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Iverson Traded to Detroit?

November 3, 2008

Via Yahoo, Allen Iverson has been traded to Detroit for Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess.  Wow!

It’s not often we see a blockbuster trade like this so early in the season.  This has the potential to be a good move for both teams.  As I said before the season started, Detroit might want to “shake things up a bit.”  Well, they’ve done more than shake things up by acquiring Iverson.  I don’t know if this trade will or will not work for Detroit, but it’s a gamble they had to make.  Without making a big move, they just weren’t going to be able to compete with Boston.  Now, they still might not be good enough, but if AI meshes well they could get over the hump.  It’s nice to see AI get one more legitimate shot at a ring, too.  On top of all that, if it doesn’t work for Detroit, AI’s contract is expiring and they’ll have a shot to change directions after the season.

As for Denver, I think it’s a good move as well.  The AI-Melo combination just never completely worked in Denver.  They could have given it another year to see what would happen, but bringing in a more balanced guard like Chauncey is only going to help Melo out.  It’s not like Chauncey can’t score either so now you’ve still got one of the league’s top guards, but he’s probably a better fit with Anthony.

What do you think of the trade?  Who got the better deal?

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Written by HoopsAvenue · Filed Under Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons 

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