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NEW YORK – New Jersey Nets general manager Rod Thorn remains uncertain whether he wants to hold onto the third pick to draft Derrick Favors and is aggressively entertaining trade bids, league sources said.

“Rod doesn’t love that spot right now,” a source with knowledge of the Nets’ thinking said. “He’s willing to get out of there and go down.”

The Detroit Pistons would love to get to No. 3 and draft Kentucky center DeMarcus Cousins, sources said, but the two teams haven’t been able to get anywhere on a possible package. The Pistons engaged Sacramento on the fifth spot, but Kings GM Geoff Petrie wants to take Cousins and keep him.

Detroit is no longer making calls to move up and is planning to use its pick at No. 7, league sources said. Georgetown’s Greg Monroe tops Ed Davis on the Pistons’ board.

Thorn plans to draft Favors, the Georgia Tech freshman, should he keep the pick. Nevertheless, Favors is still seen as a young prospect who will likely have to wait two years to develop into a productive player. For the right package, sources said Thorn would be willing to drop down and take Monroe or Baylor’s Epke Udoh.

down_el_road wrote:Is it just me or does this draft seem very boring. I mean theres no legit trade rumors and the first 5 picks in the first round seem as much of a crap shoot as the first 5 picks in the second round. I know it can all change in a few hours but im just not excited as much as i was last year.

Since it's a good-faith deal for the time being, there remains a chance it could fall apart. But according to one source, the Sacramento Kings are prepared to make a similar deal with the Bulls in the Wizards' stead if that were to happen.

down_el_road wrote:Is it just me or does this draft seem very boring. I mean theres no legit trade rumors and the first 5 picks in the first round seem as much of a crap shoot as the first 5 picks in the second round. I know it can all change in a few hours but im just not excited as much as i was last year.

jeffjtk1234 wrote:

down_el_road wrote:Is it just me or does this draft seem very boring. I mean theres no legit trade rumors and the first 5 picks in the first round seem as much of a crap shoot as the first 5 picks in the second round. I know it can all change in a few hours but im just not excited as much as i was last year.

How is that boring then? That to me is the definition of exciting.

For everything the Heat's tried to simply give him away, there isn't one team yet willing to take Michael Beasley into cap space

Dustin5566 wrote:Per Adrian Woj.

For everything the Heat's tried to simply give him away, there isn't one team yet willing to take Michael Beasley into cap space

I wish we could just pull the trigger and take a shot on him...They are so desparate we can rob them blind.

perezident wrote:Oh men! Lol we'd be soo large on talent alone here lol

Cousins
JT
Beasy
Evans
Beno

Saviour DEVINE!!! Thats a good lineup. Screw all the notions about Beasy..Dude can play! He just cant be the batman nor the robin...but LOL at the coaching staff trying to keep those guys in check. Beasy Cousins AND Evans on one team lol?