(AP) New Orleans, LA
In another shocking turn of event this week, the ABA Hornets traded away Emeka Okafor, Trevor Ariza and Jason Smith to the Detroit Pistons in return for aging veteran star Paul Pierce, Jason Maxile and Omar Asik. This move brings in the 3rd piece of the puzzle that coach and gm Nine9milly has been looking for all season. The new big 3 appropriately dubbed the Bio-hazard 3 should be making their debut tonight. The teams starting 5 is now Billups, Foye, Pierce, Bosh, Mcdyess. Thats a lot of age and experience right there folks.


New Orleans is buzzing once again this season following the recent trade acquisitions and 6 game losing streak of the team. They have been playing truly uninspired and this could have been the reason, they knew they were being shipped out. Now that the team has a solid 3 players to build around I'd look for this team to move up in the standings.

Chauncey Billups will be bringing his 16ppg average to the city Chris Paul built. What he will also be bringing is numerous NBA championships and much needed veteran leadership to the point position.

Paul Pierce will be expected to be multi-dimensional as he will be posting up, shooting threes and mids as well as locking down some of the best players in the ABA. He will lean on Chris Bosh and Mcdyess for help in the post area as well i'd assume. He also brings in a nice 13ppg average. THis leaves us with new post man and leader, Chris Bosh.


Bosh has been scoring fairly close to 20ppg since his trade to New Orleans but has become frustrated with the lack of help and effort from his supporting cast. Hopefully the addition of fellow ABA ring holder Paul Pierce will bring the glue to hold this roster togather. Two ABA title rings on one team can't hurt! We will be checking in after the ABA clears up it's network dispute and the servers are back up and working.