Pre-Draft Trade

Toronto Gets:
Jermaine O'Neal

Indiana Gets:
TJ Ford
Rasho Nesterovic
#17 Pick

Immediate(non fan thought)....huh?...

Why its good for Toronto:
-If O'Neal is healthy and the guy everyone makes him to be..he'll be what the softy Raptors need..an interior presence defensively
-The TJ/Jose point guard thing wasnt as good as advertised...the coach made constant adjustments to the lineup and it didnt really work for anyone..TJ would start the game,but didnt play in the 4th..Jose would play the crunchtime minutes but wasnt as good because of a lack of flow in the 1st and 4th quarters..the team suffered
-The Andrea Bargnani project will have to take a limited role for now..as a big man he didnt quite deliver with under 4 rebounds..offensively he truly regressed,he looked resistant anytime he had the ball and usually didnt turn out well,often catching under 20 minutes a game and sometimes nothing at all.O'Neal can play the 5 and make Andrea either catch minutes as a backup or at the 3 spot.

Why its good for Indiana:
-Rebuilding time is now...Jermaine wasnt the answer longterm,which is okay..Rasho is a super cheap fill-in for now..Tinsley also cant get on the court enough to warrant his kind of contract..TJ's contract is lesser than that(not by much) but is on the court waaay more often(even though the neck thing is still scary)
-Jermaine made 44 million for the next 2 seasons...need I say more?
-If you are rebuilding...you need more picks....having #11 and #17 is way better than just having #11 and no cap room.

Why its bad for Toronto:
-You remember that 44 million I was talking about?....yeah...their problem now...and he's the games played by O'Neal the last 4 years

44
51
69
42(this past year)

seems like bit of an reoccurring issue right?....I would say so...and as a result his points per game have taken a nosedive to around 13 a game...nice..
-Bosh and O'Neal...who plays what?....both can post up...but are more faceup jumpshooters....hmm...and I hope O'Neal can realize that its Bosh's team..
-Toronto better hope that what last year produced with Jose Calderon isnt just a small sample size

Why its bad for Indiana:
-Do we have any takers for Jamaal Tinsley?....I hope theres a sucker out there..because if not..you have one too many non-jump shooting point guards...and there could be an issue there.