On each of these teams, their respective players have worn out their welcome and desperately needed a change of scenery. And of course, there were the fillers thrown in from each side to make it work, i.e. Sarunas Jasikevicius, Josh Powell, and Ike Diogu in to be specific. Blah Blah details, details, I know, you guys want the fantasy implications!

Al Harrington
First things first, the most talented player in this deal is by and large Al Harrington having last year put up a nice fantasy line of 18 ppg coupled with 7 rpg and ample amount of three pointers made. This was, after all, in Atlanta where it has been far easier for fantasy studs to shine (see Josh Smith and Joe Johnson).

In Indiana, however, he was out of place so to speak, therefore we saw his numbers decrease across the board. He isn't really a small forward and he isn't a center, though that is where the Pacers dispersed to him most of his minutes this year. With Jermaine running the show at power forward Al's utility and therefore fantasy value dropped. At Golden State, he is guaranteed virtually all the bulk minutes at his natural position. I expect his production to increase, especially playing next to an elite point guard in Baron Davis. He should get better looks as the basket and will definitely be used more in Don Nelson's perimeter “bigman” oriented offense.

Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jackson, shipped with Al Harrington and company, will also benefit greatly playing alongside Baron Davis. He has much more competition as his position of shooting guard and small forward with Monta Ellis, Mickael Pietrus, and the newly emerged Matt Barnes. His numbers have been average this year and definitely down from his years in ATL and his first year in Indiana.

In truth though, Jackson was dealt mainly because of his image and attitude, which wasn't supplemented by excellent court performance. He should put up around 13-15 points per game in a warrior's uniform. Also expect him to get his usual 1-2 steals per game. No one should expect him to turn into a stud, especially not with the amount of talent on his new team.

Troy Murphy
Troy Murphy was the odd man out in Golden State, he was not a bonafide starter, especially not in the west with the Duncans and Garnetts of the world. And the center heavy west was not a place for the often soft Murphy to exist. So being traded to the Pacers where he could definitely start at C was a great change of venue.

After being nothing more than an expensive reserve type player, Murphy could see his numbers jump considerably, especially on the points and rebounds area. His perimeter game is a very good complement to Jermaine's post game. Though I don't anticipate better percentages in any case for this perimeter oriented player.

Mike Dunleavy
The last big piece of the trade, and probably the least of the marquee players in the deal, is Mike Dunleavy. Once billed as the next Larry Bird, Dunleavy has been, to be blunt, a fantasy bust. It definitely does not hurt him to be in a new place, but I find it difficult to say it will positively help him.

As a player, he's been too passive and inconsistent to be a reliable fantasy option, and he was eventually downgraded to yet another expensive reserve caliber player in Golden State. A change of scenery and an increased role is in the cards for Mike and it can only help him. Fantasy-wise I expect him to fill up the stats similarly in the way Stephen Jackson does but with less assists.