The Indiana Pacers sent Al Harrington, Steven Jackson, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Josh Powell to the Golden State Warriors for Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Ike Diogu, and Keith McLeod on Wednesday.
Both Indiana and Golden State have been struggling for a good part of the season, the Warriors in particular. Golden State was expected to be a playoff team in the West but sit at 19-20 and in ninth place in the conference. The Pacers are currently 20-18 and hold the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. Despite the spot Indiana has in the playoff picture, it appears that Jermaine O'Neal may force his way out of town if the team does not improve.
The Warriors have been plagued by injuries for most of the 2006-2007 campaign thus far, as Jason Richardson, arguably the team's best player, has missed 16 games, seven in a row, due to knee problems. Richardson is averaging career lows in every major category except blocks per game, as he has posted a pedestrian 12.7 points, four rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 0.7 steals a night. He is also shooting career-worsts from the floor and at the free throw line, 37.4% and 60.3%, respectively. Last year, "J-Rich" compiled averages of 23.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.3 steals per game and connected on 44.6% of his shots.
Golden State is in action tonight against the Los Angeles Clippers. Indiana has the night off.
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