"Wizards May Consider Dealing 2009 1st Round Pick" - http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_a...rds_may_consider_dealing_2009_1st_round_pick/ Now, that would be sweet. Could send them a small expiring, some cash and ? for the pick...
I wish it could happen, but it won't. We'd need to give up Aldridge or Oden. I'm assuming Roy is untouchable. If we do miraculously get the first pick: what if we traded Oden for someone like Harris ( a three way would be needed, since New Jersey already has Lopez) and got Blake Griffin?
If we bailed them out of the Gilbert Arenas contract, they might be willing to give up the pick: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=awmoaa That would save the Wizards a stupid amount of money. It'd also leave them with Jamison as their best player and no pick next year, which is kind of hard to sell to the fans.
SPAM!! Make three simultaneous trades with them to land us Butler and their first, along with Stevenson, Songaila, and Etan Thomas' contracts for a total of 9 million dollars (3 separate deals), Outlaw, Raef, Frye, Diogu, and some second rounders.
wow ....can we at least make a deal before we speculate which player will fall to us? this has gotten insane
Meh... I don't really care for te draft much anymore, and waiting 2-3 years for someone to take the starting spot. I think last year's draft was the final one in the lottery for a while, hopefully at least 10 years.
If we acquire a high 1st round pick this year, it'll be to trade later. This draft sucks. And if we were to draft Rubio, Oden will never ever ever have a game where he doesn't get at least five fouls. Why don't people like defense?
If I were Paul Allen, there is no way I would do this, but as a fan, sign me up. That would be sick, especially if Arenas ever full healed. Bayless/Arenas Roy/Rudy Butler/Webster LMA/Outlaw Oden/Przybilla And we would still have Batum, Blake, and all sorts of other players, along with The Wiz (likely top 3) pick
I kind of got the impression that Rubio looked like a slightly more creative but more error-prone version of Rondo out there - given that he is as young as he is - he looks like he will be a nice NBA PG with great tools to be a good defensive point. Who (other than NOH, Utah, Boston (maybe) and Chicago) would not want him on their roster?
New Jersey. Devin Harris is a stud. But I agree with you, otherwise. I think Rubio has tremendous potential as an NBA point guard.
While I like Devin Harris (and Parker who is a much better player than Harris, btw) - I think these guys are not prototypical point-guards - they are as successful as they are because they can break the defense down and score in the paint at will. Rubio strikes me as more of a Rondo (or Payton if he ever becomes that good) than Harris/Parker. Harris has gone from a good young PG to a scoring machine because NJN's system is built around him. Parker gets a pass for his deficiencies setting people up because he plays in a great coach's system and next to a great big-man that would makes tons of people shine next to him. As point-guards that can really set anyone up - I think that Rubio is actually higher in potential than either DH or Parker. Just my opinion.
