Early Christmas Gift...

Well, when Timbo woke up this morning he must of thought it was the 25th already...
You see, he received an early Christmas gift when he landed Monta Ellis AND Andrew Bynum for Brook Lopez and DJ Augustin.

Which one of those players is #5 in the NBA in scoring? Answer: Monta Ellis.
Which of those players has the most steals? Answer: Monta Ellis.
Which one of those players is the best rebounder? Answer: Andrew Bynum (assuming he stays healthy).
Which player has the best FG%? Answer: Monta Ellis. No, its not Lopez. It's Monta.
Who is the best shot blocker? Answer: ??? Right now it's Lopez with 41 blocks. However, we know that Bynum can block shots. Last year he did it at 1.4/game. Lopez is at 1.5/game this year. So, they can both block shots.

I could listen to an argument that Lopez is the best rebounder but the stats do not indicate that's the case. Lopez is averaging 6.3 rebounds this season!! For comparison sake, Luol Deng is averaging 6.3 rebounds. Andre Iguodala is averaging 6.3 rebounds. So, these 2 small forwards are rebounding at the same level as this big center!!

No matter how I slice this deal, I keep coming back to the conclusion that the Brussels won this trade hands down. I'm struggling to figure out what Belgrade is getting from the deal...
Now again, when I look at this trade, I am assuming that Bynum is going to play the rest of the season. If he gets injured and misses time then this deal will be a bit different...

I know why Brussels made this trade. He was looking for scoring and rebounds and he got both!

From Belgrade's perspective, I'm not sure what the motivation was...
Lopez is a good center (19 & 6 and blocks) and DJ Augustin is a good PG. But he traded away Monta Ellis who is the best scorer of the 4 players.
Monta has 61 steals this season. Lopez and Augustin have a combined 34 steals.
I don't think Lopez or Augustin are great keepers at their current price either.
So, I am confused. I don't get it. Help me understand...

And Merry Christmas Brussels...you got the early Christmas gift.
And Merry Christmas Maui - I think you got one as well as you have a real shot of getting out of the basement now as I think Belgrade will be sliding.
Next up for the JBL, after seeing this trade, will be the pursuit of Carmelo and Lamar Odom from the Belgrade roster.

Now, having said my 2 cents, Andrew Bynum could go down again with injury and the dynamics of this deal will change. And maybe I'm wrong about how lopsided this deal but I guess only time will tell. When this deal went down it was one day away from the end of week 8. Brussels had 440 points and Belgrade had 355 points. Let's see where they are 4 weeks from now.