Monta ELLIS on the BLOCK.......NENE of the NUGGETS out there......Chris KAMAN of the CLIP JOINT free to go.....NBA TRADE TALKS

It's about that season when everything starts to heat up with the NBA DRAFT on the 23rd of this month teams are very proactive in improving their rosters as their ORGANIZATION as a whole.

The One sticking point that is different than most drafts is that the COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT is up JUNE 30, 2011....which means if there is a WORK STOPPAGE.......all NBA Business must come to a crashing HALT immediately. This is the main reason you are seeing TEAMS really trying to get the ball rolling because the CBA is due to STOP a week after the DRAFT.

The Hottest Teams or shall I say PLAYERS that NAMES are being dropped on a REGULAR are as follows:

The #1 Free-Agent in the 2011 CLASS of Free-Agency is Deron WILLIAMS........Most Observers think that the JERSEY NETS are about #3 on his list with the KNICKS and MAGIC front runners for his services. Watch out for the BULLS....they could play D-WILL at the 2G

Andre Iguodala of the PHILLY 6ERS.....They were looking at adding either Monta ELLIS of the WARRIORS or Chris KAMAN of the CLIPS...and with all the young talent the 6ERS have at Guard and on the WING it only makes sense to MOVE "IGGY" to the CLIPS for KAMAN......then the CLIPS front line would read like this........IGGY at the 3....the BLAKEshow at the 4.......Deandre JORDAN at the 5.....OUCH....BIlly CRYSTAL-LIke Happiness in CLIPPERLAND

Another Scenario is the WARRIORS with New Man in CHARGE Jerry West aka the LOGO moving MONTA ELLIS to the LAKERS for Lamar ODOM and Shannon BROWN......this makes a lot of sense because both TEAMS are in Need of these players...LAKERS need SCORING....WARRIORS need Veteran LEADERSHIP and QUALITY PLAYERS not QUANTITY.......ELLIS is the #2 Prospect on my LIST but not a FREE AGENT

Then there is the OVERHAUL of the NUGGETS Roster as Jr SMITH noted this week he will not be back in DENVER as the KNICKS and HEAT will make a Serious run at HIM.......maybe the BULLS but JR'S Character would be an issue with the BULLS as they are ROCK SOLID in that category.

NENE Hilario is out there as well as the Golden STATE WARRIORS try to solidify their First five with a line-up like this.....Steph CURRY at the PG......Shannon Brown at the 2G.......Lamar ODOM at the SF.........David LEE at the PF and NENE at the 5.......meet and greet your #5 Seed in the WEST in the 2012 NBA PLAYOFFS.......

The ORLANDO MAGIC and GM Otis SMITH has also thrown his name in the fray for Andre IGUODALA'S Services and the SIXERS would probably want Brandon BASS and JJ REDDICK......to spread the FLOOR for all those SIXER ATHLETES on the Perimeter.

The MAGIC line-up would look like Jameer NELSON at PG.......the 2G J-RiCHARDSON.......the SF "IGGY" Iguodala.....the 4 Ryan ANDERSON and the 5 SUPERMAN Dwight HOWARD.....they need to get a PF to go with DWIGHT Anderson is not the answer and BASS leaving in this trade sets them further back at that position.

The BULLS need an upgrade at the 2g and a long-shot would be Deron WILLIAMS at the 2G which could and would work......maybe JR SMITH........Jason RICHARDSON maybe......RAY ALLEN would have been a good fit but picked up his player option for 2011-12 Season with GREEN TEAM.

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