Zhang Yang: "That should be about right, big brother Yao, come take a look!"
Yao Ming stopped what he was doing and came over... "Damn!"
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On December 23, 2007, at noon, the Hawks team completed two trades in one go.
They sent out Josh Smith, Marvin Williams, Speedy Claxton, and Salim Stoudemire, and received Paul Pierce from the Celtics.
They sent out Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, Lorenzen White, and Shelden Williams, and received Mike Bibby from the King.
These two trades were quite sudden and shocking!
The trade with the Celtics was somewhat acceptable.
22-year-old Josh Smith had been averaging 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.5 steals, and 2.6 blocks per game from the start of the season; 21-year-old Marvin Williams averaged 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1 steal per game.
Paul Pierce, who had just turned 30, was averaging 26 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1 steal per game this season.
