03/09/2010 22:20
Toronto, ON-The Toronto Raptors have acquired forward Julian Wright from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for guard Marco Belinelli.
The 13th overall selection by the Hornets in the 2007 draft, Wright played in a career-high 68 games last season, avaraging 3.8 points and 2.1 rebounds.
In 179 contests ( 34 starts ) with New Orleans the 6-foot-8, 225-pounder has avaraged of 4.0 points and 2.3 rebounds.
" This move should help balance the roster and alleviate some of the redundancy we have with our guards," said Raptors president and general manager Bryan Colangelo." Julian is another young athletic player that will add depht at the small forward position.
Toronto acquired Belinelli from Golden State on July 30, 2009 for forward Devean George and cash considerations.The 6-foot-5, 200-pounder avaraged 7.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 66 games for the Raptors last season.
In 141 career games ( 24 stars ) with the Warriors and Raptors, Belinelli has avarages of 6.6 points, 1.4 assists, and 1.4 rebounds.
