The Nets have completed a four-team trade that sends Courtney Lee to the Rockets and brings Sparta native Troy Murphy to New Jersey. The deal was approved by the league offices at around 3 p.m. after being in the works for a week.
Besides the Nets and Pacers, the Rockets and Hornets were involved in the deal. James Posey and Darren Collison go to the Pacers while Trevor Ariza heads to the Hornets. ESPN's Chad Ford broke the story.
The 6'11" Murphy is one of the game's top three point shooters from the four spot, with a career percentage of 39.4%. With the addition of Murphy, Travis Outlaw, Anthony Morrow, Jordan Farmar and Damion James, the Nets have the potential to become one of the league's top three point shooting teams.
"He was ecstatic," Billy King said of Murphy. "He’s looking forward to the opportunity, being a Jersey guy, knowing what we have on the roster."
The trade, the first under King, will reduce the Nets' cap space by $10 million to about $4.3 million. Murphy, who has an expiring contract, makes $11.9 million this season while Lee, still on his rookie contract, makes $1.4 million. However, with Murphy, Kris Humphries and Quinton Ross' contracts expiring at the end of the season, the Nets could have more than $20 million in cap space come July.
- Sources: Four teams agree on trade - Chad Ford - ESPN
- Breaking down the 4-team trade - Kevin Arnovitz - ESPN
- NBA Trade Machine - ESPN
- In filling power forward hole, Nets bring Troy Murphy back home - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets to acquire Sparta native Troy Murphy - Dave D'Alessandro - NetsBlast
- Nets get Murphy in four-team trade - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets acquire Sparta's Troy Murphy in four-team trade - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Jersey Product Comes Home - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Nets acquire Troy Murphy, solidify starting lineup - Stefan Bondy - The Internets
- Nets Fill a Hole, Hornets Get Paul Some Help - Lynn Zinser - New York Times
- Nets get power forward - NJ's own Tory Murphy - Tom Canavan - AP
- Pacers get Collison from Hornets in 4-team trade - Clint Brunt - AP
- Hornets land Ariza in four-team trade - Marc J. Spears - Yahoo! Sports
- Rockets, Hornets, Nets, Pacers working on blockbuster trade - Chris Mannix - Sports Illustrated
- Report: Darren Collison to Pacers, Trevor Ariza to Hornets in Four-Team Trade - Tom Ziller - FanHouse
- Pacers trade Troy Murphy, acquire Darren Collison and James Posey - Mike Wells - Indianapolis Star
- Who wins in four-team trade? Collison, Indiana and New Jersey big, but everyone really - Kurt Helin - NBC Sports
- Four-Team, Five-Player Trade Official - Ryne Nelson - SLAM
- We’re Not Done Yet? - Sekou Smith - NBA.com
- NETS: Nets Obtain Forward Troy Murphy from Indiana - New Jersey Nets
- NETS: A Quick Bit of Analysis - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
Surprisingly only 5 players moving in the 4 team deal, usually in a 4 team deal there are about 35 players involved.