I would hate to lose both Landry and Brooks in the deal, leaving us with Kyle Lowry as our sole PG. And it might give us the most injury prone frontcourt in the league with Amare and Yao. Yet the possibility of this trade excites me for some reason. Ah well, in Daryl Morey I trust...

Local Phoenix radio just said there's no interest from the Phoenix side in the Houston deal and that it's completely false. They did say there's some interest in a Golden State deal that would involve Biedrins, #7 and one other player (Belinelli or Wright).

They also just said this rumor - Suns move Ben Wallace's expiring contract + picks/cash to New orleans for Tyson Chandler. Sounds like Wallace will do a buyout - which would save the Hornets $3-4 million this season and over $13 million next season. Chandler would be a better fit in the Suns uptempo offense than Shaq.

Not sure I buy it, but it is interesting.

Draftexpress says that the trade of Sergio Rodriguez to Sacramento from Portland is done. Does it mean they want an Spanish there to help Rubio to adapt to the NBA quicker?

Now there´s reports of both Wright and Belinelli in adition to Beans and the 7th pick, which would actually be good value all things considered :eek:

Hope Nash stays. If nothing else we´d get 1 or possibly 2 more years (pending on how his body keeps up) of vintage 7 seconds or less. And Wright and Biedrins better be prepared to get a lot of Pick and Roll passes all of a sudden, which both could be pretty good at from what i k now.
Plus the 7 might end up being Curry. Seriously, this team would really intrigue me.
And at 14 maybe Terrence Williams or Earl Clark ?
Plus Belinelli isn´t bad either, could end up being a solid 20 minute guy on a good team.

definitely an interesting idea :popcorn:


doubt it. Rodriguez wants to play, can´t see him going into veteran-mode and be a assistant coach in uniform ... I mean, Udrih is still there as well. But maybe Udrih will be traded ? (doubt it though, is overpaid and just not close to starting material. His per-minute production is highly subpar ... )
Doesn´t mean they won´t draft a PG (Evans, Flynn), just that i can´t see them trading for Rodriguez because they want to take (and keep) Rubio.
Rubio might actually fall to the Wolves, who then could snatch him AND another player at 6 without doing another trade.

btw via draftexpress :


those last 2 days have been crazy :eek:


Rubio could also go at 3, Presti apparently didn´t give any indicationa dn they did hire a law firm in spain. But who knows, right now it´s wild guessing all arround :D

Ouch, things look bad for Rubio, even if he is picked at #5, his contract won't be enough profitable to pay his release clause, so he might decide to stay in Spain.

no big surprise yet,

1)Griffin
2)Thabeet (what happens to Gasol ? Neither can move to the 4 spot, Gasol is a starter)
3)Harden (makes sense, they needed a 2 guard)
4)Evans (makes sense again, he´s gonna be good right away and fits next to Martin who doesn´t need the ball terribly much to score a ton)

Now the Wolves. Definitely gonna be a good and intriguing duo here at 5,6 for them. Rubio should be a lock for them to take, can´t pass on him with 2 picks here. Then Curry makes most sense ... Or they draft big and take Hill.

he´s stated yesterday though that he´s going to make it happen, no matter where picked. He looks pleased enough as well.

Finally.
Not a bad thing as it's a team rebuilding from zero with all those picks, so he could be the starter and have a ton of minutes. He said he didn't like the city weather but... anyway let's see what happens with his contract buyout.

On the other hand, i'm so happy about Sergio Rodriguez going to Sacramento, as he had no future in Portland. Let's see if he can finally show why he was for some time the most promising Spanish player.

I can't get to nba.com, fantastic.

What the ... ? Now this is a combination of picks that makes no sense at all if they don´t trade one of them ?
Not only do they take 2 PGs but also 2 PGs that lack a good outside shot so playing both together would be kind of a bad idea...

Rubio's sponsors will pay his buyout.

Umm another guard? maybe Rubio will end in the Knicks by a trade as he wanted?

The all PG team they are making will be fun to watch ;)

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Knicks fans are so funny

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Knick fans thought they were getting Curry, tough luck.

I love seeing Golden State doing that to the Knicks.

I was hoping Flynn somehow dropped to the Pacers.

I would say better than a pretty nice starting 5. I think that would become the best starting 5 in the league. Nice move for Orlando.

NICE! Well, Don Nelson won't require him to play defense either so he is in good shape

Is Matt Millen the GM of the T-Wolves?

haha. hahaha. hahahaha. I don't actually dislike the Knicks but that was pretty funny. I think that's Karma for telling everybody for the last month that you plan to take a guy at a certain position.

Lol @ New York´s collective uproar over the Warriors taking Curry :D

Curry meets Nelly-ball = :popcorn:

Hill is the 3rd best player in the draft IMO, and the Knicks have him fall to their laps. If they pass on him, oh boy.

I wanna see Curry playing Nelly-ball.

lol at the little kid giving the thumbs down and his dad twisting his wrist into a thumbs up

The Knicks just drafted Mikki Moore.

That's a nice pick. Knicks fans are morons.

It is unreal how many busts there are in the NBA draft. When ESPN shows the first round picks from the last 5 years, it's like a who's who of crappy players and unheard of again Euro's. No wonder so many of these teams are picking high every year.

Who is better, Chris Bosh or Jordan Hill?;)

Thought he didn't want to play in Canada, otherwise I like the pick.

I think DeRozan could be a poor man's DWade, but he will need a lot of time to develop. He really didn't perform for SC at all until the last month of the season, and that was against college level defenders.

Yeeesh. Jennings at 10?

Not saying it's a good pick, but what really is out there now?

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Hollinger's draft rater has Jordan Hill and DeRozan as the two biggest busts in this draft. It rated Hill in the mid-20s, so not too huge of a bust but still a disappointment. It has DeRozan rated 54th, though.

It'll be interesting to see how they do.

Detroit should take Maynor 15 if he is available but they'll take Mullens. So yeah, I am ready for a wasted pick.

Eric Maynor. Kid will be a stud.

Don't congratulate the Knicks too much for that pick. Somehow, Hill is going to Minnesota for Rubio, probably with David Lee once the Knicks can sign him.

I honestly can't see how Maynor could go ahead of Ty Lawson.

Terrence Williams is the guy that carries a Barbie backpack and has Spongebob socks right?

Good Lord, I hope that guarantee to Mullens is just a rumor. The guy is a stiff and a tool.

I'd take Earl Clark happily.

Larry Bird is a dumbass.

I'm surprised that Hansbrough went that early.

lol look - we have shitty PG's but we're going to take a big white stiff!

Bird's a racist.

Troy Mruphy, Mike Dunleavy........was there any doubt that Hansbrough would be the pick there?

Ugh. Joe D just don't take Mullens or Daye. Please.

+1

There was mention locally that the Pacers were looking to trade for later picks with Chicago. I really hope that's what this is.

The Pacers are petitioning to the NBA to include diving for loose balls as an official stat.

Damn. I would have liked Earl Clark.

It's okay Schmidty. I'll send you a Mullens jersey shirt.

Can you overnight it? I'm on my last roll of toilet paper.

I wouldn't mind having Hansborough in Chicago. He's someone who can step in and play right away. Will give you some energy and minutes off the bench. I'd look at it as a free agent pickup that is much cheaper than actually signing a free agent.

Blah.

What a waste of a pick. I am glad we weren't content with having one Tayshaun Prince. He is 192 lbs and nearly 7 foot. Unreal.

Great pick. Can never have enough Small Forwards.

Yeah, he's Tayshaun 2.0.

Joe has lost it.

Van Gundy, lmao.

Daye makes Tayshaun look like the Hulk.

But back to this shit sandwhich of a pick.

So now we have an unatheltic near 7 footer who weights 190 lbs and is not someone who mixes it up down low. Amazing.

Hey now the last draftee who could not bench press his weight did pretty well


Okay you are right, I don't see this pick as making any sense.

Tayshaun being traded to Celtics for Rondo then. ;)

Bargnani has worked out well.

Kevin Durant just called Austin Daye a pussy.

While I hate to have a Bruin on my team, I like that pick as the best option to fill a need.

Can I go on record now by stating that Ty Lawson will be the steal of the draft?

ROFL

All-PG lineup eh... haha.

If they don't have trades already worked out this could backfire very badly.

Minnesota wtf, they have to be making a trade tonight right?

Agree, they NEED to trade now, and when you need something and everybody knows it, you lose a lot of negotiation strength.

Ummmm okay

Lawson to Denver. I like it.

Ty Lawson to Denver?

It's the new Triangle Offense...set up at the 3 point stripe.

Didn't their new GM say he's gonna make a bang? Jefferson, three PGs, and whoever else they have as a starting lineup. ;)

Maybe he wants to invent a new offense all with PG's, like that ultra spread offense in high school football.

Nope Wolves actually have someone smart running the operation now. Taking best available player instead of taking some player every knows will suck. Flynn is a beast. Just curious who would have you taken in that spot?

If the Suns end up moving Amare to Golden State for Biedrins, Wright and Belinelli, they will have Nash, Richardson, Clark, Biedrins, Wright, Belinelli, Barbosa, Lopez, Dudley and Goran Dragic as their top 10 (with Amundson as well). Their next move may be to trade for Don Nelson as they have basically become the 2006 Golden State Warriors. They'll also have only $33 million in guaranteed salary going into the 2010 offseason.

They will lose, but it will be in style and at a high pace ;)

Three PGs in the top 20?

And now starting at PG for the Minnesota Timberwolves...... Everyone?

Well obviously Lawson is getting traded and Ive been seeing rumors of Rubio going to the Knicks for Nate Robinson/Jordan Hill. It will all work out give him a chance.

They need a PG while Rubio is getting ready, and just in case one fails they have another I guess.

But then it's not fun. ;) Three PGs is more entertaining.

I'm obviously slightly biased but I agree.

LOL It would have been unique.

I actually wanted Flynn but I wasnt sure who else they should have taken. I really didnt see anyone else worth a 5/6 pick so under them circumstances I think he did the smart thing. Im really not even sure why they need Jordan Hill considering they have Jefferson/Love at PF.

Between this and the draft tonight, maybe they're going for the extremes and trying out a 3 PG/2 C lineup

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I think it may be time for some of the underclassmen who decided to declare early to sweat a bit.

Portland loading up on Spanish dudes? I'd like to see someone try that (get a significant portion of their roster from one good national team). I thought Collangelo would try it in Toronto.

Looks like Curry may be part of the Amare deal. Local radio is saying that the deal is Amare for Curry, Biedrins and Wright (with maybe Belinelli as well). They've said that Golden State is already negotiating a long term extension with Amare and the deal can't be announced because Biedrins is a base year guy and the cap numbers won't work until FA begins:

Curry pick part of likely Amare deal

EA better improve the NBA Live series now that Howard is on the cover. He should have waited to be on the NBA2k cover down the road.

I don't watch the NBA but it is a surprise that Blair still hasn't been picked?

Hm... interesting, but not sure what to think of that

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Yes, he was expected to go in the 15~20 range but his injury history might be scaring some teams.

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Makes no sense to me what the Kings are doing. They'll have an injury prone Amare (who they will pay max money for) and no one.

Portland apparently offering Oden for Rubio.

Kevin Martin is a stud. Im guessing u meant gGolden State though:)

Raw numbers might play a part of it as well. 6'6 277lbs for a 4 is a tough sell for a lot of teams

Yeah sorry, Golden State. I just don't get it.

Uhh... I would not do that if I were Minnesota. But it would be interesting for the all-Spanish team. ;)

Yeah who knows about them. Monta Ellis is a good player but Stephen Jackson is a cancer that shoots all the time. I dont see Amar'e making them much better than what they are either.