Blazers Acquire Maggette and Thomas.
Corey Maggette
Quinton Ross
Tim Thomas
Darius Miles
Juan Dixon
Theo Ratliff
Steve Blake
GM Bailey4mvp today pulled the trigger on 2 trades.
The first trade Sent disappointing
Darius Miles and up and comer
Juan Dixon to the
LA Clippers for SF
Corey Maggette and G-F
Quinton Ross.
Miles originally drafted by
LA as the 3rd overall pick in 2000 was averaging a disappointing
6.6 PPG and
6.7 RPG. “We are sorry to see
Darius go but we feel it will benefit both parties if we go in a different direction” said GM Bailey4mvp.
Maggette brings to
Portland a healthy 2
3.5 PPG average as well as
10 RPG and
4.5 APG.
“I am really looking forward to playing in
Portland it’s a great young team, that I am looking to be a part of for a long time” said
Maggette.
The second trade involved
Theo Ratliff and
Steve Blake being shipped out to
Chicago for SF
Tim Thomas.
“Its always hard to trade a veteran who has done so much for the community and for this organization” Gm Bailey4mvp said about
Ratliff.
Ratliff takes to
Chicago his
14.0 PPG average and his
9.8 rebounds per game.
Steve Blake had not appeared in any games this season.
Thomas who can play the 3 and the 4 brings with him a
17.9 point per game average as well as a
6.9 rebound per game average.
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