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Sources: Raptors nab Belinelli
By Adrian Wojnarowski
After failing to meet the initial expectations that surrounded his arrival as a first-round pick two years ago, the Golden State Warriors have traded guard Marco Belinelli to the Toronto Raptors, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday night.
The Raptors will send Devean George to the Warriors.
Toronto GM Bryan Colangelo and his assistant GM, Maurizio Gherardini, have long been admirers of Belinelli and tried to draft him in 2007. The Warriors selected the Italian guard with the 18th pick of the draft, and a sensational debut in that year’s summer league led everyone, including Golden State coach Don Nelson, to believe Belinelli had a promising future in the free-flowing Warriors offense. Yet, he played little as a rookie, and although Belinelli averaged over 20 minutes and nearly nine points a game last season, the Warriors clearly lost some faith in his future.
Belinelli joins a Toronto organization that is fascinated with the European player. He’ll join fellow Italian Andrea Bargnani (Italy), guard Jose Calderon (Spain) and Hedo Turkoglu (Turkey), among others, with Toronto.
George, 31, arrived in Toronto this summer as part of the Shawn Marion sign-and-trade with Dallas. He averaged 3.4 points a game for the Mavericks a year ago. George played seven seasons with the Lakers, before joining Dallas in 2006.
Last edited by duncan228; 07-29-2009 at 11:29 PM.
Breath's savvy veteranness and crafty experience will help the Warriors get the top seed in the West. You're talking about a guy that's a proven three-time champion.
Nice trade. Gets them a 3 point shooter for DB.
Whatever. Golden State easily wins this trade.
lol
Very minor trade to get a shaky/niche player at best. It does not hurt to pick up someone in a position of need that can at least shoot the 3 ball very well. They will miss DB, but this trade was a smart one, even if it is another softy.
I wanted Breath here in Boston. He would have been James Posey II.
Been waiting for this announcement!
Ploto, so are you just a Rasho fan?
Hubie Brown says the Warriors take this one in a landslide. In years, we'll look back on this trade and it will make the Gasol-Brown bull look like nothing. Raptors got straight fleeced.
I'm sure you are kidding but just in case you're not...
No.
i liket his guy. he could be sasha during his prime
Devean George proved his mettle during the Shaq/Kobe/George Era. The Lakers "Big Three" steamrolled the league en route to a mini dynasty.
Good trade for Toronto. SG is their most pressing need, and George wouldn't get much playing time behind Turkoglu anyway.
WOW, what a great trade for Toronto... Can't believe they pulled this off, i bet Mavs fans wish they could have done the same while they had George. The guy is over the hill and is terrible. Bellinelli will shine in toronto with Euro Raptors. Don Nelson is so bad at developing young talent or giving them a chance. Look at Randolph, we knew he'd do what he did in summer league all year if he had only been given the chance... Toronto making quite a push to keep Bosh, how does he leave?
Devon George is a clutch 3 point shooter and a damn good defender. Him being 6'8 allows him to guard numerous players just like Posey. Again he is a CLUTCH shooter as well. James Posey part 2.
That sucks then.
breath 3 rings>Dallas Mavericks 0 rings
So i guess Delfino will not be signed by Raptors?
How can George be traded so soon? He was part of the Marion trade...don't you have to wait like 3 months?
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