Minnesota sends: David West, Tayshaun Prince, Jeff Teague
Indiana sends: Paul George, Lamar Odom, Kirk Hinrich
Confirmed.
Finally got the guy I've been bugging jgod about for so long lol
At only 22 years old and fresh off his first all star appearance I'm more than happy to add Paul George. Gives me a very nice building block and becomes the face of my franchise.
Hinrich was more than a throw in as he has been playing solid basketball as of late and provides an added vet presence. His most recent game he put up 10 points/10 assists/6 rebounds.
Odom has also been playing good basketball this season as he has awoke from his slumber party he had in Dallas and has been rebounding the basketball very well and playing solid defense. The clippers don't ask him to score much but he has become a mainstay of their bench.
I like it for Minnesota. Got the best player in the deal.
Yeah I was hesitant to make the deal for a while as I didn't want to give up George, who was both the best player in the deal and has one of the most GM-friendly contracts in the game, but I really love the fit of my team after the deal.
Defensively I love the fit between Hibbert/West/Prince/Afflalo with TA coming off the bench. Nash is a liability there, but he's surrounded by excellent defenders.
Nash gets his p&r buddy in West, we get more vet leadership with him and Prince, and Jeff Teague off the bench is a spark plug I needed.
One of those rare win-win trades.