My Trade Deadline Thoughts

     Once again, Daryl Morrey made a move right before the trade deadline. This time, it wasn't very major. Here are my thoughts about 3 trades on trade deadline day.
     1. Warriors trade Kent Bazemore and Marshon Brooks for Steve Blake from the Lakers. I thought it was a good deal for both teams.  The Warriors needed a backup point guard which they got in Steve Blake and the Lakers needed more help at guard after Kobe Bryant went down, which they got in Kent Bazemore and Marshon Brooks. If I were to give them a letter grade for how smart their deal was, I'd give the Warriors a B and the Lakers a B+.
     2. Pacers trade Danny Granger and a future second round pick for Evan Turner from the 76ers. I thought it was a good deal for the Pacers because they needed more depth at guard, which they got in Evan Turner. The Sixers made a horrible deal in trading for Granger. They ended up buying out his contract because Granger didn't want to play for them and they wanted to save some cap room.  Still, I don't know why they would trade one of their best players for nothing. I would give the Pacers an A- and the 76ers a D.

     3. Rockets trade Aaron Brooks for Jordan Hamilton from the Nuggets. I thought it was a good deal for the Nuggets because Ty Lawson is out and they just traded their backup, so they needed help at point guard. Aaron Brooks is very underrated, so the Nuggets made a good move in trading for him. I thought that it was a good move for the Rockets too. I've been a big Aaron Brooks fan since the first day he put on a Rockets uniform, so I was mad when I heard that we traded him. Jordan Hamilton has put up 12 and 16 points in his first two games with the Rockets, so we'll see if he can keep putting up these type of numbers. I would give both teams a B+.
     It was another interesting trade deadline with lots of interesting trades. Hopefully, Jordan Hamilton turns out to be good for the Rockets.