Goodbye Deron, Hello Size and Quickness

As of last Wednesday, February 23, 2011 the Utah Jazz acquired guard Devin Harris and forward Derrick Favors along with two future first round draft picks (New Jersey’s 2011 pick and Golden State’s 2012 pick) from New Jersey in exchange for guard Deron Williams.

“We feel that we’ve addressed a current need at point guard with Deron’s departure, as well as the future with draft picks and a big man,” said Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor. “To do so we had to give up an All-Star, but we feel like this is a win for both sides.” 

We can only hope that this trade makes the Jazz a better team in the future. The Jazz are currently 1-6 without former coach Jerry Sloan. A week or so of practice in the new system and the new Jazz members should be ready to compete for a playoff birth.