The Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks completed the trade Thursday which will send Al Harrington to the Hawks for a freshly signed Stephen Jackson, ESPN is reporting.
The trade helps both players, with Harrington tired of coming off the bench in Indiana and Jackson looking for security.
"Al made it very clear that he wanted to start," Bird said. "We had an opportunity to pick up a young man who fills a need on our team and we feel very honored. If you're going to get rid of somebody good, you better get somebody good in return and we did that."
Jackson, who averaged 18.1 points for the Hawks last season, can provide the consistent perimeter shooting the Pacers lacked last season.
"This is definitely the place where I wanted to be," Jackson said. "Just finally being able to be a part of it, being secure, being able to take care of my family and that I have another chance to get a championship, it's an ideal situation here. This is the perfect opportunity for me and I'm in the best position I could be."
it's from RealGM
I guess this makes the Pacers more dangerous now. That's 3 East teams that have made significant upgrades (Pistons, Pacers and Heat) and 2 that last some real talent (Nets and Cavs)
. I think both teams got a steal actually, SJax played very well during the season while the Pacers unclogged their 3/4 spots.
