Former Syracuse Orange PG Jason Hart Traded to Phoenix

December 30th, 2009 by Ryan Maloney Leave a reply »
The Minnesota Timberwolves' website announced two trades involving former Syracuse point guard Jason Hart yesterday.  One of the deals actually went through.

From the AP:

Hours after mistakenly letting a release leak on the team Web site announcing a trade with New Orleans that never came to fruition, the Timberwolves did ship Hart out after all, to the Suns.

Instead of ending up with Devin Brown from the Hornets, the Wolves landed Alando Tucker, a second-round pick and cash considerations from Phoenix.

Timberwolves president David Kahn was in talks with the Hornets about acquiring Brown, a 6-foot-5 guard shooting a career-high 41 percent from 3-point range this season. The Hornets were looking to dump Brown's $1.1 million salary and the Wolves needed perimeter shooting.

Kahn went so far as to prepare a statement for the deal.

"Jason has been the consummate professional during his time with us, but it was a rare opportunity to add a proven player with 3-point shooting capabilities that will help our offense," Kahn said. "Devin should be a nice addition to our team defensively, as well. He has a reputation as a tough kid ...

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