Monday, June 25, 2007

Suns looking to move in the top 10

It was quite interesting to hear the Suns have sent Steve Kerr, David Griffin and Vinny Del Negro to LA o n Monday to watch Yi practice; since the Chinese forward is supposed to be picked in the top 6-8.
The Suns will also be having a look today at Noah, Brewer and J. Green which I believe means their are seriously looking to trade for a top 10 pick. Noah or Brewer would be great for the Suns as they would provide immediate help from the bench; both are solid, aggressive and fast players, just what the Suns need. It seems both were really impressive in pre-darft workouts.
I think the Suns are really trying to pack the 24th (and possibly the 29th) plus next year Hawks' pick for a top 10 in this year draft. We'll see what Steve Kerr can come up with in his first draft in charge.

There was a nice article in the Suns official blog by Adam Beechen, the superfan, going through all the Suns draft history. There is a nice recall of the 1988 draft "The Best Suns Draft Ever", when the Suns picked Dan Majerle, who caused quite some boos t first but went on to become one of the great players in franchise's history.

According to ESPN.com this morning the Lakers are in talks with Minnesota about trading for Kevin Garnett. The deal would send Odom, Bynum and the 15th pick to Minnesota for KG, a deal that Kevin McHale doesn't like too much, according to the report. I am sure Kobe would love the deal and any team with Garnett and Bryant would imeediattly become a serious contender. The best scenario, ok the second best, for the Suns would be to have Garnett traded to the Eastern Conference.
By the way, Minneapolis newspaper are writing the Amare for KG trade has stalled but it's still in the talks...which basically means it's over and the Wolves are just using it as a leverage to get the best deal from someone else.

Draft Day is just 2 days away. We might have a chance to hear what's going on from the GM himself. Steve Kerr will have a live chat on NBA.com Today (Tuesday) at noon ET (9AM local Phoenix time). It could be interesting.

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