what if the thunder buy the 21 pick from NO and then take the 25 and move down with SA for cash and the 37 or the 37 and a future first.?

that way at 21 they can grab a PG like Maynor or Lawson if they are there and at 37 grab a big man like Taj Gibson or Pendergraph or even Jeff Adrien.

OKC should keep this pick, they can get talent at the 25 spot. They aren’t in a phase to be selling off picks right now they need to acquire all the talent they can.

And a huge no to Bruce Bowen, why would you want him? He’s past his prime and he’s close to giving you absolutely nothing now. He cannot defend the elite wing players anymore, Kobe, Lebron, Wade, Roy, Melo all own him.

ok, if they do trade the pick to…

 Detroit… go for Tayshaun Prince – he is the youngest, effective guy on Detroit, (except for Stuckey who they would not trade) can defend 2-3 positions, and can provide a nice scoring punch… OKC gives up Nenad Krystic and drafts Thabeet #3 (pray that he is not a bust)

To San Antonio – Matt Bonner and money for the pick… maybe try to sign a free agent big man…draft Harden, Evans or Rubio – Evans I would think – has great upside and can score as a slasher… would fit in with the team well

Houston – in a crazy great trade … T-Mac… give up the pick, draft Thabeet, give Houston Krystic, Livingston, and Mason… then figure out money situation to line up contracts

I talked about this a couple months ago and people laughed that the Wizards would never do it but the rumor is back around once again.
“This time the Wizards are shopping their pick while asking teams to take on Etan Thomas.’ salary.”

We have 18 million in cap space so to take on a bum like thomas for a year to get a shot at the 5 pick is nothing. I figure if we took two guys from them who make money but are worthless and give them a solid vet who can contribute we can get that pick. Collison to Was for the 5 and expiring deals of Thomas and Mike James. The wizards do it because between salary and luxury tax this deal saves them 13 million dollars next year and they get a vet who can give them 10 and 10 a night while Flip doesnt have to break in a rookie.

Having the 5 pick gives Presti all sorts of options in either moving down from the 3 or combinations of players to pick. He could take Thabeet at 3 if he is there and Harden should still be there at 5 as he fills no need for Sac. If thabeet is taken at 2 presti can move down with a team that loves rubio and still get harden at 5. The knicks dont have much they can deal other than Chandler and the 8, which i dont think is enough cause there is so much uncertainty about who would be there at 8, though i do like chandler. Another team might be minnesota who if we could get the 6 and the 18 off of them we could easily sell the 25 pick and have a great draft with a combination of Harden at 5, Hill at 6 and Maynor/Lawson at 18. Hill is not a center but he can be a shot blocking presence or there is always a deal for Camby for a year.

If Harden goes to Memphis at 2 i would certainly rather make a trade like the one with Minnesota assuming we had the Washington pick because at 5 we could still get Thabeet, 6 Curry and then 18 BPA (James Johnson, Maynor, Lawson, Terrence Williams)

any response is welcome just please try to make sure the players you are going to talk about trading can actually be traded. thanks.