ehmunro

Well, for one thing, as others have mentioned, the /48s are misleading. If Outlaw were good enough to start, he'd surely leave the likes of Martell Webster and Fred Jones on the bench. He isn't that good (hence Portland's interest in Granger). You also misleadingly use FG% as a comparison for perimeter players. You should always use aFG% in that comparison, and there we find that Granger shoots .510 and Outlaw .464 (vs. league average .494). Granger is a more efficient scorer (1.14 PP/FGA vs. 1.02 for Outlaw), a better shooter, better rebounder and defender. He is, more or less, the better player, and that would be the reason that Portland wants to add him. Also, while Granger is 17 months older than Outlaw, he is only in his third NBA season, while Outlaw is in his fifth. Now, admittedly, the Portland situation isn't the best for young players to develop in, but Outlaw is probably closer to his ceiling than Granger.

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