The Seattle Supersonics traded Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West to the Cleveland Cavaliers and they received Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall from the Cavs. They also acquired Adrian Griffin from the Bulls. The Bulls received Cedric Simmons, Shannon Brown, Drew Gooden and Larry Hughes from the Cavs. The Cavs then received Ben Wallace and Joe Smith from the Bulls.
In essence the Sonics got a bunch of garbage from the Cavs and Bulls for Szczerbiak and West. Ira Newble played in 41 games (13 starts) this season for the Cavs and he averaged 15.9 minutes, 4.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Newble has now played in 372 games (197 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 20.4 minutes, 5.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Donyell Marshall has played in 11 games (1 start) this season for the Cavs and he has averaged 14.2 minutes, 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Marshall has only shot 29.5% from the floor this season. He has now played in 917 games (422 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 26.9 minutes, 11.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Adrian Griffin has played in 22 games (2 starts) this season for the Bulls and he has averaged 10.1 minutes, 2.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Griffin has now played in 464 games (179 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 17.1 minutes, 4.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. This move basically was to just get expiring contracts for the Sonics as none of these players has much of a future with the team.
Wally Szczerbiak played in 50 games (1 start) this season for the Sonics and he averaged 23.6 minutes, 13.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He shot well from everywhere on the court for the Sonics this season as he hit 46% from the floor, 42.8% from three point range and 84.3% from the free throw line. Delonte West played in 35 games (5 starts) for the Sonics this season and he averaged 20.8 minutes, 6.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
