The trade would send Trevor Ariza to the Hornets, Troy Murphy to the Nets, James Posey and Darren Collison to the Pacers and Courtney Lee to the Rockets.
Analysis: Trevor Ariza, Hornets Have Several Questions To Answer
The New Orleans Hornets have to believe that Trevor Ariza is going to provide enough help to convince Chris Paul to stick it out with them instead of follow through on his trade request. That’s really the only explanation for today’s four-team trade, which saw the Hornets send out their best young asset and their Paul safety valve - Darren Collison - to acquire the 25-year old Ariza.
Can Ariza get the job done? That’s the million dollar question, and right now, it’s really hard for anyone to have a good idea of the answer.
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