a bit of a stretch.  Top 3 for sure though

[RaptorsGM]

best PG in the League.

I think that's a bit of a stretch.  Top 3 for sure though

Who is the best then? No other's have A+ defense, A- handling. And those, for me, are the 2 most important stats.

[NetsGM]

Depends on what type of ballhandling you're looking for.

If he has 4.4 turnovers, that tells me 2 things.
1) Great at creating for others
2) bad at taking care of the ball

it all depends if you're asking him to initiate the offense.

I'm not going to make a list though.  At least not that I want public.

[CavsGM]

It's arguable. The rookie, Mercer, is right up there with Davis. I'm scared to see what his ratings will be like in another year, with his B potential. Jason Williams is damn good, too. Check out his A/TO ratio. It's much better.

[RaptorsGM]

That's fair, 4.4 is alot, but I think that will go down on my team. Every player on my team is capable of scoring, meaning they should be looking for the ball, ready to score.

[HornetsGM]

Will he be your first option?

[RaptorsGM]

Will he be your first option?

Nope, 2nd for now. His offensive ratings aren't enough to merit a first option.

Boozer is a clear cut first.