Warriors and Pacers to Deal 8 Guys

The Golden State Warriors have agreed to trade Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Ike Diogu and Keith McLeod to the Indiana Pacers for Al Harrington, Stephen Jackson, Sarunas Jasikevicius and Josh Powell, NBA front-office sources tell ESPN.com's Marc Stein.............................................................Since Nelly basically wasn't playing Murphy at all and Dunleavy was seeing only limited duty, you would have to give Golden State credit for ridding itself of enormous salaries that weren't translating into productive minutes. Murphy and Dunleavy over this year and the next 4 are scehduled to make $95,000,000!!!!! Figure that Harrington and Jackson more fit Nelly's desire to go lean and versatile, and they each have one less year on their deals than the two white GS players going the other way. Jasikevicius has been very unhappy in Indiana, feeling he should be playing more.....................................................So-o-o-o-o-o, break it down: Murphy and Dunleavy for Harrington and Jackson -- trade edge to the Warriors unless Jackson is gonna see jail time for the strip-bar shooting offense. Diogu for Jasikevicius -- this is the "well, maybe he'll be good for YOU" part of the trade, both guys have huge upsides but haven't played up to the potential. McLeod--Powell --- throw ins, but edge to the Pacers in getting McLeod. Overall Grade: Warriors B; Pacers D+. The only way the Pacers win this trade is if Murphy and Dunleavy play up to their $95MM salary potential over the next 4.5 years. Hey, "anything can happen," but that phrase doesn't reflect the proper way to evaluate a trade.