Lakers Get Better, Trade Luke Walton, Derek Fisher

Derek Fisher, Derek Fisher, Derek Fisher.

"The worst starting point guard in the NBA," is the title Fisher has gained in the last few years, and finally that title can be put to rest.

That is because Derek Fisher was traded today to the Houston Rockets. Kyle Lowry is having the best season of his life, so the probabilities of him starting (unless Lowry gets hurt) are zero.

I'm happy for him, because maybe this extends his career.

I'm more happy though, for the Lakers, who got Jordan Hill in exchange, while also giving up a 2012 first round pick that the Lakers got from the Lamar Odom trade.

Hill is an athletic, capable big man, able to keep the Lakers' size advantage in tact when Gasol or Bynum goes out the game.

What's even better though is that the Lakers traded Luke Walton for Cavs point guard Ramon Sessions, who is a proven good, solid starting point guard in the league. He's way younger and quicker than Fisher, and can shoot and score better.

This is exactly what the Lakers needed, and by getting two good players for two almost complete non-factors, there is no doubt that they got better, and with the emergence of Bynum and about 23 games to incorporate the newbies into the defensive scheme of Mike Brown, Lakers fanatics like myself are hype again, because we are immediately a championship contender.

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/03/15/end-of-a-lakers-era/

As far as the articles go, it is interesting that NBA.com, obviously the official site of the NBA, had to site the details of the trade from another news source, Yahoo Sports.