The Trilogy

Who are you Lum?! With another mega-deal in the books, GM Lum has turned the league upside down with his wheeling and dealing. Let’s take a look at the new new new Jedi Knights.

• ID#48: Jedi Knights trade Wesley Matthews and D.J. Augustin to Pogiboys for Brandon Jennings and Roy Hibbert

All the offense Lum acquired in the two previous deals — Monta Ellis, Wesley Matthews, Al Jefferson — takes a slight turn as Roy Hibbert enters the picture for Jedi. His 11.2 PTS, 7.2 REB, 1.8 BLK are nice, but his real life reputation is probably better than his fantasy one. Still, Hibbert replaces some of DeAndre Jordan’s BLKs and gives another big to slot next to Jefferson and Mason Plumlee.

Taking on Brandon Jennings is a bit of a gamble. His Achilles heel ruptured and that’s probably bad news for a speedy guard. Jennings was spectacular when he played, with 15.4 PTS, 6.6 AST, 1.9 3PT (albeit on 40.1 FG%) but can he return to form next season? At the same time, Jedi Knights didn’t lost much in this deal. D.J. Agustin, Jennings’ replacement in Detroit is gonna have a huge second half, but Lum isn’t worried about this season anyway. Plus, Agustin was this season's lone free agent pickup for Jedi so far. Moving Wesley Matthews for two potential keeper pieces can be seen as an upgrade.

If you’re keeping track at home, including the earlier season deal with Sour Snails, Lum turned Jimmy Butler and David Lee into Monta Ellis, Brandon Jennings, and Roy Hibbert. Time will tell if that upgraded the team’s talent overall.

As for Pogiboys, this was a perfectly timed deal as they are cashing in on Jennings while he’s on the injured list. Augustin will directly replace him in real life and in fantasy (and maybe even outdo him, as he’s averaging 18.3 PTS, 9.0 REB, 1.6 3PT in his last seven games), and adding a gunner like Wes Matthews gives the second-to-last 3PT ranked Pogiboys a shot at being competitive in that category.

GM Alvin knew that he was already way far ahead in BLK — Pogiboys literally have 125% more BLK than the second place team — so losing Hibbert won’t be a big deal. And they’ve got Gorgui Dieng waiting in the wings anyway. In fact, Pogiboys has a ton of young talent sitting in the stables, and they probably have some more moves ahead of them as they try to consolidate keeper talent and prepare for their first playoff run!