WaltLongmire wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Hoops rumors said the Lakers are also working out Payne.

Interesting, given the OKC "guarantee."

Payne might want to play in LA, but they would be taking him at #27, not sure he would be that happy.

One columnist quoted Kupchak as not wanting 3 rookies on his roster next season.

Would love to get that 27th pick, somehow, if the above rumor is true.

Time for Phil to use that Zen charm on his girl

I read the lakers may package their 27th and 34th for the Bulls 22nd- no idea if it's true or not.

smackeddog wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Hoops rumors said the Lakers are also working out Payne.

Interesting, given the OKC "guarantee."

Payne might want to play in LA, but they would be taking him at #27, not sure he would be that happy.

One columnist quoted Kupchak as not wanting 3 rookies on his roster next season.

Would love to get that 27th pick, somehow, if the above rumor is true.

Time for Phil to use that Zen charm on his girl

I read the lakers may package their 27th and 34th for the Bulls 22nd- no idea if it's true or not.

We have might have too little leverage to get a late #1, it would seem.

smackeddog wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Well Gustav finally made it to Seattle, almost 3 weeks after he started. Got his first speeding ticket in 25 years. Ugh.

Wish Phil would channel his inner Dolan and plug the leaks, if this isnt a smokescreen. All he is doing by letting it slip that he might want to draft a player is making it harder for him to be drafted.

Even if Phil isn't batting a .1000 with his draft picks, he is respected enough to raise a player's draft value. He told everyone he wanted to hire Steve Kerr, and look what happened.

Hope you enjoy it- I was just in Seattle for the first time in March.

I have no worries about our draft stuff leaking, because essentially we've leaked that we are interested in everyone: Lyle, Payne, Winslow, WCS, Mudiay, Russell. We've leaked we're keeping the pick and we're trading down. There's so many contrary stories about what we're up to, now no one will believe any further info that comes up. Meanwhile it's helped get the message out we're willing to consider any deal, so hopefully wee've had lots of phone calls.

Thanks smackeddog, will be living in Seattle until I find a house in the country, looking forward to some peace and quiet. I hear all these complaints about the drivers, but they've got nothing on floridians.

Some of the names you've mentioned are projected to be top picks so I get the strategy of keeping other GMs guessing. Cameron is slated to go a further down, at least until now. Would be better for Phil IMO not to let on who he is interested in when it comes to picks who might slot anywhere from the low first to high second round.