See ya later, Al! Harrington for Crawford in 1-1 trade with the Knicks.



In a deal that seems to have worked out well for both teams, the Warriors have gotten rid of Al Harrington and received a player that's averaging 20pts and 4.4 assists per game with the Knicks. Harrington has been asking for a trade since the season began back in late October, he's been out since November 5th with an apparent back injury.
Who'd the Warriors get? His name is Jamal Crawford and he's having a career year seemingly thriving under the fast paced offense of Mike D'Antoni. He's also got what the Warriors are looking for.

Crawford is a thin and quick shooting guard that can shoot from all around the court including 45% from beyond the arc, he's also a career 83.5% free throw shooter. This trade and the trade that took place hours later shows that the Knicks are prepping for the future. The Warriors obviously got the better end of the deal but the Knicks are planning on signing LeBron James in the summer of 2010 and if they're going to be players in the James sweepstakes, they've got to get rid of a lot of money.

Nevertheless, the Warriors got rid of Al and they got a 20pt scorer in return. Like I've been saying, if the Warriors can simply hang around the .500 mark until Monta gets back, there are hopes of them flirting with the eighth seed this season. The Mavericks, Suns, and Spurs are in decline and the Warriors are in the progress of building a very strong team. The season is young but the Warriors are a totally different team than they were back in October. They're improving with every game and with Crawford on the team, they've got someone who can run the point and let Jackson play in his normal position.