Ants Trade for Raivio

With the loss of Walker Russell, Jr. to China, the Mad Ants made a trade today to shore up their point guard position by acquiring Derek Raivio in a three team deal between the Austin Toros, Erie Bayhawks, and Ants.

Raivio has not seen a ton of time sitting behind former All Star Blake Ahearn, but he has seen success throughout his career. The former C0-WCC Player of the Year at Gonzaga has been playing his best basketball in the month of February.

He will come to help carry the post-Russell point guard duties with Carlos English who has a real opportunity to demonstrate that it isn't the size of the dog in the fight, it is the size of the fight in the dog. Carlos has ability, and we will need him to demonstrate it now with Walker gone. In fact, we will need them both to demonstrate it as we head into the final stretch of the season battling it out with 4 or 5 other teams in the playoff hunt.

Should be fun!