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The World Famous LayupDrill Rumor Mill
6/19/09 Part 2
A Friday Night edition of the Rumor Mill during the offseason can only mean there is plenty to update. I start in New Jersey, where it looks like the Nets may be ready to blow everything up regarding their core and start over. The news starts from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, where reportedly New Jersey has approached the Memphis Grizzlies about the possibility of trading All-Star point guard Devin Harris to Memphis for the rights of the number 2 pick.
Yahoo! Sports in also reporting the Nets are in talks with the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade Vince Carter to Cleveland for Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic. The Wallace/Pavolovic combo is the same that was offered to the Suns for Shaq by Cleveland. It will be interesting to see if the Cavs opt for Carter to play alongside Lebron James. Cleveland would still need to upgrade in the front court, whether done via free agency or the draft.
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