Official Pre-Draft, Draft Day Trade Rumor thread

[garnett_21]

Wow, lots of juicy rumors so far! That Amare to the Warriors deal sounds very interesting - if there is any truth to it, the Suns ought to take it.

Lakers trying to trade Farmar seems a bit odd to me - I thought they liked him...plus, isn't he the future PG? I mean, Fisher isn't young...

I have a few rumors to add as well - heard all these on ESPN last night and this morning...

If Cleveland didn't reach a trade with Phoenix for Shaq, they would've gotten Tyson Chandler from the Hornets.

Amare is on the trading block, as the Suns want to build around Nash, and Amare (and the Suns) don't want to stay together once his contract is up (next summer), so it makes sense for them to trade him and get something in return.

Rockets are/were talking to multiple teams, including Memphis, Oklahoma City and Minnesota, about trading for their draft pick (all top 6 picks).

Boston is looking to trade for Memphis' #2 pick, as they have interest in Rubio.

[timduncan21]

Why would you want Rubio when you have Rondo (assuming he doesn't get traded)

[troygoesdeep]

Because Rondo is bad

[Ty2kman]

Ben Wallace could be flipped to New Orleans for Tyson Chandler


Wallace is an expiring $14 million contract that could also provide the Suns more immediate financial relief with a buyout (although he would still count as a $14 million salary for luxury tax purposes). Chandler's contract goes into the 2010-11 season at about $13 million.

source: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archiv..._for_chandler/

[garnett_21]

Why would you want Rubio when you have Rondo (assuming he doesn't get traded)

Because Rondo would probably be part of the trade to get the #2 pick.

Because Rondo is bad

You are joking, right? Have you watched him play?

Ben Wallace could be flipped to New Orleans for Tyson Chandler


Wallace is an expiring $14 million contract that could also provide the Suns more immediate financial relief with a buyout (although he would still count as a $14 million salary for luxury tax purposes). Chandler's contract goes into the 2010-11 season at about $13 million.

source: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archiv..._for_chandler/

Hmmm...I wonder why the Hornets would want someone who is going to retire...especially since they don't have great depth at center...they must be targeting someone in the draft, or in a trade.

[garnett_21]

ESPN Draft Preview show reports:

Trade Rumor:

Golden State gets Amare Stoudemire

Phoenix gets Andris Biedrins, Marco Belinelli, Brandon Wright and the #7 pick in tonight's draft