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Minnesota acquired the No. 5 pick in a trade with Washington Tuesday. Now, there?s talk the Timberwolves will try to package that pick, along with their No. 6 pick, and send them to Memphis for the No. 2 overall selection.
The Timberwolves would then select Rubio, whom some observers claim is the second coming of ?Pistol? Pete Maravich.
n The New York Knicks, who currently have the eighth overall pick, are trying to acquire the No. 3 pick from Oklahoma City. The Knicks are targeting Curry, whose dad, Dell, played for the Bucks during the 1998-99 season.
McNeal draws interest
The general consensus among NBA scouts is Marquette University guard Jerel McNeal will be picked early in the second round.
McNeal?s teammates ? Wesley Matthews and Dominic James ? aren?t expected to be selected. Ditto for Wisconsin forward Marcus Landry.
Bonus shots
If the Spurs hadn?t acquired Jefferson from the Bucks, it is believed they were going to pursue Vince Carter of the New Jersey Nets. ... Hammond was Detroit?s vice president of basketball operations when the Pistons chose Amir Johnson as the 56th overall pick in the 2005 draft. Johnson also has the distinction of being the last high school player drafted. He attended Westchester High School in Los Angeles. ... One Western Conference official says the Jefferson salary dump by the Bucks was almost similar to that of Memphis? two years ago when the Grizzlies sent Pau Gasol to the Los Angeles Lakers for virtually nothing as well.
The Timberwolves would then select Rubio, whom some observers claim is the second coming of ?Pistol? Pete Maravich.
n The New York Knicks, who currently have the eighth overall pick, are trying to acquire the No. 3 pick from Oklahoma City. The Knicks are targeting Curry, whose dad, Dell, played for the Bucks during the 1998-99 season.
McNeal draws interest
The general consensus among NBA scouts is Marquette University guard Jerel McNeal will be picked early in the second round.
McNeal?s teammates ? Wesley Matthews and Dominic James ? aren?t expected to be selected. Ditto for Wisconsin forward Marcus Landry.
Bonus shots
If the Spurs hadn?t acquired Jefferson from the Bucks, it is believed they were going to pursue Vince Carter of the New Jersey Nets. ... Hammond was Detroit?s vice president of basketball operations when the Pistons chose Amir Johnson as the 56th overall pick in the 2005 draft. Johnson also has the distinction of being the last high school player drafted. He attended Westchester High School in Los Angeles. ... One Western Conference official says the Jefferson salary dump by the Bucks was almost similar to that of Memphis? two years ago when the Grizzlies sent Pau Gasol to the Los Angeles Lakers for virtually nothing as well.
