Trade Grades
(Click here for a link to the New Orleans Pelicans' Trade Grades)
76ers get: PG Ish Smith
Pelicans get: 2016 second-rounder via Denver, 2017 second-rounder
Philadelphia also released PG Tony Wroten in the wake of acquiring Smith. The trio of rookie PG T.J. McConnell, journeyman PG Kendall Marshall, and Wroten was simply not getting the job done: Philly ranks 28th in point guard scoring this season. Smith offers an intriguing upgrade, an excellent facilitator averaging just short of 9 points and 6 assists in just 23 minutes per game as the backup on New Orleans to... Jrue Holiday (how ironic is that?)! While obviously not able to single-handedly pull the 76ers out of the gutter, Smith is on an expiring contract worth about $1 million and cannot hurt. The second-rounders could have some value as they could be early in round number two, but with the plethora of picks and prospects that Philadelphia already has, flipping a couple of them for some much-needed stability at point guard was the right call.
Grade: B+
(Click here for a link to the New Orleans Pelicans' Trade Grades)
76ers get: PG Ish Smith
Pelicans get: 2016 second-rounder via Denver, 2017 second-rounder
Philadelphia also released PG Tony Wroten in the wake of acquiring Smith. The trio of rookie PG T.J. McConnell, journeyman PG Kendall Marshall, and Wroten was simply not getting the job done: Philly ranks 28th in point guard scoring this season. Smith offers an intriguing upgrade, an excellent facilitator averaging just short of 9 points and 6 assists in just 23 minutes per game as the backup on New Orleans to... Jrue Holiday (how ironic is that?)! While obviously not able to single-handedly pull the 76ers out of the gutter, Smith is on an expiring contract worth about $1 million and cannot hurt. The second-rounders could have some value as they could be early in round number two, but with the plethora of picks and prospects that Philadelphia already has, flipping a couple of them for some much-needed stability at point guard was the right call.
Grade: B+