Summer BLOCK BUSTER TRADE! Ariza to Hornets, Lee to Rockets and more

Ok, it looks like New Orleans is serious about keeping Chris Paul and they are making moves to build a team around him. There was a 4-team 5-player trade that all teams involved came out a winner.

New Orleans sent: Darren Collison
New Orleans received: Trevor Ariza

Houston Rockets sent: Trevor Ariza
Houston Rockets received: Courtney Lee

Indiana Pacers sent: Troy Murphy
Indiana Pacers received: Darren Collison, James Posey

New Jersey Nets sent: Courtney Lee
New Jersey Nets received: Troy Murphy

There was also a separate trade involving the New Orleans Hornets and the Toronto Raptors, a 1-for-1 deal: Julian Wright (6-8 F) for Marco Belinelli (6-6 G)

Hawks beat championship-calibur team in a championship-way, with DEFENSE on the road; Hawks 87 Hornets 79

Oh YES!

This was such a spectacular game, out of all the history making games last night, Amare 49/10/5/5/5, Tony Parker 55/7/10, Lebron James 41/9/6/5, all of those were great induvidual performances and their team won, but the Hawks win was the most impressive WIN with DEFENSE all of this season, last season, last's night's drubbing of New Orleans is probably the most impressive win of the Mike Woodson era Hawks.




Impressive for a number of reasons:
1. New Orleans Hornets average an NBA-leading 108.9 ppg

2. The Hawks were 5-0 in the Chris Paul era Hornets

3. At Orlando, home to Philadelphia, and at New Orleans, the Hawks have yet to allow an opposing team to score one point per possession. Opponents are averaging 93.3 points per 100 possessions through three games. By comparison, the 2007-08 Hawks allowed 108.9 points per 100 possessions. The 2007-08 Hawks after acquiring Mike Bibby allowed 112.8 points per 100 possessions. The 2007-08 Boston Celtics lead the league by allowing 98.9 points per 100 possessions.

4. The Hawks haven't started 3-0 since 1997-1998 season, where they went 50-32

5. We are 2/2 on our predictions for this week, BRING ON THE RAPTORS!