Heat/Thunder trade

[The Polecat]

Per ESPN
The Miami Heat have traded the 18th pick in Thursday's NBA draft and guard Daequan Cook to Oklahoma City for the Thunder's 32nd pick, a league source told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher.
Cook, a backup at shooting guard, averaged five points and 15.4 minutes in 45 games last season.


Celtics also looking to get out of #19


Lets make an offer!!!!!

 

[azsportsfan01]

Who would you give up and who would you want to move up to get? We really don't have a ton of trade pieces right now. One guy who I wouldn't mind moving up to get is Daniel Orton. The biggest problem is the fact he is so incredibly raw. He probably would have been best served staying at Kentucky another year. The guy I really want us to target in the 2nd round is Quincy Pondexter of Washington.

 

[Griffin]

Per ESPN
The Miami Heat have traded the 18th pick in Thursday's NBA draft and guard Daequan Cook to Oklahoma City for the Thunder's 32nd pick, a league source told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher.
Cook, a backup at shooting guard, averaged five points and 15.4 minutes in 45 games last season.

So basically the Heat traded down 14 spots in the draft in order to shed $2M in salary. Looks like the Heat needed a little more cap room to go after free agents and re-sign Wade. And with a high second round pick they can probably still get a decent player without committing rookie-scale salary.

 

[The Polecat]

Assuming, as I am, that Amare and Fry and/or Amundson are gone
We have money.
Be a buyer rather than a seller.
Boston wants someone who can help in another championship run.
We get some young talent-Hopefully someone who can help some now.

Draft Express list:

19

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Boston
Daniel Orton
6-10
269
PF/C
Kentucky
Fr.
20

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San Antonio
Elliot Williams
6-4
180
SG
Memphis
So.
21

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*Oklahoma Cty
Larry Sanders
6-10
222
PF/C
VCU
Jr.
22

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Portland
Kevin Seraphin
6-9
263
PF/C
France
Intl.
23

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*Minnesota
Hassan Whiteside
7-0
227
C
Marshall
Fr.
24

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Atlanta
Craig Brackins
6-10
229
PF
Iowa St.
Jr.
25

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*Memphis
Lance Stephenson
6-6
227
SG
Cincinnati
Fr.
26

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*Oklahoma Cty
Armon Johnson
6-3
190
PG/SG
Nevada
Jr.
27

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*New Jersey
Damion James
6-7
227
SF
Texas
Sr.
28

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*Memphis
Eric Bledsoe
6-1
192
PG/SG
Kentucky
Fr.
29

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Orlando
Gani Lawal
6-9
233
PF
Georgia Tech
Jr.
30

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*Washington
Jordan Crawford
6-4
198
SG
Xavier
So.

 

[Sunburn]

Sounds good to me

 

[The Polecat]

Interesting, we got Draft Express #29 without making a move.
I still believe we could and should have been much more proactive and could have gotten a center too.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Interesting, we got Draft Express #29 without making a move.
I still believe we could and should have been much more proactive and could have gotten a center too.

I don't know if we could have gotten a real center but I agree we should have been more proactive. I've never seen so many opportunities to improve your team cheaply than right now. Unless Sarver really expects to re-sign Amare it would have made sense to make a few moves.

Steve

 

[Mainstreet]

Interesting, we got Draft Express #29 without making a move.
I still believe we could and should have been much more proactive and could have gotten a center too.

I've never seen so many C/PF types with potential in an NBA draft. Too bad the Suns could not have found someway to buy a pick and grab a center.

 

[SweetD]

Assuming, as I am, that Amare and Fry and/or Amundson are gone
We have money.
Be a buyer rather than a seller.
Boston wants someone who can help in another championship run.
We get some young talent-Hopefully someone who can help some now.

Draft Express list:

29

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Orlando
Gani Lawal
6-9
233
PF
Georgia Tech
Jr.
.

Wow they had Lawal all the way up at 29... not a bad pick for the Suns

 

[Irish]

Wow they had Lawal all the way up at 29... not a bad pick for the Suns

I found almost every mock had him no lower than 35. I think it was ESPN that gave the Suns a B based on taking a guy well below his ranking. Either everyone was wrong or he could be a major steal.

Typically guys ranked in the upper 30's are "bubble" guys who are in the same group as late 20's but better because they don't have guaranteed contracts.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I've never seen so many opportunities to improve your team cheaply than right now.

Gee, that sounds really familiar.

Steve