J.R. Smith, 18 points, 4-8 from downtown in 24 mins Options

[Michael Jordan]

in first preseason game.

i know its preseason. but he not onlyh tremendous athleticism but he can shoot it! i wish paxson had kept him. he is afterall the big guard we needed. 6-6.. and only 20 years old btw..

[Balta1701-B]

If Pax couldn't get a first round pick for him, I think that has to be because no one out there would give up that much for him.

This trade might be the sort that could make Pax look bad to people who don't pay attention...but that's only if they look at JR Smith's numbers. In my eyes, the only thing I care about is the numbers and performance of the shooting guards on the Bulls: Thabo, Ben, and so on. If we'd kept Smith, we would be cutting down on their playing time significantly, and maybe hindering their development.

It might be a mistake to have decided that Thabo and Ben were #1 and #2 on the depth chart and just going with those 2, but I don't think it will be, no matter how Smith does in another system.