Recent Trades Look-back

Jamal Magliore (to Milwaukie) for Desmond Mason and a #1 (to New Orleans) On first glance this looks for a coup for Milwaukie. They've established a solid front line and look like a legitimate playoff team. New Orleans has played above expectation as well, but that has pretty much nothing to do with Desmond Mason who's everaging 9 points on 39% shooting. Magliore is a good rebounder (10 a game), but is not a low post threat (9 points a game) and there are rumors Milwaukie is already shopping him. If Milwaukie can't keep it up and they drop into the lottery, Mason and a lottery pick might end up tipping this deal to New Orleans. But if things continue as is, Magliore has helped them get to the play-offs, taken some pressure of Bogut, and all they gave up was an average swingman and a pick in the 20's. Advantage Milwaukie

Eddie Curry and Antonio Davis (to New York) for Tim Thomas, Sweetney, Jermaine Jackson, a 2006 #1 pick, a 2007 #2 pick, a 2009 #2 pick, and the right to switch in 2007 (to Chicago). Ahhh, the glories of trading with Isiah Thomas. Although Chicago has been hurting in the post department, this has to be considered a huge victory for Chi-town. Eddie Curry might be offensively skilled and have all-star potential but he can't rebound, defend, is injured a lot, has a bad heart, and a questionable work ethic. It still would have been a bummer to lose him for nothing though, and Isiah came through and gave them a nice player (Sweetney who's averaging 11 points and 6 rebounds) and New York's probable lottery picks for the next 2 years. Advantage Chicago

#3 pick (to Utah) for #6, #27, and Detroit 2006 pick (to Portland). Sounded pretty good to me at the time because I assumed the 2006 pick was Utah's. Now I'm thinking this was a bad trade for Portland. Granted, Utah stupidly did not draft Paul, but they should have. So this really ends up being a trade of Chris Paul for Martell Webster, Jarrett Jack, and what's looking to be the 30th pick in the draft- a superstar for potential, okay, and probably bad. I think Portland could have done better. Or, better yet, drafted Paul and traded Telfair. But Utah went to all this trouble for Deron Williams, who is looking solid, but I don't think is all that. Advantage Neither