Ben Gordon for Brad Miller? Please…
Friday, February 15th, 2008
Anyone else heard this rumor? It has to be a joke because it’s funny and I’m laughing. I mean, sure the Bulls are in a rut this season — but what’s wrong with Ben Wallace at the 5-spot??? What about the Kings? Well, they could slide Ben Gordon in at the 2-spot over there, but then there’s that one guy with TONS of potential who’s leading the Kings at 23.3 PPG with an incredibly funky jump shot…what was his name? Oh, right! Kevin Martin. As much as I love Ben Gordon I don’t see him overthrowing Kevin Martin at the 2-spot over in Sacramento. By the numbers Martin is more productive — not to mention about 5 inches taller. But I digress, we’re talking about the ridiculous rumor of Ben Gordon for Brad Miller. By the numbers it’s not the worst trade by any means:
Ben Gordon 07-08 / Brad Miller 07-08
- PPG: 20.0 / 14.4
- RPG: 3.40 / 9.7
- APG: 2.8 / 3.6
- SPG: 0.8 / 1.0
- BPG: 0.1 / 1.0
- FG%: 42.4 / 46.3
- FT%: 92.4 / 85.0
- 3P%: 39.3 / 30.8
I admit, Miller’s numbers are impressive for a big man while Gordon’s numbers are equally as impressive for a little man — but this trade just wouldn’t work on either end.