December 27, 200421 yr Hornets trade Wesley to Houston for Jackson, Nachbar December 27, 2004 NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The New Orleans Hornets, off to a 2-24 start, traded shooting guard David Wesley to the Houston Rockets for Jim Jackson and Bostjan Nachbar on Monday. Wesley played for the Hornets since the 1997-98 season, compiling averages of 14.7 points and 4.6 assists. He is the franchise's career leader in games started and ranks in the top three in 12 other categories. Wesley averaged 13.9 points and 4.2 assists in 26 games with the Hornets this season. ``Jim and Bostjan are going to fit well into our system and should be able to help us with their offensive skills,'' Hornets general manager Allan Bristow said in a statement. ``We're optimistic that the addition of these two players and the return of some of our injured players will give us a great boost on the court.'' Jackson, a 13-year veteran who plays both shooting guard and small forward, holds career averages of 15.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists. The 6-foot-6 journeyman has spent time with Dallas, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Golden State, Portland, Atlanta, Cleveland, Miami and Sacramento in addition to Houston, where he signed as a free agent before last season. Nachbar was selected by the Rockets with the 15th overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. The 6-9 Slovenian forward averaged 2.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in his first two seasons with Houston and averaged 3.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 16 games with the Rockets this season. To make room on the roster for Jackson and Nachbar, the Hornets waived injured guard Alex Garcia and forward Lonny Baxter. WHY?! Jackson is a good leader. I hate to see him go but hopefully Rockets do some more moves.
December 27, 200421 yr Interesting trade. Although T-Mac has been playing terrific in the last week it seems Houston needs to shake things up.
December 28, 200421 yr On the side note, Jim Jackson's 11th team. Just 19 teams more to go. 643481[/snapback] Did you see the thing on Sportscenter where they ran through all his teams? He went to the same teams two times and they had gone through jersey changes and everything. I wonder if the guy has ever bought a house.
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