The trade has been finalized.
New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Isiah Thomas announced today that three-time NBA All-Star guard Steve Francis has been acquired from the Orlando Magic in exchange for guard/forward Anfernee Hardaway and forward Trevor Ariza.
I don’t know much about Ariza, but it looks like this is a salary dump from Orlando’s perspective. The original rumor had Jamal Crawford and Mo Taylor heading to the Magic.
Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis in the same backcourt. Now this should be interesting.
