This is part two of the series where we are looking at the teams and their newly aquired players. Some players arrived via trade, while others bolted for a new address in free agency.
HOUSTON ROCKETS
*Performance------------B
*Experience-------------B
*Superstar Potential-----B-
*Overall-----------------B
Trevor Ariza spurns the Lakers and chooses the Houston Rockets as his new home in spite of just winning an NBA Championship. Ariza who is from L.A was more than expected to be retained by the champs, but talks broke down after the money did not add up..or did it? The Lakers needed Kobe/LO/Ariza to all chip and be flexible in order to keep everyone in tact for another run. That would mean that the Lakers Mid-Level Exception would need to be stretched out in order for that to happen. Ariza chose to take the money which was only $200,000 more than what the Lakers were offering the forward. Go Figure. In essence Artest and Ariza swapped places and im not sure Ariza will see this as a good move in a years past. Overall good pickup by the Rockets if he pans out to be a budding star.
BOSTON CELTICS
*Performance----------C
*Experience-----------A
*Superstar Potential----B-
*Overall----------------B+
The Celtics added a big piece to their puzzle by picking up one of the most tumultuous stars in the league. Sheed will help stretch the D and provide an inside pressence off the bench (see how long that lasts) in hopes of returning the C's back to Championship form. Its a good move, but not a costly one with Wallace only getting the Mid-Level Exception at $5.8 mil over 3 years and a player option for the 3rd. It gives him flexibility if the Big 3 get blown up and the Celtics are not financially strangled by adding the forward. I like this Pick Up.
DETROIT PISTONS
*Performance---------C
*Experience-----------C
*Superstar Potential----B
*Overall---------------C+
Former Huskies Ben Gordon and Charilie Villanueva are teaming up in Detroit and hoping to win an NBA Championship. Both players have had sort of up and down careers since joinin the NBA. Gordon has somewhat lived up to the hype by making timely shots against the Celtics in last seasons playoff battle with Ray Allen, but he's still a 6th man off the bench. CV31 is a roller coaster, up one minute and down the next. He has career highs of 50 points, yet his average is stuck at 16 ppg. At 6'11 he should be dominating the East with his inside outside game, but that hasn't happened. Both players will get to finally prove themselves worthy of a big pay day in the Motor City.
Peace,
Agent 34
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