TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT
MMSB trades Tony Wroten
Toines Boys trade Andrea Bargnani
Kind of a headscratcher for Bacon here in my opinion. Bargnani will get minutes on a thin Nets team, especially if Lopez gets hurt again, but he's awfully injury-prone himself and his best days are probably behind him. And it's not inconceivable that he heads back overseas once this contract is over.
Wroten's had some injuries too - his knee's a big question mark going into the season - and his #s are likely inflated by being in Philly, but production all counts the same in fantasy and he's 7.5 years younger. He's erratic and probably not as good as his best numbers, but he seems like the clearly better asset to me.
I see it as a gamble on both ends. I needed another PG/SG, Bacon needed a big man, so there was a fit for both sides. In the end both guys have issues. Bargs is injury prone and older, BUT, he does produce very well when given minutes, and will get those in Brooklyn, and needs to play well if he wants another contract. Wroten is younger, has more promise, and will get inflated stats on the Sixers for at least this season, as they still need a PG, BUT, he is coming off ACL surgery, has plenty of warts in his game that can cause him to lose playing time, and can be traded at any moment with Hinkie in charge, which could make him wind up riding the bench somewhere.