TREVOR ARIZA, DARREN COLLISON PART OF MULTI-TEAM NBA TRADE

Former Laker Trevor Ariza as well as former UCLA standout Darren Collison were partial of a five-player, four-team NBA traffic Tuesday.

Ariza, who sealed a five-year understanding with Houston in 2009, is headed to New Orleans, that sent Collison as well as brazen James Posey to Indiana. The Pacers have been promulgation brazen Troy Murphy to New Jersey, that will send Courtney Lee to a Rockets.

After assisting a Lakers win an NBA championship in 2009, Ariza had his most appropriate statistical year with Houston final season, averaging 14.9 points, 5.6 rebounds as well as 3.8 assists in 72 games.

Collison, a first-round collect in 2009, was Chris Paul’s backup with a Hornets as well as a starter when Paul went down with a knee injury. He averaged 12.4 points as well as 5.7 assists in 76 games final year, together with 37 starts. He is approaching to be a Pacers’ starting indicate guard.

– Chuck Schilken

Left photo: Darren Collison. Credit: Patrick Semansky / Associated Press

Right photo: Trevor Ariza. Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times