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Day of the 2011 NBA Draft: FreshHoops.com is launched
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Andre Miller could be traded to Orlando or Denver
According to reports, Andre Miller could be moved from the Portland Trail Blazers.
If sent to the Denver Nuggets, Miller and the 21st pick in the draft would be traded for Raymond Felton and the 22nd pick, according to David Aldridge on NBA.com.
If Miller was sent to the Orlando Magic, he’d go to Florida with the 21st pick in exchange for Jameer Nelson, according to the Orlando Senitel. However, the Senitel also say that the deal is being “overblown”.
There is also feeling out there that if the Magic did get Andre Miller, they would then trade him to the Atlanta Hawks for Josh Smith, as Miller can be cut before June 29 as his $7.8 million salary is unguaranteed, meaning the Hawks could save money.
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Sources: Milwaukee has a three-way deal with Charlotte and Sacramento
The Milwaukee Bucks have a three-way trade with the Charlotte Bobcats and Sacramento Kings in place, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
The trade would see the the Bucks get Stephen Jackson and Shaun Livingston, sources say. Charlotte would get the 7th pick in the draft and Corey Maggette.
The Bucks 10th pick and John Salmons is also going to Kings and Beno Udrih will be heading to the Bucks.
His sources also say that the Bobcats will have the 7th and 9th picks in the draft tonight as a part of the deal.
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The Indiana Pacers have traded their pick Kawhi Leonard and their 42nd pick to the San Antonio Spurs for George Hill, sources say.
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Kupchak: Lakers rumors driven by agents, no trades happening
Los Angeles Lakers General Manager, Mitch Kupchak, just told reporters that as of right now, none of the reported trade discussions are going to happen.
According to Mike Trudell, all of the trade rumors involving the Lakers have been driven by agents. He also said that other teams have been approaching the Lakers and have been coming up with trade proposals - it hasn’t been LA who have been initiating any trade talk.
Finally, he told reporters that he still wants to keep the core of the team together. Is Lamar Odom included in that “core”? You’d think so.
On another note, Kupchak said he expects Shannon Brown to explore free agency, like he did last year before being re-signed by the Lakers.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to trade Johnny Flynn and their draft pick Donatas Montiejunas to the Houston Rockets for Brad Miller, the 23rd pick in the draft and a future 1st round pick, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
UPDATE: it appears that the 23rd pick will be traded to the Chicago Bulls for the 28th pick, the 43rd pick and cash, according to Marc J. Spears.
According to Marc Stein, the Rockets will openly shop Flynn to interested teams.
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Monta Ellis’ agent has told the Golden State Warriors that his client wants to be traded, according to the New York Post.
It’s thought that the Warriors were not going to move Ellis - even though they had some good offers for him - but now that the trade request has been sent, they may listen to attractive offers.
New Warriors coach Mark Jackson has stated that he thinks Ellis is the 3rd best shooting guard in the league and he’d like to retain his services; this one may be out of his hands, though.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are trading J.J. Hickson to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Omri Casspi and and a future first-round pick, according to Ohio.com.
Could this be the last trade we see in a long time due to the probable lockout that will start Friday? We’ll have to wait and see.
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Teams trying to get in last minute trades before lockout at midnight
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, teams around the league are trying to make last minute trades before the lockout is here at midnight. Once the lockout is in effect, all basketball operations will be seized and teams will not be allowed to talk to each other about trades.
The Houston Rockets are the team that are pushing the hardest for a move, Wojnarowski said. It looks like time is running out for teams right now though and it appears that we might not see another trade for a while.
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