原文出自nola.com http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/110637882790220.xml N.O. trades Jackson for three players Hornets get Jacobsen, 2 forwards from Suns for disgruntled guard Saturday, January 22, 2005 By John Reid Staff writer The Hornets sent disgruntled shooting guard Jim Jackson to the Phoenix Suns on Friday for shooting guard Casey Jacobsen, forward Maciej Lampe and forward Jackson Vroman. The Suns also received the Hornets' second-round draft pick they had obtained from the Dallas Mavericks as part of the deal Dec. 3 to get guard Dan Dickau for veteran Darrell Armstrong. Jackson had refused to report to the Hornets since he was obtained Dec. 27 in a trade from the Houston Rockets. He was suspended indefinitely and fined $27,500 per game. Last week, Jackson told his hometown newspaper, The Toledo Blade, that he didn't want to start over on a rebuilding team like the Hornets. In all, Jackson missed 11 games and was fined $302,500. His contract is worth $2.4 million this season. "We have concluded our little 25-day tenure with Jim Jackson," Hornets general manager Allan Bristow said at the start of Friday's news conference to announce the trade. "This was a trade just waiting to happen. "We got three players that we feel like can come in here and deserve a shot to play. We feel they're going to be instrumental in the remaining 40-something games that we have left. We not only looked at this trade for the rest of this season, but also the future." Jacobsen, 23, is in the final year of his contract that pays $1,082,160 this season. Both Lampe, 19, and Vroman, 23, have a year remaining on their contracts after this season. All three players are expected to arrive in time to be available to play in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Clippers at New Orleans Arena. To make room, the Hornets waived promising point guard Junior Harrington and forward Matt Freije. Harrington was signed as a free agent before the start of the season and won a roster spot in training camp. He had averaged 6.4 points and 2.4 assists in 23 games. Freije was signed as a free agent in November and had averaged four points in 23 games. Hornets coach Byron Scott could not be reached for comment Friday night after the deal was completed, but he said last week that you always do deals to improve your team. Scott also said he wasn't spending much time thinking about Jackson's refusal to report. At least six teams had expressed an interest to make a trade for Jackson, Bristow said. But serious trade discussions between the Suns and Hornets had occurred for the past three to four days. Since the offseason, the Hornets have strived to become younger and more athletic. They now get three players who are 23 years old or younger. All three can play multiple positions. In Jacobsen, they get an effective perimeter shooter who is 6 feet 6 and can also play small forward. He was a first-round draft pick by the Suns in 2002 and this season was their top player off the bench, averaging 5.3 points in 40 games. Lampe, who is 6-11 and also can play center, was obtained by the Suns in a trade with the New York Knicks in January 2004 and had played in 16 games this season and averaged 2.8 points. Vroman, a 6-10 rookie, had averaged 1.6 points and 1.3 rebounds in 10 games. Phoenix president and general manager Bryan Colangelo was willing to make the trade because he thinks Jackson can provide needed depth for the Suns, who are one of the top teams in the league with a 31-9 record. "Jim should significantly increase our bench productivity," Colangelo told The Associated Press. "He is a savvy vet whose game fits our system well." Jackson's refusal to report to the Hornets didn't go over well with owner George Shinn, who eventually gave Bristow the go- ahead to seek a deal. "If he doesn't like us, forget him," Shinn said before the deal was announced. "If he had reported, he probably would have been a poison in the locker room. He would have been unhappy, and he's going to make everybody else unhappy. The best thing to do was make the deal and help him find a team that he wants to play for." Bristow also said the Hornets are not interested in trading Baron Davis, who has been linked to several trade rumors for the past month. "We're not entertaining anything," Bristow said. "He's the guy that we need healthy and playing." --

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