Kings trade Christie to Magic for Mobley

[WayOutWest]

Nice trade by the Kings, don't know what the Magic are thinking.  An old role player for a young one, what gives?  Maybe it's attitude and effort that the Magic are looking for, Christie never seems to quit and I don't think he's ever been a problem, Mobley on the other hand thinks he's better than he is but all in all I think the Kings came up on this one.

http://msn.foxsports.com/story/3312034

Orlando deals Mobley, Bradley for Christie
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Associated Press
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BOSTON (AP) - The Orlando Magic acquired Doug Christie from Sacramento for Cuttino Mobley on Monday in a trade of guards intended to improve their defense and passing.

The Kings also received forward Michael Bradley, who is on the injured list with a strained right hamstring.
 
Acquiring Doug Chrisite ® is intended to improve Orlando's defense and passing. (Rocky Widner / GettyImages)

The deal was announced at halftime of Orlando's game with the Boston Celtics. Mobley, who had started 21 of his 23 games this season for the Magic, did not play Monday and was replaced in the starting lineup by Stacey Augmon.

"We felt that Doug was a perfect fit for the chemistry of our team right now," Orlando general manager John Weisbrod said. "He's a tremendous passer and defender, he's accustomed to playing in an up-tempo offense and he brings valuable playoff experience."

He said he likes Mobley but the Magic's depth at shooting guard helped them make the trade.

Christie is averaging 7.3 points, 4.9 assists and 4 rebounds in 31 games, all starts. Mobley is averaging 16 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists. In eight games with the Magic, Bradley is averaging 0.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 6.9 minutes per game.

 

[Lurker]

The first sentence says it all....to improve their passing & defense.

Magic had too many perimeter scorers (Francis, Mobley, Hill) and not enough defenders/passers.  Grant Hill's numbers were better and the team played better in the games that Mobley missed.  IMO a good move for Orlando.

Will also be interesting to see how Mobley's shoot first mentality fits in Sactown.

[Derek Bodner]

Remember when they tried to use Mobley as a pg:

:lol:

[JoMal]

Hmmm.

While I certainly will miss Christie's defense and quiet leadership, he has shown that he is now 34 years old this season and for the first time looks like he has crested in his career.

But no one on the Kings played defense other then Doug. Maybe the idea was to make the rest of the Kings come to grips with their own defensive reliance on Christie to always bail them out.

But Mobley certainly brings offense to a team that doesn't need it. Another score-first guy. We have been lacking in players who can create their own shot or finish around the basket for, I don't know, five minute stretches in some games?

At least 121 to  117 games are never boring.