Oakland, Calif. ? The Indiana Pacers traded Al Harrington and Stephen Jackson to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday for forwards Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy as part of an eight-player deal designed to shake up two struggling teams.

The Pacers also sent guard Sarunas Jasikevicius and forward Josh Powell to the Warriors, who gave up forward Ike Diogu and guard Keith McLeod.

“We feel we made a pretty significant trade for the franchise that will be good for both teams,” Pacers president Larry Bird said in a statement. “We feel the players we got will make a significant difference in the franchise.”

Murphy, Dunleavy and Diogu had been reduced to high-priced backups for failing to measure up to new coach Don Nelson’s expectations this season, while Jackson was dogged by legal troubles and attitude problems in Indiana.

“We have acquired players who will fit in very well with our particular style of basketball,” said Chris Mullin, the Warriors’ executive vice president of basketball operations. “As with any trade, we also had to surrender players that we like both on and off the court. I think this transaction will be good for both teams and all of the players involved.”

The deal left injury-plagued Golden State with just six healthy players on its roster for Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers – two fewer than the NBA minimum required to avoid forfeiting a game. The Warriors were expected to sign another player to a 10-day contract and suit up one of their injured players to avoid the forfeit.

Harrington – one of the Warriors’ top targets in free agency last season – averaged 15.9 points and 6.3 rebounds this season, second on the team in both categories to Jermaine O’Neal. Jackson has scored 14.1 points per game, but embarrassed the club with an early-season fight at a strip club and a spat with coach Rick Carlisle last month.