Houston sent Bonzi Wells and Mike James to New Orleans for Bobby Jackson mostly in order to get under the luxury tax. Jackson’s best days came when he was a back-up in Sacramento. He plays similar minutes to Mike James with similar productivity, so that’s a wash. However, now that Bonzi Wells is gone, if McInjury misses another bunch of games, they will have no one to replace him.

For the Hornets Bonzi is an upgrade over Morris Peterson. In 3 less minutes per game Bonzi averages more points on a better FG%, more rebounds, more assists, more steals and more blocks. And his production might increase as a result of him playing next to Chris Paul. If this happens, the Hornets stand to get the most out of this trade.

Making this trade mildly interesting is the fact that the 2 teams meet this evening and each of them is riding a winning streak (5 for the Hornets, 10 for the Rockets). Regardless of the trade, I think the Rockets’ winning streak is not looking good. McInjury’s been playing a little better, but Chris Paul is on a whole other level right now.

UPDATE: What do you know ? McInjury can still play. He can still dominate. Makes you wonder why the hell doesn’t he do it more often. But then you realize he’s related to Vince Carter, so that must explain it. Meanwhile the Hornets can thank Peja for stinking it up with 3-10 FG and just 1 rebound in over 30 minutes.

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