The Washington Wizards have acquired Minnesota Timberwolves guards Randy Foye(notes) and Mike Miller(notes) for Etan Thomas(notes), Oleksiy Pecherov(notes) and Darius Songaila and the fifth pick in Thursday’s NBA draft, a league executive with knowledge of the deal told Yahoo! Sports.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AibVF872SyegZzEm.KV.f9w5nYcB?slug=aw-wasmintrade062309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

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This sucks. This probably ensures Tyreke Evans isn't there by 7. I'm assuming Minny packages 5 and 6 to thrifty Memphis for #2 which equates to Rubio.

2- Minny- Rubio

3- OKC- Thabeet

4- Sac- Jrue Holiday

5- Memphis- Jordan Hill

6- Memphis

Memphis, being semi-loaded with guards with Conley, Gay, Mayo would probably add Jordan Hill to the mix with one of their first rounders. This would mean their other pick?

Tyreke Evans?

As some of you know, statewide budget cuts are threatening to eliminate physical education, librarians, and high-school sports from schools statewide. Our respective district expects the eleven or so high schools in the area to raise a figure well into the tens of millions. I actively coach (volunteer) at a high-school in East San Jose, and in an effort to stray from the typical bake sale or car wash, am hosting a basketball tournament to raise funds for our basketball team and our school.

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