Thunder Pick up 18, Cook.

[flox]

Miami traded Daequan Cook and 18th pick for the #32 pick, which belongs to the Thunder.

http://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/16880492898

http://twitter.com/TheAkronHammer/status/16878037549
http://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/16880280246
http://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/16880449417
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...dertrade062310

I wonder if we just got leapfrogged to get a guy stolen from us, or if this was just a salary dump by Miami.

[Blackjack]

Both.

[tdunk21]

The Miami Heat have traded the 18th pick in Thursday's NBA draft and guard Daequan Cook to Oklahoma City for the Thunder's 32nd pick, a league source tells ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher.

Cook, a backup at shooting guard, averaged five points and 15.4 minutes in 45 games last season.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2...ory?id=5320725

[Solid D]

Well, there you go. You knew it would eventually come from the Blazers or Thunder.

[flox]

Both.

lol, did not think of that.

[tdunk21]

heat can now sign wade, lebron and bosh to max deals i guess

[Blackjack]

The Heat are obviously looking to shed salary and the rumor has been that the Thunder were worried about losing out on Orton -- someone who's not a sexy pick but could very well be the Spurs' target at 20.

[DynastyBuilder]

fwiw i was going to trade for cook in our gm game but it never materialized.

[timvp]

Good trade by both sides. Heat get more salary cap space and a valuable early second round pick. Thunder get a shooter and yet another first rounder.

[SenorSpur]

...and now the Thunder have acquired a pick that is a couple ahead of the Spurs.

[Muser]

you Presti.

[ducks]

great move
hopefully the pick will be good like thunder to do well

[ducks]

durant is going to get a le before james

[scottspurs]

durant is going to get a le before james

Looks like it

[E-RockWill]

you Presti.

This.

[TimmehC]

you Presti.

indeed.

[jesterbobman]

I can't see the Thunder keeping all 3 1st's. There aren't a ton of guys to draft and stash(Vesely and Montejunas out of draft), and they don't have holes to fill in the rotation. I would guess they'll try to move up (18, 21 and 26 to get a Top/Top ish big man- Aldrich, Davis, Udoh etc. I doubt they could get Favors or Cousins.

[Shastafarian]

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

...and now the Thunder have acquired a pick that is a couple ahead of the Spurs.

Yep, which is what it was all about (and the salary dump).

So tune in, whoever Presti grabs at 18 is who we were going to pick.

[ChumpDumper]

Presti isn't all that great at drafting big men. He might be doing the Spurs a favor.

[Cane]

If Portland really wants to move up I think the 17th pick is up for grabs. That'd be fun.

[AFBlue]

That's a rediculously good deal for the Thunder. It should be pretty clear that they are going big, so hopefully a good wing player falls to the Spurs at #20.

[DPG21920]

Super, super cheap way to move up in the draft. Damn.

[rascal]

That's a rediculously good deal for the Thunder. It should be pretty clear that they are going big, so hopefully a good wing player falls to the Spurs at #20.

the spurs need bigs.

[AFBlue]

the spurs need bigs.

The Spurs have multiple needs and all of the bigs likely available at 20 (Orton, Alabi, Whiteside, Sanders) are considered projects. I'm not saying that the Spurs wouldn't benefit from a project big man, but if it meant that a more immediate contributor at the wing position were made available then I'm all for it.