MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Bucks traded center Jamaal Magloire to the Portland Trail Blazers for guard Steve Blake, forward Brian Skinner and center Ha Seung-Jin on Monday.
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In this Nov. 5, 2003, file photo, Philadelphia 76ers' Kenny Thomas, left, watches the New Orleans Hornets' Jamal Magloire dunk the ball. Magloire was traded Monday from Milwaukee to Portland for three players. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy/file) |
"This trade allowed us to add depth to both our frontcourt and backcourt," Bucks general manager Larry Harris said.
Blake, 26, played in 68 games for Portland last season and averaged 8.2 points per game, a career high. He ranked third in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio and 16th in three-point field goal percentage (.413). The 6-foot-3 guard has career averages of 6.4 points, 3.1 assists and 1.8 rebounds in four NBA seasons.
Skinner, 30, has averaged 5.2 points and 4.9 rebounds in 405 career games with six teams.
Skinner, who has played in the NBA for eight years, averaged a career-best 10.5 points along with 7.3 rebounds and 1.09 blocks in helping the Bucks reach the playoffs in the 2003-04 season. He split time last season with Sacramento and Portland and averaged 2.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 65 games.
Ha Seung-Jin, a 7-3 center, appeared in 21 games for Portland last season — his third in the NBA — and registered 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.
Ha, who will turn 21 on Friday, is the first South Korean to play in the NBA. The Trail Blazers chose him in the second round of the 2004 draft.
Magloire, 28, averaged 9.2 points and a team-high 9.5 rebounds for Milwaukee last season. He was the only Bucks player to start all 82 games. He was seventh in the NBA in total rebounds (778) and 10th in rebounds per game.
The 2004 All-Star spent five seasons with the Hornets before going to Milwaukee last offseason. He averaged 9.5 points and 7.8 rebounds in 425 career games.
"In Steve Blake, we added a talented point guard who had one of the best assist-to-turnover ratios in the league last season," Harris said. "Brian was a solid contributor to our team two years ago and, along with Ha Seung-Jin, will give us added size up front."