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BRIGGS
Posts: 53275 Alba Posts: 7 Joined: 7/30/2002 Member: #303 |
6/21/2011 4:44 PM
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/214235/Wolves_Offer_No_2_Pick_To_Lakers_For_Bynum
RIP Crushalot😞
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AnubisADL
Posts: 27382 Alba Posts: 13 Joined: 6/29/2009 Member: #2771 USA |
6/21/2011 4:47 PM
LOL.
Michael Beasley > Derrick Williams NY Knicks - Retirement home for players and GMs
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matt
Posts: 22259 Alba Posts: 4 Joined: 11/5/2003 Member: #487 USA |
6/21/2011 6:14 PM
I would LOL so hard if Bynum's punk ass was traded to Minnesota of all places
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Bonn1997
Posts: 58654 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 2/2/2004 Member: #581 USA |
6/21/2011 6:29 PM
So we could have been being offered the 2nd pick right now!?
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GustavBahler
Posts: 42797 Alba Posts: 15 Joined: 7/12/2010 Member: #3186 |
6/22/2011 9:18 AM LAST EDITED: 6/22/2011 9:21 AM
ESPN is reporting now that they are offering the #2 pick for Nash. This would be a great move if they want to bring him in to mentor Rubio, not to mention their backcourt wasn't very impressive last year. Better Nash than Gasol.
Edit: Nash might not like it...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2011/news/story?id=6690475&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines By Marc Stein and Chad Ford The Phoenix Suns' general posture has been to rebuff trade inquiries for star guard Steve Nash, but the Suns have had discussions this month with the Minnesota Timberwolves about a deal to send Nash to Minnesota in a package for the No. 2 overall pick in Thursday's draft, according to sources briefed on the talks. The talks, though, haven't advanced beyond the exploratory stage because of what sources described as a "mutual conclusion" by both teams that such a deal would ultimately not work for the Wolves because of Nash's presumed desire to land with an established title contender if he finally leaves the Suns. Sources say that the player Phoenix covets in the draft is Arizona forward Derrick Williams, although Suns officials have publicly denied reports that they have alternatively offered center Marcin Gortat and the No. 13 overall pick for the No. 2 selection instead of Nash. Nash, who turned 37 in February, has one season left on his contract valued at $11.7 million. The Wolves' fear, sources said, is that trading for Nash under those circumstances means they'd have him for a season at best before he moved on in free agency. So the Wolves, according to sources, continue to explore other trade options with the No. 2 selection, such as a proposal to Washington that the Wizards have steadfastly declined in which Minnesota has tried to acquire JaVale McGee and the No. 6 pick for the No. 2 pick. Numerous teams, most notably New York, Portland and Orlando, have been trying to persuade the Suns to trade Nash for months, but Phoenix has quickly rejected the overwhelming majority of those overtures. Yet the opportunity to acquire a draft pick high enough to land them a player with local ties like Williams is a scenario that the Suns could apparently stomach to part with one of the most popular players in franchise history. ESPN.com reported in February that the Wolves were already targeting Nash, long before they knew they'd even have the No. 2 pick to dangle, as an ideal mentor to young Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio, who finally arrived in Minnesota this week two full seasons after Rubio was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2009 draft. But the Wolves, sources say, have likewise always known that the prospect of actually completing a deal for Nash would be complicated and risky. The assumption around the league is that the Suns, once they do decide they're ready to trade him, would work with Nash to send him somewhere he'd like to be if possible as a reward for his loyal service in two separate Phoenix stints. Nash, who's preparing to host his annual charity soccer game Wednesday in New York featuring NBA and international soccer stars, has consistently said that he will not request a trade despite the Suns' failure to even make the playoffs last season. "Maybe I'm old school," Nash told ESPN.com in January, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it's time to go." Marc Stein is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com. Chad Ford is ESPN's NBA Insider. |
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crzymdups
Posts: 52018 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 5/1/2004 Member: #671 USA |
6/22/2011 11:06 AM
Suns have claimed they are not trading Nash for anything.
http://ken-berger.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11838893/30186974 ¿ △ ?
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Nalod
Posts: 71155 Alba Posts: 155 Joined: 12/24/2003 Member: #508 USA |
6/22/2011 11:21 AM
Not all rumors has leggs.
Nash for #2 is not reasonable witout other parts! Even for Kahn! |