Cavs acquire Eric Snow

[fordronken]

http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/snow_040720.html

Cavaliers Acquire Eric Snow from Sixers for Brown and Ollie

CLEVELAND, July 20 – The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired guard Eric Snow from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for forward Kedrick Brown and guard Kevin Ollie, Cavaliers President and General Manager of Basketball Operations Jim Paxson announced today. The deal is contingent upon all players passing physicals.

“This was a great opportunity to add veteran leadership to our team,” Paxson said. “Specifically, Eric brings depth to our backcourt, a strong defensive presence and great consistency on the offensive end. He is a natural playmaker and Paul (Silas) and I both agree his playoff experience will prove invaluable in the coming seasons.”

Snow, a nine-year NBA veteran, averaged 10.3 points, 6.9 assists and 3.4 rebounds last season and has averages of 8.1 points, 5.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds for his career. In 2003-04, he ranked in the top 10 in the NBA in three categories, including 5th in total assists (563), 6th in assists per game (6.9) and 7th in assists-to-turnovers ratio (3.01:1). Snow was named to the NBA All Defensive Second Team following the 2002-03 season. The 6-3 guard was selected in the second round (43rd overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and immediately traded to Seattle where he played for three seasons before being traded to the Sixers. Snow has appeared in 579 career games with 404 starts. He has appeared in 71 playoff games including the NBA Finals in 1996 and 2001. The Canton, Ohio native finished his career second on Michigan State’s all-time assists list and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.

 

[fordronken]

Oh yeah, Graham? Mine has a link!

 

[George O'Brien]

That is a huge trade for the Cavs. I'm amazed Snow went so cheap. O'Brien must think he can do something with Olie but I have my doubts.

 

[Biclops]

what is the reason behind this trade for the 76ers

Eric Snow might be old and his long term contract might be bad but he is worth more than Kevin Ollie and Keric Brown

 

[fordronken]

This deal makes especially little sense because Jim O'Brian specifically referred to Eric Snow as a guy he wanted to coach when he took the team. It must be a Carlos Boozer pity trade.

 

[Biclops]

If there were able to keep Boozer they probably would have been a good enough team to make some noise in the playoff

PG: Snow

SG: LeBron

SF: Luke Jackson

PF: Boozer

C: Z

 

[hcsilla]

Stupid trade for the Sixers.

 

[George O'Brien]

If there were able to keep Boozer they probably would have been a good enough team to make some noise in the playoff

PG: Snow

SG: LeBron

SF: Luke Jackson

PF: Boozer

C: Z

BTW, it will be Battie at PF this season.

 

[sunsfn]

Kedrick Brown played for O'Brian in Boston, maybe he thinks he is ready to be a star?

Although coming into summer camp 20 pounds overweight is not the way to impress your team and it certainly does not give any suggestions you are ready to be a star.

 

[fordronken]

Just listened to Jim O'Brian in the press conference. He said that Snow's role was going to change and that he still has a great deal of respect for him. It looks like it was a combination of being a financial move and, on the other side, he really wanted to open up more playing time for Willie Green, John Salmons, Aaron McKie and Andre Igoudala. He also mentioned playing Iverson more at the point. I doesn't seem like the trade had much to do with who they got in return.