Bobcats set to make a trade with Lakers

I for one like this trade if it going to happen.from what i remember Jumaine Jones was a very good player at UGA.I have no idea why he has not been with one team for a long time?

Posted on Wed, Oct. 26, 2005






Bobcats set to trade for Jones

RICK BONNELL

Staff Writer


10:50 a.m.

The Charlotte Bobcats have a tentative deal to acquire Jumaine Jones from the Los Angeles Lakers, the Observer has learned.

The deal would swap Jones for a future second-round pick, according to an informed source who expects the trade to be formalized later today.

Jones will add much-needed depth at small forward. Gerald Wallace is established as the starter at that position, but Bernard Robinson has struggled in the preseason as Wallace’s backup. Coach Bernie Bickerstaff has often said he’d like a contrast to Wallace’s athletic slasher style at the position, and Robinson has similar strengths and weaknesses.

A 6-foot-8 forward, Jones played his college ball at Georgia. He’s played for Philadelphia, Cleveland, Boston and the Lakers over six NBA seasons.

Jones averaged 7.6 points and 5.2 rebounds for the Lakers last season, starting 23 of 76 games. But the Lakers bringing back Phil Jackson as coach pushed Jones out of the rotation. He didn’t play at all in the Lakers’ last two exhibitions, against the Bobcats and the Utah Jazz.

Jones is in the final year of his contract and will make about $1.8 million this season.

 

Another guy who cant shoot. GREAT.

 

That's the first thing I thought too but he brings a lot of other things to the table. At the very worst we won't have to rely on Wallace so much at 3 (have they stopped saying may is a 3 yet? they should).