Sixer's make some more deals

The Sixer's today pulled of another deal, just beating the Thursday trade deadline. The deal (predicted by ESPN's Mark Stein) sees Glenn Robinson being shipped from the Sixers to the New Orleans Hornets for Jamal Mashburn and Rodney Rogers. The Sixers will hope that Mashburn (who like Robinson hasn't played this season) retiers at the end of this season so they will be able to write off his salary from the books. In Rodney Rogers the Sixer's have a decent young prospect at the forward spot. Read Joe Lago's analysis about the trade here.

In other deadline beating news, Boston dealt Jiri Welsch to Cleveland for Ainge's favouraite trade comodity a first round draft pick. I swear to god Danny Ainge is addicted to hoarding draft picks like a fat kid is addicted to candy. Of course this not a bad thing. Rebuilding through the draft is the cheapest way to go about rebuilding, especially if you hit pay dirt like Ainge hit. On the other side of the coin this deal should benefit Cleveland too. Welsch brings his career 35% 3 point shooting percentage to 'Bron's team which badly need a perimeter shooter to spread the floor. Originally it was hope that rookie Luke Jackson would fullfil that role but Jackson has been injured most of this season and won't play until next year.

The Houston Rockets also made yet another move to address their point guard woes by dealing with the Milwaukee Bucks for Mike James (and Zendon Hamilton) in exchange for Reece Gains and 2 future second round picks. With Bobby Sura once again injured Houston's point guard problems continue. They have already accuried Rod Strikland, Jon Barry, Wesly Pearson and have Andre Barrett but none of them can really replace the injured Bobby Sura. They have even had T-Mac handling the ball but to no avail. Hopefully Mike James who played with the Pistons Championship team last year can help the Rockets in this department because, dear God, do the Rockets need help. At last nihts game the Rockets tried out just every possible combination at the point but couldn't execute anything. At one point, on three consecutive possesions the Rockets lost the ball without even completing a single pass.