Sports Economics: February 2008 Archives

So it looks like Dallas has given up Desagna Diop, Jerr Stackhouse, Devin Harris, Maurice Ager and two picks for Jason Kidd, Antoine Wright and Malik Allen.

Provided that Wright and Allen never see the floor, this is a great trade for Dallas, and a decent one for New Jersey.  Not only is Kidd a much better point guard than Harris (Harris is above average, but not Kidd.  Seriously.) but this means that Jerry Stackhouse and his negative win score are gone.  That's 24 minutes a game, or what amounts to -.2 wins over a half-season (or .2 losses, if you prefer that).  Yes, Stackhouse is bad.  Look beyond scoring totals.

Of course Wright and Allen are worse (MUCH worse) than Stackhouse, but unlikely to see the floor in Dallas, which has guys like Dirk Nowitski and Josh Howard to play forward, thank-you-very-much.

For the Nets, they get two above-average players, they get rid of two VERY below average players, they get rid of a ton of money in Kidd's contract.  Seems like a good deal even if the first round picks aren't likely to be franchise players.  Unless, of course, they are foolish enough to play Stack > 30 minutes a game and/or re-sign him after 2009.