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Walsh: 'No Deals Right Now'
Donnie's not showing his cards, Fixers.

“We have no deals right now. You know, there’s so many discussions. I’m not going to confirm or deny specific ones, because then I’d be talking about ten different discussions that took place today that somehow get out and people talk about. That’s the fun of the draft and I understand that.”

No one would expect he would come out and say, "Yeah, that Memphis rumor is true!" so it's not surprising he played it coy. But he did try to suggest that there are numerous scenarios brought up throughout draft week and most of them never come to fruition. He also said that some things that could be there for the Knicks depend on how things go with the draft.

So the Memphis thing: the Grizzlies seem to be locked on Kevin Love at No. 5. But if Minnesota winds up taking him at No. 3, the Griz would then be interested in taking Lee from the Knicks for the fifth pick. Now, if Love goes three and the Knicks get the five, it leaves Seattle to take either OJ Mayo or Jerryd Bayless and word is they are high on the latter. So that leaves the potential for Mayo to be available for the Knicks at No. 5 and they can then grab another player -- perhaps a project or perhaps another fine young guard such as Russell Westbrook -- at No. 6.

Of course Minnesota might not take Love and instead go for Mayo or trade the pick. Walsh has checked out this scenario, too.

He was asked if there were any irons in the fire and Walsh deadpanned, "It takes two to tango."

Said Danilo Gallinari shot the ball real well at his workout here and he was impressed with how the kid, at 19, looked on film.

Regarding Russell Westbrook, Walsh acknowledged that the kid helped himself with an impressive showing in his workouts.

"I think we saw he was a good athlete, but when you see it up close, it was impressive," he said. "And so was some others.”

Stay tuned . . .

Posted by Alan Hahn on June 24, 2008 3:51 PM | Permalink