Pele wrote:
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Phoenix (Bledsoe/Dragic)
Dallas (Jose)
Memphis (Conley)
Houston (Lin/Beverley)
Denver (Lawson)
Minnesota (Rubio)
Of the above, unless an injury occurs, only Houston really needs an upgrade. Even if you could get a 1st rounder in 2014, with Lowry on that team, they probably make the playoffs so that picks becomes late teens or early 20's. Looking at the East:
NY (Felton) - no 2014
Brooklyn (Deron) - no 2014
Chicago (Rose out)*
Atlanta (Teague)
Washington (Wall)
Cleveland (Irving)
Detroit (Jennings)
Charlotte (Walker)
Boston (Rondo)
Who in this group thinks they are one PG away from beating Heat and Pacers? So no one in this group would pull that deal unless there is an injury and the GM panics to get into the playoffs (don't think Chicago cares after trading Deng)
So unless we MU is willing to take a 2015 or 2016 1st rounder and loses Bird rights to Lowry, that's probably the best option for him (unless of course there is a larger package involving younger controllable players). Getting a 2014 pick WITHOUT any lottery protection is dead.
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