That the Blazers were actually interested in this trade. The reported just listed him as a possibility in his opinion.

and I agree with Timmay! that it sounds like they are just naming random people with big enough contracts.

I think we can safely ignore this rumor. As with virtually any NBA rumor site, including ESPN’s (which really is just a bunch of links to stuff you can find for free on Google News, a devious way for ESPN to make money) it’s important to keep your BS detector engaged:

1. The article gives no sources. You might think the “reporter” just wants to keep them secret? Well, he should at least say so, but even then he’s probably just talking nonsense. Remember KP’s comment about rumors going public? He said they’re basically spin or maybe even trade deals dumped long ago, no longer viable. In other words—rumors like these are basically lies or speculation.

2. The “reporter” assumes Oden will be healthy-that is not a given-so they should dump Przy’s big contract? Right. Keep in mind that Przy’s contract is half the size of Lafrentz’s and about three million less than Miles’s. It’s as if the “reporter” looked up the big contracts for teams most likely to make trades in the next year, picked the biggest one of a guy actually playing, and thought, “Yeah, here’s the guy they’ll trade.”

And for another shooting guard? Please. Forget these guys.

Larry Hughes is garbage. An entire website was dedicated to his suckitude,
http://heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com/

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Was this a reporter? If it were, this reporter should be banned for life from ever watching another NBA game, much less reporting on one. This is the single most nonsensical piece of trade gossip I’ve ever seen. Larry Hughes is, literally, one of the worst players in the league to have on your team. He cares nothing about winning. He freely admits it.

I forgot, though, the Blazers have a hole at the two spot. Other than a returning all-star second year guy, the best player in Europe, and (at least in a sense) the MVP of the summer league, I mean. Other than that, there’s basically nobody.

Same with Jeffries. Nice trade blather. Though Dallas would do pretty much anything to get rid of Dampier’s crazy contract now. But I guess Chicago will have to wait for the LHEC.

The correct title should be “Chicago writer dreaming about dumping Hughes”

Wilt Chamberlain’s rotting corpse has a better chance of playing for the Blazers next year than Larry Hughes. Is KP going to pick up a horrible contract right when he’s close to ridding the franchise of similar deals? No. Freaking. Way.

But speaking of Przybilla, he’ll be a guest tonight on Courtside at 6:15.

(Now what did I do with that link to beating a dead horse?)

... he’d like to see his team acquire and that he thought might be available. There was nothing that indicated he thought the Bulls were actually talking to any of those teams about the players mentioned.

I normally take the stance on any given trade that if Pritchard actualled pulled it, it would probably turn out to be the right deal. In other words people complain that we don’t need a Luol Deng or Deron Williams, but we don’t really know. If KP actually made that deal I’d bet those guys would turn out to be pretty much what we needed.

However in this case if Pritchard pulled the trigger on that deal he would be immediately crucified on the main page. ANOTHER shooting guard? Really???

—Dave