The Francis and McGrady trade was relatively balanced at the time. Both players were great at patting their stats as they rarely passed (though there were both dynamic scorers). It was a direction that both teams had and wanted to take (McGrady wanted to go, and Rockets needed a new direction), nothing wrong there in my opinion. The Ron Artest for Bobby Jackson AND Donte Greene trade. Some claimed our team busted ourselves by acquiring Artest, and it was an explode or implode situation. We don't have to keep Artest if we don't want to, but that also means there is no guarantee that we'll be keeping him if we want to. The Luis Scola for V-Span sided with us quite a bit, but it was a result of major mismanagement. Spurs gain no advantage on both ends (not a salary dump, nothing at all.) Still, in the end the NBA needs to do something about these salary dumping trades. The Spurs have it best at the moment, with the players they traded away potentially returning to them (though Bucks still save some $$ in return).
