TJ Ford Traded For Jermaine O’Neal - Impact
On the day before the 2008 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors and the Indiana Pacers completed the offseason’s first big trade. The Pacers traded Jermaine O’Neal to the Toronto Raptors for TJ Ford, Rasho Nesterovic and the 17th pick in the draft.
For the Raptors, O’Neal will give the team the perfect center to put next to Chris Bosh. The last Raptors have never had a very good center but if O’Neal can stay healthy, he can change all that. O’Neal is a very good center with a good low post game. In terms of fantasy basketball, a new start in Toronto is very good news for O’Neal.
The Pacers finally have a point guard. Ford should be able to step right in and produce at the lead guard position. Ford, who is also an injury risk, has been a very solid player in his career when he’s been able to stay on the court. For Ford, this is also good news in terms of fantasy basketball because he no longer has a backup who could eat away at his minutes like Jose Calderon in Toronto.
Nesterovic was a salary filler who might or might not see meaningful action for Indiana. With the 17th pick, expect the Packers to add a bigman.
Here is a video concerning the TJ Ford and Jermaine O’Neal swap:
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