The Supersonics have traded Kurt Thomas to the Spurs for Brent Barry, Francisco Elson and a first round pick in 2009. 36-year old Brent Barry played in 29 games (1 start) so far this season for the Spurs and he was averaging 18.7 minutes, 7.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He has shot well from everywhere on the floor as he is hitting 48.1% from the floor, 43% from three point range and 95% from the free throw line this season. He has now played in 854 games (448 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 26.7 minutes, 9.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He will likely fill the role of Wally Szczerbiak who was traded to the Cavaliers today. Francisco Elson has played in 41 games (3 starts) this season for the Spurs and he averaged 13.0 minutes, 3.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Elson has now played in 312 games (123 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 16.9 minutes, 4.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. With the Sonics building for the future it was nice to acquire another future first round pick in this trade.
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