Trade
Indiana Trades: Ron Artest
OKC Trades: Trevor Ariza
Very bad trade for OKC. Very good trade for Indy.
Ron Artest's decline over the past two seasons makes Ariza the superior talent. Especially for a team that intends to run the Triangle and know how much Artest has struggled within that offense for the past two years. In contrast to Ariza, who blossomed in it.
Trade Announced:
CHI trades Mike Miller
SAC trades Zaza Pachulia
I thought M.Miller was a good piece for a Steve Nash led team and offered the Bulls more than Zaza. I think they made themselves worse here.
The Kings improved themselves. Zaza offered them extremely little. Mike Miller instantly becomes their best offensive wing off the bench. Now they can choose whether to go with defense (Singleton) or offense (Miller). I consider M.Miller is a big upgrade over Gary Neal because of his non-scoring contributions (rebounding, ball-handling, passing).
Boris Diaw as an undersized center is a real strength for the Kings (as a backup to T.Chandler). I hope they don't shy away from it. He offers them so much more than limited players like Zaza or Nazr.