After already getting rid of Corey Maggette to get their needed shooter in Ben Gordon, the Charlotte Bobcats plan to do some more trades as the draft approaches on Thursday.
The Bobcats still have the No. 2 pick in mind to trade, as teams like the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers plan to get their hands on the No. 2 pick to get their man in Bradley Beal or Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, just in case if Charlotte takes the chance on taking one of them.
Charlotte is willing to deal the No. 2 pick and trade down, however, they will have to take power forward Tyrus Thomas in return, according to the Washington Post:
“The Wizards have interest in three players — Beal, Kidd-Gilchrist and Harrison Barnes — and believe they are in a great position to address their needs for an upgrade in perimeter talent. It would likely take a knockout offer for the Wizards to budge, but they are picking up the phone. According to multiple sources, the Bobcats are trying to convince teams interested in the second pick to also take back disappointing power forward Tyrus Thomas, who has more than $26 million remaining on his contract. Thomas is coming off the worst season since his rookie year as he averaged just 5.6 points and 3.7 rebounds. When asked if teams would be willing to touch Thomas, one Western Conference executive said, ‘I don’t think so.’ [...] If Charlotte deals the No. 2 pick and blocks the Wizards from taking the best perimeter option on their draft board, it would be interesting to see if Washington stands in the way of the Bobcats taking Robinson. This is a crazy draft game.”
Though I believe Charlotte will take Harrison Barnes at the No. 2 pick, there is a solid chance Beal will be selected as he is really making himself known as the legit second-best player in the draft class behind Anthony Davis.
Thomas hasn’t really been the same since he emerged as a pretty good player when he was with the Chicago Bulls. Now he’s an overpaid PF who doesn’t do much, but then again, he did play in Charlotte. The big question is if Washington has enough to absorb Thomas’ contract.
We’ll see what happens, but whatever team is interested, they’ll have to tackle on Thomas in return.
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June 26, 2012
