Trade results

Pulled the trigger on the Yao/C Butler and Pierce/R Jefferson deal. The league approved it too. What are Jimmy and the rest of the league smoking? Only Eddie apparently agreed with me that it was a lopsided ripoff.

My new roster:

PG M. Bibby (Sac - PG)
SG P. Pierce (Bos - SG)
G J. Richardson (GS - SG)
SF R. Jefferson (NJ - SF)
PF D. Nowitzki (Dal - PF)
F R. Wallace (Det - PF,C)
C M. Camby (Den - C)
C J. Przybilla (Por - C)
Util M. Jaric (Min - PG,SG)
Util A. Iguodala (Phi - SG,SF)
BN R. Alston (Hou - PG)
BN B. Simmons (Mil - SG,SF)
BN A. Jefferson (Bos - PF)

Back for more analysis of the trade. Bunkasai time.

(updated 11/5/05)
The obvious upgrades here are points, assists, 3pt and steals, and huge category upgrades at that. The FT% is not much of an improvement since Yao is such a good FT shooting center. I fell behind in blocks, but my team is already loaded on blocks. I also lost a little rebounds and FG%, but not as much as one would expect by trading away Yao since both Pierce and Jefferson grab rebounds and shoot at high percentages relative to their positions. The only troublesome downgrade in this trade would be turnovers.

Looking at the per-game numbers (from last year), with this trade I get: +9 points, +1.6 3pt, +6 assists, +.8 steals, -1.4 blocks, +2 turnovers (that's bad), -4% FG, -1.2 rebounds, -1.6% FT.

When it comes right down to it, I traded a 2nd rounder (Yao) and a 9th rounder (Butler) for Pierce (2nd) and Jefferson (4th). I think I made it out like a bandit in this trade.