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The Warriors' backcourt was speedy and supremely athletic with Baron Davis, Jason Richardson, and Monta Ellis, but the frontcourt was too slow and unathletic to keep up. Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy in particular were under performing and were making Mullin and Higgins look foolish for outbidding themselves in their respective contract dealings. In an attempt to add the speed, athleticism, and winning attitude to match the backcourt the Warriors shipped out Murphy, Dunleavy, and struggling second year power forward Ike Diogu along with seldom used backup point guard Keith McLeod to the Indiana Pacers for the Al Harrington, Stephen Jackson, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Josh Powell. Harrington was Chris Mullin's unattainable free agent prize of the 2006 summer, but quickly deemed a poor fit alongside his buddy Jermaine O'Neal by the Pacers' front office. Jackson became the target of the Pacers' front office and their fans' frustrations with their mediocre ballclub because of his not-so-squeaky clean record and reports that he wasn't getting along with head coach Rick Carlisle. Despite being a much-heralded superstar in Israel, Jasikevicius was having a hard time translating his game to the NBA. The Warriors were undoubtedly taking a risk especially with huge loss in rebounding ability, but at that point they had nothing to lose. |
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