Word on the Street: Who's Moving Up or Down?

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In Which We Start Contemplating the Endless NBA Draft Scenarios
Published 6/19/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... ). But no one gets this, and so Draft Express has this hot theory out in the ether: Presuming that Derrick Rose goes #1, Miami would select Michael Beasley at #2 regardless, and wait to see if O.J. Mayo were to fall to the 5th overall pick. If that indeed was the case, Memphis would select him, and then trade him to Miami along with Mike Miller in exchange for Mark Blount and Beasley. Seattle is also reportedly trying hard to move up to #2, and is dangling Chris Wilcox as bait (in exchange for the cumbersome contract of Mark Blount). The Supersonics would also take ...

Cavs-Warriors Trade Rumor
Published 6/19/2008 by RockKing at WaitingForNextYear
... hell last year in the Varejao holdout and he was never able to come close to getting AV what he said he could. Fegan shot and missed. And all along the way last off-season, Fegan was using Chad Ford as his mouthpiece. Now, it appears he’s doing it again. Not that we should be surprised. The point here is this: just don’t be fooled by this rumor. It smells and sounds like nothing at all. But that doesn’t mean we should discount all rumors the same. For example, DraftExpress is saying the Cavs are looking to move up in the draft , writing,“Other picks that we’re hearing rumors ...

Lakers Interested in George Hill?
Published 6/19/2008 by The Nugget at The Lakers Nation
... Draft Express: Look for the Los Angeles Lakers to try and land an early second round pick (possibly from Seattle) in order to draft IUPUI’s George Hill. He worked out in Los Angeles and reportedly was very impressive. His college team actually ran the triangle offense, and that is always a big factor in the Lakers’ workouts. ...

Catching up on links
Published 6/19/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... I guess this could fall under "taking the BPA": Players that might find themselves being drafted a bit lower than they hoped include DeAndre Jordan, JaVale McGee, and possibly even Anthony Randolph. If Sacramento selects Darrell Arthur at #12 like many NBA sources we spoke with anticipate (this was his last workout stop before cancelling numerous workouts), then Randolph could be in for quite a tumble, as he would likely continue to slip past Portland at #13, Golden State at #14, Phoenix at #15, until reaching Philadelphia at #16. That's about 10 spots lower than some mocks ...

Weekend open thread: Trading down
Published 6/21/2008 by Pradamaster at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... ), which means we haven't really accounted for what happens in the event that Ernie Grunfeld decides to trade down.  This possibility has been hinted at in multiple ...

Unsubstantiated Draft Links: Draft Links June 24
Published 6/24/2008 by jtom (noreply@blogger.com) at Super, Scintillating and Sarcastic
... Many reports have the Grizz trading this pick along with Mike Miller (good) and Brian Cardinal (and his franchise crushing contract). It seems like the Grizzlies best bet is if Mayo falls to them so Miami or another teams that wants him will come calling. Otherwise they will probably take Kevin Love. Some are reporting " ...

Unsubstantiated Speculation: Team by Team Draft Rumors & Links
Published 6/24/2008 by Jason Tomassini at College Basketball by Collegehoops.net
... Many reports have the Grizz trading this pick along with Mike Miller (good) and Brian Cardinal (and his franchise crushing contract). It seems like the Grizzlies best bet is if Mayo falls to them so Miami or another teams that wants him will come calling. Otherwise they will probably take Kevin Love. Some are reporting " ...

Who Can You Draft At #58?
Published 6/25/2008 by Kurt at Forum Blue And Gold
... Or, the Lakers may try to trade up to early in the second round, as was rumored on Draft Express. The target would be George Hill, who comes out of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Needless to say, I have seen none of his games (if you have send me a note), so what follows in terms of a preview is culled from Draft Express and other places. Hill is a 6-2, 180 pound guy who is projected as a point at the NBA level. He can shoot the ball from the outside — he took 26% of his team’s shots while on the floor (so you know defenses were focused ...