Chad Ford ESPN Insider Marion Trade

Chris_Sanders · June 8th, 2007, 01:24 PM

Excerpt from today's Insider

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog...name=ford_chad

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Here are a few trade rumors along with updates from the NBA workout scene:

• One possible destination for Ron Artest this summer? Houston, to be reunited with his former coach Rick Adelman.

I'm told the Rockets have been quietly putting out feelers about Artest, and the price might be right. I hear it would cost the Rockets Bob Sura (he has only $1 million in salary protection next year), Kirk Snyder, Vasilis Spanoulis and this year's first-round draft pick.

With Artest entering a player option year on his contract in the summer of 2008, it may be time to take the risk.

• The Celtics' Danny Ainge traveled to Los Angeles on Wednesday to take a look at Yi Jianlian in a private workout. Yi worked out for nearly two hours in a gym by himself and then spent several hours with Ainge.

The same drill was repeated on Thursday with the Atlanta Hawks GM Billy Knight. On Saturday the Bulls will get a look at Yi.

The feedback from the workouts has been positive. Yi looks great in that environment. The question is whether he has the toughness to play that way when you put nine other players on the floor.

Next, Yi's camp will sit back and gauge feedback. If none of those teams commit to drafting Yi, then Sacramento likely will be the next team to visit.

If Boston is passing on Yi, I think that means we might see a trade coming. There's talk that the Suns -- to slash payroll -- might be willing to take the No. 5 pick, Theo Ratliff's expiring contract and Delonte West for Shawn Marion. That would make Paul Pierce happy.

With the No. 5 pick, the Suns could replace Marion with Yi, Jeff Green or Al Thornton. In the Suns' system, all three of those guys could play the four.

Another dark horse in the Yi sweepstakes might be Portland, which is trying to get another top 10 draft pick. As I've mentioned before, the Bulls seem like a possible trading partner, with Zach Randolph involved.

Tell Chad to stop reading our board.

Chris_Sanders · June 8th, 2007, 01:28 PM

The trade is fine but I am not sold on taking Yi at the #5.

abomb · June 8th, 2007, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryanwb

Yi isn't ready for the NBA... IMO

What?!? Didnt you see the workout video? He was killing that 5'8" trainer.

Chris_Sanders · June 8th, 2007, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by abomb

What?!? Didnt you see the workout video? He was killing that 5'8" trainer.

LOL

Chris_Sanders · June 8th, 2007, 01:38 PM

Suns make this trade, take Noah, and start Diaw where Marion was. Suddenly Amare is the jump shooter on the front court...aaaah nightmare off season.

asudevil83 · June 8th, 2007, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_Sanders

Suns make this trade, take Noah, and start Diaw where Marion was. Suddenly Amare is the jump shooter on the front court...aaaah nightmare off season.

oh my there are way too many smily face icons that show my disgust if that happened.

and sadly, i see it as a decent possibility.......time to pray.

Arizona's Finest · June 8th, 2007, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_Sanders

Suns make this trade, take Noah, and start Diaw where Marion was. Suddenly Amare is the jump shooter on the front court...aaaah nightmare off season.

Opposed to the jump shooting star that is Shawn Marion?

CaptainInsano · June 8th, 2007, 02:21 PM

I swear they read various forums and get this crap from them, it has been floating around the net long before this article and it was all users coming up with the trade.

The real hot commodity trade right now is:

Marion + banks (yes in this trade they are willing) + 29th

for

Antawn Jamison + 16th (+ songaila if the suns want that or to pass to free up salary).

On that trade though I myself am completely in the middle, no idea if we should do it or not.

Chris_Sanders · June 8th, 2007, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Arizona's Finest

Opposed to the jump shooting star that is Shawn Marion?

Hey Marion hits 35% of this 3s and actually can hit a 15 footer. I am not convinced Noah or Diaw can do either of those.

Chris_Sanders · June 8th, 2007, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainInsano

I swear they read various forums and get this crap from them, it has been floating around the net long before this article and it was all users coming up with the trade.

The real hot commodity trade right now is:

Marion + banks (yes in this trade they are willing) + 29th

for

Antawn Jamison + 16th (+ songaila if the suns want that or to pass to free up salary).

On that trade though I myself am completely in the middle, no idea if we should do it or not.

It would not suprise me in the slightest if sportswriters vulture from non copywrited sources. It is the oldest trick in the publishing world.

fordronken · June 8th, 2007, 02:24 PM

I think Diaw is going to come back a lot better next season. If we make this trade, I want someone like Brewer to play the three spot. Or, if the Camby trade goes down, you take Diaw off the bench.

CaptainInsano · June 8th, 2007, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_Sanders

It would not suprise me in the slightest if sportswriters vulture from non copywrited sources. It is the oldest trick in the publishing world.

The problem is how stupid they are, that is one of the older and weaker of the many marion trades I have seen and yet THAT is the one they decide to pick as the hot commodity trade?

Paying for insider:

slinslin · June 8th, 2007, 02:29 PM

Please kill me

Al Thornton 6'7 in shoes can play the 4?

I want a small forward that can play the 3 not the 4.

Chris_Sanders · June 8th, 2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainInsano

The problem is how stupid they are, that is one of the older and weaker of the many marion trades I have seen and yet THAT is the one they decide to pick as the hot commodity trade?

Paying for insider:

I got it for free.

slinslin · June 8th, 2007, 02:30 PM

If Yi, Thornton or Green were to be our "4" lets just tank next season..

Luckily I can't see us trading Marion for nothing except a high pick that would be a gamble.

We would have to get some definitive contributors at least.

If Chad Ford thinks we would trade Marion for expiring contracts and a pick to reach for a guy like Al Thornton, that is just absolutely nuts. I would just rather keep Marion around and take my chances that he is going to opt out for a new contract after this season anyway.