By: Umberto DionaThe Golden State Warriors swingman, Stephen Jackson, has been asking the Warriors organization to trade him since the beginning of the summer. His hopes were answered when Golden State shipped he and teammate Acie Law to the Charlotte Bobcats, while the Warriors receive Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic.
It is good that Jackson was able to get away from Golden State as early as he did, with a combined 10 players on their roster with injuries. The Warriors forecast for this season does not look to promising, with Kelenna Azubuike out for the remainder of the season, and newly acquired Raja Bell dealing with a wrist injury. In his debut with the Warriors, Vlad had 11 points, starting at the small forward position, filling in for Azubuike. Hopefully the Warriors can hang in there while their players recover. They have a playoff birth in their future, but unfortunately I don't see it happening this season.
Stephen Jackson had a 13 point debut with the Bobcats and will improve their offense significantly with the amount of talent and depth that the Bobcats have with players such as Raymond Felton, Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw, Flip Murray, Tyson Chandler, Nazr Mohammed, and now with Stephen Jackson. If they are able to improve their team chemistry and stay healthy, at only 3-7, maybe by the seasons end they will be able to squeeze out a playoff birth in the east, but we will have to wait and see if they can pull it off.
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