RUMOR: Swift won't report to MEM, 36 hrs or NO DEAL!

Storm Surge · Jul 2, 2006

WARNING, HOOPSWORLD ARTICLE

The Houston Rockets have hit a glitch in their attempts to finalize the trade that would send Rudy Gay and Stromile Swift to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for veteran swingman Shane Battier. The glitch? Swift told the Rockets point blank that he would not report to Memphis. He walked away from the Grizzlies last summer to sign as a free agent in Houston, but his uninspired play has caused the Rockets to re-think the 17.4 million they have wrapped up in Swift. When the Grizzlies emerged as interested in having him back, the Rockets were only too happy to oblige.

So now that Swift is stubbornly refusing to go back to Memphis - and a player has 36 hours to report after a trade or the trade is rescinded - the Grizzlies have revealed that they have a bigger plan in mind. The idea is that Swift would not stay in Memphis, where Jerry West just drafted the highly-touted Alexander Johnson, but rather be a part of an additional deal. Swift winds up somewhere else, while the Rockets end up getting an additional player as part of the three-team package.
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if you want the link, go to hoopsworld, I realize this might get locked, but I thought that it may have some truth, the 36 hour rule, at least, because we do know that Swift isn't too thrilled about going to Memphis.
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ok, ok, some Rockets fans would be thrilled to get this trade rescinded, but some others are probably already warmed up to having Battier.

Thoughts?

Again, if this is locked, then, whatever...

Shaq2Yao · Jul 2, 2006

It has been discussed here: http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=114674&page=3&pp=20

crash5179 · Jul 2, 2006

I thought I read somewhere that West did not care if he reported or not. He would find another team for him later.

Storm Surge · Jul 2, 2006

Shaq2Yao said:

It has been discussed here: http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=114674&page=3&pp=20
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all right cool, delete this then.

pradaxpimp · Jul 2, 2006

I'm about to shed a tear for the heart that Swift has shown this off-season.

Clutch · Jul 2, 2006

If Swift doesn't report, the Grizzlies can probably opt not to go through with the deal... but they're not going to let that stop them. See: Jackson, Jim.

When will people ever learn about Hoopsworld? Will it ever happen? I can rattle off atleast 20 pure garbage breaking stories they have "reported" (cough) off the top of my head. Is it just message board admin fantasyland to expect people to stop spreading this tripe?

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