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If I am Pax I give the T-Wolves Deng and the two picks for KG. Not Gordon.
Garnett trade in the works?
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I'm feeling very confident that the Toronto Raptors will make Andrea Bargnani the No. 1 pick in the draft.
After that, things get fuzzy.
Will the Chicago Bulls trade the No. 2 pick?
The hot rumor floating among GMs this morning was that the Bulls and Timberwolves might pull off a blockbuster Kevin Garnett deal, sending picks No. 2 (Tyrus Thomas) and No. 16 (probably Marcus Williams) along with either Luol Deng or Ben Gordon to Minnesota for Garnett.
Blockbuster deals are very difficult to pull off at this time of year. Given the Bulls' cap situation, they'd have to wait until after July 1 to clear the cap space to make it happen.
I'm skeptical the Wolves are ready to trade Garnett, but otherwise the trade makes a lot of sense.
If the Bulls keep the pick...
I talked to GM John Paxson on Tuesday night, and he appeared close to making up his mind between LaMarcus Aldridge and Tyrus Thomas. There were reports today that Shelden Williams might be in the mix there, but I'm not buying that. Paxson didn't mention his name.
Paxson told me that Bargnani was also seriously in the mix for Chicago at No. 2. I think this helped end trade talks for the Raptors. They were looking at trading down a few spots in the draft, but once they were convinced Bargnani would be gone at No. 2, they knew they had to keep the No. 1 pick.
Charlotte is the real wild card this afternoon. When I talked to GM Bernie Bickerstaff on Tuesday night, he said the team was still undecided and might wait until right before the draft to make its decision. He said four guys were in the mix: Rudy Gay, Adam Morrison, Brandon Roy and Andrea Bargnani.
Several sources I talked to Tuesday night and this morning think it's Gay. Why? In part because Bobcats co-owner Michael Jordan was impressed that Gay was willing to work out for him and upset that Roy blew off the workout.
As for Morrison, I think he was the early favorite, but I continue to hear that MJ isn't a fan. For what it's worth, Morrison's agent, Mark Bartelstein, told me this afternoon that he believes the Bobcats will take Morrison, but he says that's just his gut feeling.
He was more adamant that I was wrong when I put LaMarcus Aldridge ahead of Morrison for the Portland Trail Blazers in this morning's mock draft.
I'm getting lots of e-mails about that, many filled with profanity -- the general theme is that Blazers fans would be ready to storm the Rose Garden if their team passes on Morrison.
Bartelstein thinks there's "no way" the Blazers pass on him. But after what I heard Tuesday night, I think Aldridge is their guy.
The Celtics and Allen Iverson rumors continue to churn. GM Danny Ainge told Insider on Tuesday that an Iverson-to-the-Celtics trade was "not going to happen." I don't think Danny would lie to me. But this is the time of year when you can't trust anyone.
Finally, I've made some changes in my mock draft based on talk around the league.
I'm hearing that Mouhamed Saer Sene might be the pick for Seattle at No. 10, if the Sonics don't trade the pick.
The Hornets have Hilton Armstrong and Cedric Simmons ranked higher than Patrick O'Bryant, meaning O'Bryant could be in for a major draft-day slide if the Warriors don't take him at No. 9.
We always thought the Hornets would be the backstop for O'Bryant at No. 15, but several sources insist the Hornets are taking Memphis' Shawne Williams there.
That could complicate things for Indiana at No. 17 and Sacramento at No. 19. It would be hard to pass on O'Bryant if he slips that far.
If Williams is gone before No. 20, that puts the Knicks in an interesting situation. They like Florida State's Alexander Johnson and tried to work him out this morning. But he sprained his ankle in a workout against Leon Powe in Memphis and wasn't able to do a full workout for the Knicks.
We'll keep posting updates as we hear them...
If I am Pax I give the T-Wolves Deng and the two picks for KG. Not Gordon.
But if you are the Wolves would you go for that?
If I am the Wolves, no. I just wouldn't give Gordon if I am the Bulls. Its tough. You give Gordon away and you give away the only cluth shooter they have.
portland has 2 lottery picks
plus radolph
portland fans can dream
Yep.the could dream to make the playoffs for at least 7-8 more years
As a Wolves fan, the only way I do this trade is if the Bulls give us Gordon and Deng, plus the second and sixteenth picks in the draft. I know that the Bulls are far enough under the cap to absorb some of KG's salary, but just Gordon and picks alone won't get it done.
It's a small price to pay if the Bulls are eager to get their hands on a superstar caliber player. I can't speak for Kevin McHale, but I sure as won't just give Garnett away unless the Bulls give us the tools needed to rebuild the Wolves.
What did NJ give up to get Vince Carter? Two picks and Gordon or Deng is a good deal for Minny considering KG can't even get the wolves to the playoffs anymore, take what you can get and rebuild.
the bulls won't bite on a deal like the one you propose. thats just giving up to much. as someone already posted it would likely be one or the other and the picks to get it done
With KG's salary being high, there would have to be another player involved to make a deal work. Gordon, alone, won't be enough. I could see an Ot a Harrington getting thrown in to make the numbers work.
The ESPN trade machine is disabled, so I'm not sure what it would take.
OK... anytime I see Chad Ford's name on an article all I can think is Darko.
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