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another one of these? Good lord. Thanks for posting though.
This is from Hoopsworld so take it for what its worth.Derrick Favors: In every draft class there is a kid that comes off as being one year away, and this year its Favors. Derrick is a bright young man, who is a little overwhelmed and nervous about the process. He is soft spoken and tends to blend in – as much as a 6'10 basketball player can.
The biggest part of the Combine process is the individual team interviews, and while any team can request a meeting with a player, sometimes the meeting requests paint an interesting picture.
You would expect that Favors, who is arguably the fourth best talent in the draft class would be talking to the top 8 to 10 teams, and if you looked at his interview list you'd be right. However there was one team that jumped off the page for Favors – The San Antonio Spurs.
The Spurs hold the 20th pick in the first round and have no shot at drafting Favors as they stand, but they met with him yesterday which is sure to fuel the trade speculation.
Sources close to the situation pointed out last night, that while San Antonio meeting with Favors is interesting, they also reminded that the team interview portion of the Combine was designed around this very concept.
If a team has interest in a player, they would want to meet with that player before giving up assets to move up in the draft, and just because a team meets with a player outside of their range, that does not mean they will meet the price tag to move up.
But Derrick Favors meeting with the San Antonio Spurs is interesting, especially when the New Jersey Nets have been floating that they would consider trading the third overall pick for the right kind of veteran – Tony Parker anyone?
the third overall pick for the right kind of veteran – Tony Parker anyone?
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another one of these? Good lord. Thanks for posting though.
Reminds me of last year when it was reported that Blair had had an interview with the Spurs, even though at the time he was projected as a lottery pick. It'd be an even bigger shock if Favors falls to 20th, obviously extremely unlikely.
There's always talk about trying to move up and there are quite a few picks that might be available for the right price but apart from the speculation these things are rarely fruitful, so I don't expect the Spurs to move up, in fact I think it's much more likely that they'd trade out of the 1st round if the players they like are picked early on.
As for the proposed deal, it doesn't make sense for the Spurs to trade TP for a project big, no matter how talented he is. Would make sense for numerous other teams though who are looking to rebuild and NJ's pick is certainly attractive.
This is definitely gonna fuel some trade talk though. But then again it's hoopsworld.
Swapping a 28-year-old NBA Finals MVP for a rookie? In a year that's Tim Duncan's possible last chance for his 5th ring?
Sign me up, please.
Why would the Nets trade for Parker when they already have Devin Harris?
Maybe because Harris might be involved in the trade? If Bonner is included, im all for it.
No way the Nets trade Harris and the #3 pick for Parker.
Are you saying that you would rather have Harris as you starting point over TP?
and the #3 pick....yes. The Spurs would have to throw in either their 1st round pick or another player like Blair.
I think he is saying he would rather have Harris + Favors or Cousins than just Tony Parker.
You bring in Tony to get Lebron not a rookie.
R. J. needs a homecoming.
LeBron would rather go play with Derrick Rose than Tony Parker if that was the case.
This kid is raw as , but damn this kid has tremendous upside. Just entertaining the idea.
Maybe but the nets cant get Rose so this may be there best option.
If they got Tony Parker they could move Devin Harris to the position he should be playing, shooting guard.
But thats the point. Getting Parker wont land LeBron to the Nets. He'll just go to Chicago instead. Plus Tony rhinks he is a max type player and should be paid accordingly. I dont think the Nets would do that. They have other free agent players they want to give that money to first.
The trade makes sense only if Spurs have decided to start re-building now...and it's not necessary that D. Harris is included.
For New Jersey a back court of Parker - Harris and Williams would be unbelievable quick...three of the quickest players in the world.
Give them two very good rebounders at 4-5 and other teams can already start to run...
Harris would be a very undersized SG. He is 6-3. You look at guys like Manu, Kobe, Roy, ect....they are all 6-6.
I'd be cool with trading Parker + our 1st for Harris and the #3 overall.
Wow. That looked like he was playing against a junior high team. Didn't even have to jump to block shots.
He looked like he has nice touch around the basket and a decent jumper, but then again it was against people only half his height it looked like.
Hmmmm well I guess we will just have to disagree on this one. If I were LBJ and I was considering the Nets I would rather play with a point guard that has proven to carry a team and not one that was just part of the worst team in NBA history.
Thats why they wanted the 1st pick. They wanted Wall and to try and get Calipari to entice leBron. They would have traded Harris then. But I dont see them thinking Parker is the answer.
Looks nice, but like someone else said he was playing against chumps.
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