http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/gugliotta_021904.html

Anyhow, I think it’s in the New York Knicks best interest to clear up as much salary cap space come 2010 as possible — which is why I’ve previously suggested that Mike D’Antoni should offer Jared Jeffries and Wilson Chandler to the Sacramento Kings for Kenny Thomas, try to dump Eddy Curry in a sign-and-trade deal involving David Lee, and let Nate Robinson walk this summer — therefore, a short-term investment on Sergio Rodriguez for a couple of future second-round picks isn’t an altogether horrible idea there.

At worst, Rodriguez does a so-so job as the team’s backup point guard for one season and heads back to Spain in 2010.

Now, with regards to a potential Quentin Richardson for Darko Milicic deal, it should be just a straight-up swap. Unless the Grizzlies are that down on Ricky Rubio and believe Jordan Hill — who I personally still compare to Chris Wilcox and Drew Gooden — will slip all the way to the 8th pick, then that seems like an unbalanced proposal in the Knicks’ favor.

I, too, am all for trading away the 55th and 56th picks in the 2009 NBA Draft for future assets. A team that has a couple of 2010 second-round draft picks like the Indiana Pacers would be a perfect trading partner. The Pacers have shown a penchant for foreign players, too, as evident by Erazem Lorbek — although he did play college basketball in the United States despite being born in Slovenia — and Stanko Barac. So, all things considered, the Pacers may trade its own 2010 second-round pick and a 2010 second-round draft pick via the Dallas Mavericks for the draft rights of two foreign-born prospects (e.g., Emir Preldzic & Milenko Tepic). Although I see Preldzic as Bostjan Nachbar and Tepic as Zoran Planinic, a mediocre front office executive like Larry Bird — who should’ve stuck with coaching — might see some potential in them.

http://www.postingandtoasting.com/2009/5/21/882885/sergio-rodriguez

major value — which certainly includes the New York Knicks’ 8th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft — for the services of Sergio Rodriguez. Anyhow, regardless of whether he’s dealt as a single entity or included in a package, I’m interested to watch what Rodriguez ultimately fetches the Portland Trail Blazers in return on the trade market.

Again, I’m neither pro-Sergio or anti-Sergio — heck, I’m anti-Bayless more than anything — yet, no matter my apathy toward him as a player, it’s my feeling that his value isn’t all that high for trade purposes. In any event, though, we’ll surely soon find out whether my pessimism regarding what Kevin Pritchard will snag for Rodriguez is right or wrong here.

You can send up to three million in cash in such a deal. You can use them as soon as the league approves the transfer. Last year the Blazers bought the Hornets’ pick at 27, then traded the player picked there to the Rockets. Technically I think the old team still picks the player you said to, and the league later approves it. The only limiting factors are the willingness of others to sell, and that teams can’t sell or trade first round picks in consecutive years (so e.g. this year the Hornets can’t sell theirs again, neither can the Mavs, ).

I suppose it could be possible to buy another pick in the mid 20s to mid 30s, above that nobody outright sells a pick. Looking at the list, e.g. the Timberwolves might agree to sell their #28 for cash and our #32 so they don’t have to guarantee another contract when they already have two first round picks before that.

I like him too, despite his frail frame and lack of good shooting.