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Hill better not be in any trade talks. If the Spurs want to get into the 1st round, they should trade a pick, and some cash. That SHOULD make up for any extra cash that they don't want to spend on a 1st rounder.
6:30 cst pre-draft previews and I think the actual start time is 7:30cst.
Hill better not be in any trade talks. If the Spurs want to get into the 1st round, they should trade a pick, and some cash. That SHOULD make up for any extra cash that they don't want to spend on a 1st rounder.
7.30 est.
Ok, my bad. I just saw got 'em and I was confused.
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I'm confused by this.
What I meant is that if it's going to cost at least $3 million to get a first-rounder, and if the Spurs don't want to spend that much, they could send less cash, and a pick, instead of paying that full price.
I know, my other post made almost no sense.
POSTED: June 25 -- 3:03 p.m. ET
Chad Ford: I just updated my mock draft to version 7.1 a few minutes ago. Here are the key changes:
-- Sources say the Bucks are now leaning strongly toward Brandon Jennings at No. 10. So much for that green-room drama he was facing. Over the past 48 hours the Bucks have really fallen in love with Jennings, and it's possible they would take him even if Jonny Flynn were still on the board.
-- I pushed Jrue Holiday to No. 13 at Indiana. The Pacers have been eyeing Ty Lawson, but I doubt Larry Bird can pass on the upside of Holiday. Not only is he one of the most talented players in the draft, he also has great size and defensive ability -- two things the Pacers lack in their backcourt.
-- With Lawson pushed out of Indiana's spot, I have him falling all the way to Atlanta at No. 19. Lawson would get a long look in Philly, but from what I'm hearing they are leaning toward Eric Maynor right now.
-- And with the Knicks buying the Lakers' pick at 29, I have them taking Florida State's Toney Douglas. GM Donnie Walsh is a big fan of Douglas, who is a great shooter and a terrific defender -- sort of a poor man's Ben Gordon. DaJuan Summers and Derrick Brown are other potential targets for the Knicks there.
• There are two theories in play that explain why the Thunder might not be taking Ricky Rubio after all.
The first is the smokescreen theory. It says that the Thunder are very tight-lipped and all of the recent leaks about Rubio are uncharacteristic of a Sam Presti team. They say that the Thunder are leaking Rubio hoping that a team like the Wolves who are hot for him would trade an asset to move up two spots.
The second theory is the Arn Tellem theory. Tellem is the agent for Russell Westbrook and some believe that he's been exerting major pressure on Presti not to take Rubio. Westrbrook wants to be a point guard and would be unhappy if he was moved to the 2.
I'm not sure I buy the second one at all. It is a tough position for Presti to be in, but in the end I think Rubio would make Westbrook a better player. As for the first one, that one does scare me a bit.
• The Minnesota Timberwolves continue to work the phones as we approach the draft. One interesting scenario that's arisen is a Knicks proposal that would send Wilson Chandler and the No. 8 pick to Minnesota for either the No. 5 or No. 6 pick.
Why would the Knicks do it? They believe this is a seven-player draft and they're stuck at 8. If they get to No. 6 they'll have a shot at Jordan Hill, Stephen Curry or Tyreke Evans there.
Why would the Wolves do it? If they can't get their hands on Ricky Rubio, most likely they'll select Jonny Flynn with one of their picks. Since the Warriors aren't seriously considering Flynn, they can move down two spots, get their guy and pick up a very nice asset in Chandler.
• The Grizzlies also are still shopping their pick and one potential trade may persuade them to part with it. A source in Memphis says the Rockets have offered Shane Battier and Aaron Brooks for No. 2. The Grizzlies could send them the dreaded Marko Jaric contract back and save some face in the draft if they did it. Who are the Rockets after? That is the question ...
• The Raptors have been debating all week between DeMar DeRozan and Jrue Holiday. James Johnson has been a dark horse there lately too, but it sounds like DeRozan has the slight edge.
Oh wow. If the Rockets pull off that trade with the Grizzles(even though unlikely) that could be huge for them. I would see them taking Thabeet.
I would love to trade up to get Casspi, I honestly believe that he could be our next Manu. If we don't, however, with the addition of RJ we filled a big void and if we get pendegraph, a young athletic big i feel we are definatley much improved. With our second second rounder a potential back up pg, maybe sergio llul. The third, a draft & stash of course. Add "The Gist" and a MLE big and the trophy comes home.
Battier and Brooks for the number 2?!?
Wow...
eres the problem for Houston.
You trade Brooks, who the plays point guard?
Rockets trying to get Rubio?
At $3M, I'd rather draft #37 and throw money at Tau.
Limited up to the 500 grand that a team can offer of course.
Next CBA that number needs to be freaking raised....
Ok cool.
What do you do to replace Battier?
Why would the rockets want to trade Brooks?
The guy is a rising star and was terrfic during their playoff run when Yao went down
I can't see the Spurs paying $3M for a pick. They already are going to be over the lux tax. Unless Holt won the lottery, the spending can't be limitless.
I'd rather keep the $3M to ensure the Spurs can sign a big in free agency.
If they make that move, then maybe they are, for some idiotic reason, expecting to have McGrady healthy and back to normal, but that would be stupid.
Bruce Bowen?
Rockets would have Lowry and Jaric for PG's if the deal went down. Not great, but serviceable. Given Yao's situation they could use Thabeet.
They couldn't be that stupid.
Rockets are planning on keeping Artest, so no need for Battier anymore.
Bruce Bowen?
They went down that road with Brent Barry and it bit them in the ass in the sense that he produced jack .
Bowen however with Houston, would be pretty scary
Ok, who plays shooting guard.
Battier and Brooks? That's a rather low return for a #2 pick.
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