How about this deal... J.O. Neal & 11th pick/Shawne Williams Mike Conley/$9 Million Cap...

Memphis Red Dogs — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:34:53 -0000

How about this deal...

J.O. Neal & 11th pick/Shawne Williams

Mike Conley/$9 Million Cap Room/Brian Cardinal/Jason Collins

Gives the Pacers cap room this year and next...

Gives the Grizzlies some low post players and a pick..

Gives the Pacers a legitimate Point Guard better than what they would get at 11..

Pick Westbrook or Alexander

Memphis Red Dogs — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:16:21 -0000

After doing a little research it's seems like Augustin is one of the shortest point guards coming into the draft in the last several years. D.J. Augustin (5-10 ½ without shoes) is short Augustin is about to become the 3rd shortest player in our measurements database to be drafted, behind Nate Robinson and Brevin Knight. We don’t have every NBA player there, but we have a lot. Will he be able to see the floor and defend his position well enough? His standing reach (comparable to Luke Ridnour, Jameer Nelson, Mike Conley Jr) slightly compensates for that, but that might just be enough to scare away the LA Clippers at #7. Whether that’s smart or not, we will see in time. There is absolutely no question that Augustin can play. Russell Westbrook is a much better pick at 11#. He's got much more size, better defender etc. Or how about a frak of nature..Joe Alexander (38 ½ inch max-vertical, 24 reps, 2.99 ¾ Court Sprint) is a freak We had that confirmed to us two weeks ago already when we went to watch him workout on Las Vegas, but it’s good to see that in print. His measurements (6-7 ¼ without shoes, 6-11 ½ wingspan, 220 pounds) are ideal for an NBA small forward. We know his work ethic is top notch, so it’s not hard to envision him improving on his below-average skill-level substantially as well over the next few years. If he has good workouts, it wouldn’t be hard to see him surpassing Danilo Gallinari as the top small forward in this draft.

An even better bet would be to swing a deal with my hometown Grizzlies ... They have three point guards. The the Pacers could move O'Neil in that kind of deal and draft a "big" at eleven. Just my thoughts they would have to make it a larger deal to make the salaries match. Pick up Cardinal etc to make the numbers for both te

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How about this deal... J.O. Neal & 11th pick/Shawne Williams Mike Conley/$9 Million Cap...

Pick Westbrook or Alexander