The trade for Darren Collison is another move forward in what has been a three-year rebuilding plan. Has the progress been slow? Yes, but it's there. If you need any indication to how Larry Bird and David Morway are doing, take a look at the current Pacers' situation compared to almost three years ago:
2010-11 Depth Chart
PG Darren Collison, TJ Ford, Lance Stephenson, AJ Price
SG Brandon Rush, James Posey, Dahntay Jones
SF Danny Granger, Paul George, Mike Dunleavy
PF Tyler Hansbrough, Jeff Foster, Josh McRoberts
C Roy Hibbert, Solomon Jones, Magnum Rolle
2007-08 Depth Chart
PG Jamaal Tinsley, Flip Murray, Travis Diener
SG Mike Dunleavy, Marquis Daniels, Kareem Rush
SF Danny Granger, Steven Graham, Shawne Williams
PF Troy Murphy, Ike Diogu
C Jeff Foster, David Harrison
Also take into account that before the start of the 2007-08 season, Murphy still had four years/$44M left on his deal, Dunleavy had four years/$40M left, and Tinsley had three years/$21M left. This season, Dunleavy is entering the final year of his deal ($10.5M), as are Ford ($8.5M), and Foster ($6.6M) - that's over $25 million coming off the books. Meanwhile, Danny Granger is the only Pacer signed past 2011-12 season.
Baby steps...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment