Darren Collison had a great rookie season as a replacement for injured Chris Paul. He proved that he is a talented young player with a lot of potential. Unfortunately, Chris Paul (Arguably the best Point Guard in the NBA) is back and was convinced to stay put instead of leaving the Hornets when his contract expires. So the question for the Hornets organization was, how can we build around Chris Paul? Well simple, you now have Collison as your backup which does no good so he becomes "trade bait." So the Hornets went ahead and pulled off a four team, five-player deal. In this deal, the Rockets sent Trevor Ariza to the Hornets, who sent Darren Collison and James Posey to the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers sent Troy Murphy to the New Jersey Nets. And the Nets sent Courtney Lee to the Rockets. After all is said and done the Hornets traded one veteran backup past his prime (Posey), and a limited backup (Collison), for a solid starter in Trevor Ariza. Incase you don't remember Ariza he was a key player, and defender in the Lakers Championship in 2009. In addition, the Hornets acquired Marco Bellineli (7.1 PPG last season) a sharp-shooting Italian guard earlier this week for Julian Wright (3.8 PPG last season). Chris Paul's wishes are coming true and the Hornets are looking more and more solid as the summer continues.
-Keezy
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