Numerous sources have said that the Heat, Timberwolves, Sonics, Knicks, Clippers, Bucks, Bobcats,...

Numerous sources have said that the Heat, Timberwolves, Sonics, Knicks, Clippers, Bucks, Bobcats, Nets and Blazers are all open to trading their picks if the right deal came along.

ESPN's Chad Ford, on potentially available lottery picks.

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Hmmm

Dear ~~Satan~~ Pat Riley,
Ron Artest, Quincy Douby, our 1st round and a 2nd round pick this year, and our 1st round pick next year (top ten protected for one year) for your first round pick this year and Mark Blount.

(Hey, a guy can dream, can’t he?)

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by section214 on May 21, 2008 10:29 AM PDT reply actions

You can't trade back to back 1st rounders but I like your thinking.

Hot dogs, get your hot dogs.

by jjham15 on May 21, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions

No

Artest, Douby two lottery picks and a 2? No

Artest, Douby this years 1 and 2 – yes.

Section 214 is one lucky schmoe

by Kfan in Korea on May 21, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Remember -

You’re swapping picks for this year, so net-net you’re only committing one more 1st round pick. As jjham pointed out, you can’t trade back to back 1st rounders, so it would be a 1st round pick for 2010, the same year that you would be making a big free agent move, so the pick may not be as important. And you can “protect” the pick (top 5, top 10, whatever).

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by section214 on May 21, 2008 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

But Artest = a lottery pick. So you’re saying 3 lottery picks for 1. I’m saying that’s too much. 2 for 1 yes. 3 for 1 no. We could give the Heat the option to swap #1s in 2010(top 5 protected) or 2011. I’d be ok with that.

Maybe they wouldn’t do it, and maybe it would be worth your proposal for a #2. Maybe I just talked myself into it. If Petrie made this trade, i guess I’d be ok with it. We do really need a top 3 type of player. If we keep getting 10-15 type players we’ll never compete again.

You win. Make the trade.

Section 214 is one lucky schmoe

by Kfan in Korea on May 21, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions