"Hoop" gave the Warriors an A+ rating for this trade, but fans in the Bay Area are still somewhat worried.
Because anyone can see that the immediate combat power chips the Warriors received do not match the value of Allan Houston.
Indeed, Nick Van Exel was once an All-Star player, but now he's just a 34-year-old sporadic scorer averaging barely over 10 points as a backup.
Moreover, the Warriors already have Old Cat Mobley, who is very familiar with the team's system, as their sixth man. Nick Van Exel doesn't have much use and probably won't even enter the regular rotation. Spoelstra would only sub him in when Old Cat is in poor form, hoping for a stroke of luck.
As for Derek Anderson, he started for two seasons with the Trail Blazers, averaging 13 points, making him a decent role player.
