Atlanta trades: PF Chris Crawford (4.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.2 apg in 7.6 minutes) PF Shareef Abdur-Rahim (19.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 3.0 apg in 38.1 minutes) Atlanta receives: PF Rasheed Wallace (18.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.1 apg in 36.3 minutes) Change in team outlook: -6.6 ppg, -2.4 rpg, and -1.1 apg. Portland trades: PF Rasheed Wallace (18.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.1 apg in 36.3 minutes) Portland receives: PF Chris Crawford (4.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.2 apg in 5 games) PF Shareef Abdur-Rahim (19.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 3.0 apg in 81 games) Change in team outlook: +6.6 ppg, +2.4 rpg, and +1.1 apg. TRADE ACCEPTED Due to Atlanta and Portland being over the cap, the 15% trade rule is invoked. Atlanta and Portland had to be no more than 115% plus $100,000 of the salary given out for the trade to be accepted, which did happen here. This trade satisfies the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. So what do you all think.
Both players are very similar, Portland obviously gets Sheed's bad image out of Portland, but they still have a dilemma with Randolph and Reef now. Sheed would be miserable in Atlanta. Losing night in and night out would drive him crazy.
