[ESPN] Andy Katz reports Rockets trying hard for #2 pick

Precisely, Morey has done a GREAT job of working with what he has been given.
I'd say better than any other GM could.

He had Yao/Mcgrady taking up almost the entire payroll when he got here. Now there finally both off the books and he has assembled a very young roster that is just missing a few pieces.

Morey can put the best offer out but it depends on other variables as well that he can't control.

 

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Yeah cause Kahn is a freaking douche. a full grown child.

 

I think Morey can break him. Who else do you think is offering as many or more trade scenarios than Morey?

 

Kahn and Morey love eachother

Kahn is being a dick to other GMs because he and Morey are figuring out dinner plans

 

Teams calling Sacramento about the #7 pick are being told it's already been moved. Problem is, no one knows to who, or for which player. 4 minutes ago

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No need to keep putting the same news in different forums...

 

See my sig :grin:

 

no need to be a douche. it's draft day. information moves quick. deal with it.

 

Feel free to post relevant information in relevant forums. What do the Kings have to do with "Rockets trying hard for the 2 pick"??

Post it in Official draft thread, post it in Kings thread, why post it in Sota thread.

Anyways, not tryina be a douche.

 

My guess is Williams, despite the gaping hole at center. I read an article a few days ago about Williams' "deep stats" (efficiency, etc.) being off the charts, and glaringly better than any other player in college last year. Sounds like Morey's kind of guy. Then you trade Budinger and/or T-Will and picks to try to get a big man.

 

Kanter's agent got some writers to put some info out and fans hook onto it and think he's worthy of a top 10 pick based on that alone.

 

TrueHoop: Draft ReportsSources: Bucks-Bobcats-Kings 3-way deal
June, 23, 2011
Jun 234:56PM ETEmailPrintComments6 By Chad Ford
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Archive The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed in principle to a three-team trade with the Sacramento Kings and the Charlotte Bobcats, multiple sources said Thursday.

The Bucks will get Sacramento's Beno Udrih, Charlotte's Stephen Jackson and Shaun Livingston and the 19th pick from the Bobcats in Thursday night's draft, while Charlotte obtains the No. 7 pick from Sacramento and forward Corey Maggette from Milwaukee.

The Kings will get guard John Salmons from Milwaukee and the 10th pick in the draft. Charlotte will keep the No. 9 pick.

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Kemba to Knicks? It's possible
June, 23, 2011
Jun 233:12PM ETEmailPrintComments6 By Andy Katz
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Archive UConn's Kemba Walker continues to be in play from No. 7 to No. 17, with the New York Knicks as the apparent backstop after what might be a slide out of the lottery.
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'Divided' situation for Jimmer
June, 23, 2011
Jun 233:09PM ETEmailPrintComments31 By Andy Katz
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Archive Utah general manager Kevin O'Connor relayed to Jimmer Fredette's camp Thursday that the Jazz are "terribly divided" on Fredette and whether to select him at No. 12, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

Fredette's camp doesn't believe he will go to Sacramento at No. 7.

They are confident that if Utah passes on Fredette, he will go to either Phoenix at No. 13 or Indiana at No. 15.
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Sources: Cavs seeking third lottery pick
June, 23, 2011
Jun 2311:53AM ETEmailPrintComments161 By Chad Ford
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Archive The Cleveland Cavaliers have the No. 1 and No. 4 picks in the draft. But will they also snag another lottery pick?

Sources say the Cavs have been very actively trying to do just that, with a massive $14.5 million trade exception as the device. The offer? Give us your pick and we'll take back a bad contract into our trade exception, which permits the Cavs to take back salary of more than $14 million.

In that scenario, the Sacramento Kings and the Detroit Pistons look like the most intriguing potential partners. Would the Kings be willing to give up the No. 7 pick if the Cavs gave them Ramon Sessions and took back Francisco Garcia? The Kings are already under the salary cap, but Garcia has $12 million over two years on his contract, and Sacramento would love to move him.

Or if it's Detroit at No. 8, Cleveland could swallow an even bigger contract, such as that belonging to Richard Hamilton ($12.5 million next season) or Charlie Villanueva (three years, $24 million remaining).

The Cavs would love to get Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson and Jonas Valanciunas in the lottery. Or they could also make a stab at getting Minnesota's No. 2 pick for, let's say, the No. 4 and No. 7 (or No. 8) picks.

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Boston Celtics open to trading No. 25 pick?
June, 23, 2011
Jun 2311:32AM ETEmailPrintComments4 By Chad Ford
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Archive The Boston Celtics are taking a hard look at Marquette's Jimmy Butler and Boston College's Reggie Jackson with the 25th pick in the draft. But there's another potential option for Boston.

The Celtics are open to moving out of the draft altogether if they can trade their pick for a young player. The Celtics have a $2.4 million trade exception that would allow them to take back a young player without having to send anything in return other than the 25th pick.

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Biyombo to Raptors? Knight to Kings?
June, 23, 2011
Jun 2310:44AM ETEmailPrintComments8 By Chad Ford
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Archive The Raptors love Brandon Knight, but would they take Bismack Biyombo even if Knight is on the board at No. 5? I'm hearing it's a real possibility.

If Knight doesn't go fifth, there's almost no chance he gets past Sacramento at No. 7. If that's the case, then Kemba Walker could be in for that Jimmer-Kemba showdown in Utah at No. 12.

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Cavs No. 4: Thompson vs. Valanciunas
June, 23, 2011
Jun 2310:39AM ETEmailPrintComments1 By Chad Ford
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Archive The Cavs have some serious stat guys on their staff. That may explain why they are so high on Tristan Thompson, who John Hollinger has rated third in his Draft Rater.

If the Cavs take Thompson at No. 4, I'm hearing Jonas Valanciunas, who I currently have in the 4 spot in Mock Draft 7.0, probably goes No. 8 to the Pistons.

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Who wins Jimmer-Kemba faceoff in Utah?
June, 23, 2011
Jun 2310:15AM ETEmailPrintComments21 By Chad Ford
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Archive We just published our Mock Draft 7.0, where a number of areas are still a bit hazy. Although I'm feeling pretty solid on picks 1-3, the Cavs are still trying to decide between Jonas Valanciunas and Tristan Thompson at No. 4. They had both players in town this week to meet with owner Dan Gilbert.

Picks 5 and 6 also feel very solid right now depending on what happens at the top. The Raptors have been high on Brandon Knight for weeks, and the Wizards have been high on Jan Vesely for months.

To me, the biggest wild card right now is with the Kings at No. 7. I don't think they are in love with anyone on the board. Not Kemba Walker. Not Kawhi Leonard. Not Jimmer Fredette. They're clearly talking to a number of teams about a trade. Walker is our default pick right now, but there's a good chance he won't be the pick.

If Walker doesn't go No. 7, he could slide ... but how far? The Bobcats will look at him at No. 9. But to me, the most intriguing scenario of the entire draft will happen if Walker and Fredette are both on the board for the Jazz at No. 12. If the Jazz take Enes Kanter at No. 3, they are likely to go with a guard here.

There will be enormous pressure on Utah to draft Fredette here and good reasons to do so. But would the Jazz really pass on Walker, a guy whom they seriously considered at No. 3, to take the hometown hero? I don't think so. I think if both players are on the board, the Jazz would take Kemba. It wouldn't be a hugely popular decision in Utah, but Jazz GM Kevin O'Connor isn't afraid to do the unpopular thing.

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OKC looking to deal Maynor to move up?
June, 23, 2011
Jun 238:48AM ETEmailPrintComments6 By Chad Ford
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Archive Is Thunder point guard Eric Maynor worth a lottery pick? Sources say the Thunder have been quietly gauging interest in Maynor during the past few days in an attempt to move up into the top half of the first round. They've spoken to the Kings (No. 7) and Bobcats (No. 9) in particular in the past few days.

Maynor was the 20th pick in the 2009 draft, which was one of the most loaded point guard drafts. With so few quality point guards on the board this year, would a team covet him more than Kemba Walker or Jimmer Fredette?

Who are the Thunder after? Like a lot of teams, it seems they are in hot pursuit of Lithuanian big man Jonas Valanciunas.

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Draft buzz: Knight likes Cavs -- at No. 1
June, 22, 2011
Jun 227:06PM ETEmailPrintComments9 By Andy Katz
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Archive More nuggets from reporting through sources with direct knowledge Wednesday afternoon:

Kentucky's Brandon Knight wants to go to Cleveland -- as the No. 1 pick. When given the choices of Cleveland, Toronto, Utah or Sacramento, Knight said he wants Cleveland but as No. 1, even though he’s only being considered by the Cavs at No. 4.

• BYU's Jimmer Fredette said there will be a “Jimmer Jam” at the Glens Falls, N.Y., Civic Center on Thursday night with 6,000 fans watching the draft. He said he will be eagerly watching what happens at No. 3 to see whether the Jazz go big with Enes Kanter instead of Knight. But he said he is more than fine going to Sacramento at No. 7 and is anticipating being at No. 12 (Utah), No. 13 (Phoenix) or No. 15 (Indiana). He anticipates New York would have to move up from No. 17 if he were to go to the Knicks.

• Toronto has narrowed its choices to four -- Knight, Jonas Valanciunas, Bismack Biyombo and Kawhi Leonard.

• Florida State’s Chris Singleton has moved into a strong position for Charlotte at No. 9. There is a pull here with multiple connections to Leonard Hamilton, the Florida State coach, whom Michael Jordan once hired to run the Washington Wizards.

• Multiple teams expect Leonard to be gone by Sacramento at No. 7.

• A number of teams are trying to figure out where Boston College’s Reggie Jackson could go in the first round, but the consensus is that he is a lock for No. 31 Miami with a multiyear guaranteed deal. Jackson hasn’t done anything since the end of the season, bypassing the draft process without working out or conducting any interviews. His camp said he has jumper’s knee and didn’t have surgery.

• Boston brought back Marquette’s Jimmy Butler for another workout Wednesday, and he’s in play for the Celtics at No. 25.

• The two names that might end up slipping deeper in the lottery than expected are UConn's Kemba Walker and Colorado’s Alec Burks.

• Cleveland did its due diligence and made multiple calls to check on Kyrie Irving’s toe, including checking again with the Duke medical staff. Irving said he has been given a clean bill of health and said that once he played well in the NCAA tournament, he felt he was ready to enter the NBA draft and quash any rumors about his not being healthy.Tags:Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Draft Reports, 2011 draft
Draft buzz: Rockets eyeing No. 2 pick?
June, 22, 2011
Jun 226:58PM ETEmailPrintComments16 By Andy Katz
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Archive A number of nuggets from reporting through sources with direct knowledge Wednesday afternoon:

• Minnesota has four trade scenarios on its board for the No. 2 pick. As of midday Wednesday, the Timberwolves now are leaning toward Arizona’s Derrick Williams over Kentucky’s Enes Kanter of Turkey. But the Wolves are actively listening to offers for No. 2. Phoenix and Washington are two teams that aren’t involved, but Houston, which owns pick No. 14, has proposed at least 10 different options for Minnesota's No. 2

 

thanks for that cluster***** of information