Allen Iverson is going to wear #1, because his life long number, 3, is currently being worn by Rodney Stuckey. Iverson brings his career 28 points per game (3rd best in NBA history) to Detroit. This is a great trade for both teams. The Pistons lose their leader and crunch-time leader in Chauncey B-B-Billups, but they gain a leader and fellow proven crunch-time performer in Iverson. Chauncey gets to head back to his hometown in Denver, and McDiggity used to play out there also. So it is a reunion of sorts for the both of them. Chauncey will continue to be one of my favorites players in the L, and I'm glad he is going to be in Denver, where I will have a chance to watch him on a nightly basis. He will make Melo play twice as hard as he is now. I can't wait to watch the first game of each of these teams with their new guys.
Does this make the Nuggets more of a threat in the West? Are the Pistons now the team to beat in the East?
Also, this trade for Detroit is about the future. Iverson comes off the books next year, and now Billups and McDiggity are gone. This opens up a ton of cap room for the summer of 2010...the summer of LeBron James, D Wade, and Chris Bosh to name a few. Joe Dumars does it again, a savvy move while considering every possible scenario, both long term and short term.
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