Artest probably has a couple of good years left in him, but I doubt he'll keep Effectiveness Rating at its current 19.44 level. Usually, when you pull in a guy who's pushing 30, you're looking for a mature stabilizing force. Artest won't fill that bill.
Curry is just another player. He's in the prime of his career and carries an Eff Rating of 16.16. His scoring average jumped this year, but is likely at or near its peak. He's good but not great.
Looking at the numbers, Randolph will be the best player on your team next year. I'm not sure if he was the Blazers best player, but they finished at 32-50. That's even worse than the Knicks.
Crawford, also in his prime, is a mediocre guard who can't hit 3s. And with an overall scoring rate of 40%, his 17.6 ppg lead me to believe that he just chucks it up a lot.
Marbury is another mediocrity, and you can be sure his game won't get any better now that he's over 30.
If this team comes together, works hard and stays healthy, it has an honest chance of breaking .500. Don't count on it, though; there is much more that can go wrong here than can go right.
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