Harris to Memphis??

[Revolutionistt]

I can't just see them trading Vince, who was an all-star and 2nd in voting for MIP, just for the #2 pick

you need some rest my friend.

[Preludepunk27]

I can't just see them trading DEVIN, who was an all-star and 2nd in voting for MIP, just for the #2 pick

you need some rest my friend.

See, this is what happens when you work 50-60 hours weeks and are taking 2 grad school summer classes. I am a mess. Everyone just ignore me until the end of July seriously.

[Preludepunk27]

I doubt that any trade to NO. 2 for Harris is for Ricky Rubio. It has to be Thabeet, or James Harden. What purpose is it to get Rubio when he may never be as good as Devin Harris is now (who is young, a borderline all-star?).

Perhaps it's something like Mike Conley and No.2 for Harris.

#2 + Warrick + Conley for Harris + SWAT is soemthing I'd be interested in lol.

But Thabeet I am almost positive not something we'd be interested in. You can't deny his talent/impact, but neither him or Brook can play the 4 efficiently at starters minutes in the NBA in my opinion. They both are 5's. Brook is our 5, therefore Thabeet won't be.

Harden you may be right on, but if we're trading Harris and landing #2, my guess is it's ONLY for Rubio.

How bout Devin + Vince for #2 from Memphis and #7 From Minny?

I'm on crack today

[lurkingobeiscity]

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/jun/18/more-questions-than-answers/

Are the Griz entertaining trade offers for the second pick?

Absolutely. Sacramento, Houston, Boston, Minnesota, Washington and New York are among the teams that have made offers -- some ridiculous.

Are there any potential trades scenarios that have gone underreported?

Sure. The New Jersey Nets are said to be willing to part with point guard Devin Harris. The Griz should ponder if Harris is worth the second pick.

This is where the rumor came from and frankly the wording makes it ambiguous at best. The truth could very well be that the Nets are willing to part with Harris and this writer suggested a Harris for #2 trade. I also found it funny that he said the Grizzlies should decide if Harris is worth the #2.

I don't put much faith in this writer.

[GopherIt!]

damn you Preludepunk,

I'm a Wolves fan (and really like Kevin Love) but that's an intriguing idea.

Harris/Bassy
Brewer/Foye
Miller/Gomes
Jefferson/Cookie
Thabeet/(Pekovic)

The Wolves would be a much better team defensively and be competitive much sooner.

[60cent]

Well, if this is true, then i'm all for it. I don't really care who would the other player be but im pretty sure it's somebody who can help us. This idea is what i've been hoping for since day 1 and most fans here knows about it. I don't care if it may not be Thorns plan to package Devin to get the number 2 pick but for him to trade Devin alone is enough to convince me that the management is working and thinking hard to make the team better and hopefully become a contender again very soon. For me, as great as Devin is, he is not the type of player who can bring this team to the top year in and year out. He is very explosive and may become an allstar every year, no doubt about it, but what we need is a player like Rubio, a player than can attract other great players to play with him and he brings a lot more on the table. Like some of the hall-of-famers and the future HOFs, he can also make everybody better and Brook would be the main beneficiary and would turn him into a superstar. Rubio is going to be a triple double threat once he has establish himself.

I might be expecting a lot from him but i love him like that. ahehe!

Sorry i couldn't find the link to the thread i wrote about Rubio. I wish i have more time to look for it.

GO NETS!!!

[vincecarter4pres]

Multiple sources though squashed a Devin Harris to Memphis for the No. 2 pick rumor. "No way," said one source. "Absolutely nothing to that," said another. "Just not true," said a third.

http://blogs.nypost.com/sports/nets/arc ... style.html

Thank god! Rubio is so overhyped it isn't funny.
The guy avearges almost the same amount of turnovers as he does assists per 40 for his entire career.
He has a horrid jumper, he's unathletic even for Euro standards, has serious issues with his buyout and has proven himself to be a primmadonna.

No thank you, not for Harris at least, unless someone big time is coming back with him in the deal.

BTW, why is everyone drooling over Rudy Gay?
The only thing dude has shown is he is a inefficient chucker that puts up decent ppg stats on one of the league's worst teams. He plays mediocre man to man D, his rebounding is subpar, he isn't a playmaker at all and has the average BBIQ at absolute best. Dude is in love with the jumper as well, which is a very bad thing for a player as long and athleticlly gifted as him, with a very solid handle for a small forward. He's been completely ineffective so far and is going to be up for a new contract after this season and if we want to keep him, yo best believe some idiotic team will massively overpay for him, so we would have to match said cap killer contract to retain him if you can't lock him up for a reasonable extension this season.

[cingular]

Multiple sources though squashed a Devin Harris to Memphis for the No. 2 pick rumor. "No way," said one source. "Absolutely nothing to that," said another. "Just not true," said a third.

http://blogs.nypost.com/sports/nets/arc ... style.html

Thank god! Rubio is so overhyped it isn't funny.
The guy avearges almost the same amount of turnovers as he does assists per 40 for his entire career.
He has a horrid jumper, he's unathletic even for Euro standards, has serious issues with his buyout and has proven himself to be a primmadonna.

No thank you, not for Harris at least, unless someone big time is coming back with him in the deal.

BTW, why is everyone drooling over Rudy Gay?
The only thing dude has shown is he is a inefficient chucker that puts up decent ppg stats on one of the league's worst teams. He plays mediocre man to man D, his rebounding is subpar, he isn't a playmaker at all and has the average BBIQ at absolute best. Dude is in love with the jumper as well, which is a very bad thing for a player as long and athleticlly gifted as him, with a very solid handle for a small forward. He's been completely ineffective so far and is going to be up for a new contract after this season and if we want to keep him, yo best believe some idiotic team will massively overpay for him, so we would have to match said cap killer contract to retain him if you can't lock him up for a reasonable extension this season.

Wrong you dont understand how Euro league scores assists and no clue about Rubio.
Your GM wants Rubio over Harris if he can get some other assets. In fact Memphis is not that keen on paying Gay in a couple years so why not
Rubio/Gay for Harris and your pick this year.

Lionel Hollins would love to have Devin Harris as his PG more then anyone. Wallace not so much unless he could line up another deal to unload one of Harris/Conley to Portland for Aldridge/ +++ depending on whatever matches.... CRAZY?

[vincecarter4pres]

If Harris went to Memphis for Rubio and Gay, that would ultimately be fair value, but there would be no reason NJ should have to include their pick(the 11th).

It would be something like Rubio and Gay for Harris and Sean Williams.
Gay is crazy overrated and overvalued by fans. The #2 pick in this draft isn't close to value for Harris, Gay would make up for that though, but on his own, not with a big add on like a lotto pick going back to Memphis.

I think I would rather NJ take Harden with the 2nd pick and draft best point guard available at 11 if this deal was to go down, but I would imagine Kiki Vanndethorn would not being thinking the same. They would be doing this deal to get Rubio, IMO.

Still this deal has no real legs and is just a scenario made up by a beat writer because he likes Harris and knows that none of the top rookie want to play for Memphis.

BTW, to clarify things to my fellow Nets fan's, I don't hate Rubio as a player, nor think he will be a bust. I actually think he's going to be a very solid NBA point guard and player, I just think the hype is crazy. He's being likened to Jason Kidd, Steve Nash and Magic Johnson, LULZ. Not just in style, that would be fine, but in actual skill and as a lock for an all time great. Madness.

[Pugsley_2491]

Thabeet coming out and saying he doesn't want to play in Memphis just greatly increased their chances of trading the pick. I just don't see them drafting Harden who would be the only one left to reasonably pick at #2. Expect a lot of buzz to trade the pick now.

[Preludepunk27]

Word coming out is that Harden tanked the Grizzlies workout on purpose as well because he doesn't want to play there. I don't blame him. Since they don't view OJ as a full time PG in the league, it's gonna cut Harden's minutes at the 2. Watch memphis takes Curry or Flynn if they can't move the pick.

[vincecarter4pres]

Word coming out is that Harden tanked the Grizzlies workout on purpose as well because he doesn't want to play there. I don't blame him. Since they don't view OJ as a full time PG in the league, it's gonna cut Harden's minutes at the 2. Watch memphis takes Curry or Flynn if they can't move the pick.

I was just goingto say this.
His subpar lateral quicks and suspect handle was supposedly exposed when he was locked down by the smothering defense of the baddest orange cones this side of Ron Artest in a Little Jimmy truck.
Heard he missed more shots then the cats hired to kill 50 Cent as well.