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Kings, Pistons exchange first-round picks (6-9-03).
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen...ageId=17030153


SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ The Sacramento Kings completed a complicated trade of first-round draft picks with the Detroit Pistons on Monday.

Detroit got Sacramento's rights to the Atlanta Hawks' pick in one of the next two drafts. In return, the Kings reclaimed a first-round pick they traded to Detroit two years ago.

The Kings acquired the Hawks' pick last summer for the rights to Dan Dickau. Sacramento owed one of its first-round picks before 2008 to the Pistons after a 2001 trade involving Jon Barry and Mateen Cleaves.

``This gives us all of our flexibility back with regards to our first-round draft selections going forward,'' Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie said. ``It also eliminates the possibility of us losing a mid-first-round draft pick in the next three to four years.

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the wall

So now which team has which pick? The trade is confusing me a bit.

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beb0p

Simple. The Piston keep their pick. And We keep ours.

Another great move by Petrie, the Kings have nothing to lose and (possibly) a lot to gain by this deal. How on earth did Joe Dumar agreed to it? If (god forbid) the future Kings pick turn out to be mid-first, the Piston will be kicking themselves.

On the other hand, it seems to me Dumar has his eyes set on a particular player at #25.

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"Kevin Garnett shares some of Bryant’s personality traits. He’s arrogant…but he realizes it. He can be insufferable…but he laughs about it. He’s intense…but he can turn it off. Kevin Garnett is like the sane person who thinks he might be going crazy. Kobe Bryant is the crazy person who thinks that everyone else is insane." - Former NBA player Paul Shirley

the wall

Yeah but I think your GM messed it up a little in the 1st place...Mateen for JB and a first rounder? Mateen may be a great cheerleader on the bench, but how many minutes did he play?

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Peja Vu

Petrie's worst trade ever

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beb0p

Well to be fair to Petrie, he made that trade because of $$, not talent.

In order to obtain Bibby, the Kings also had to swallow Bent Price's contract. Somebody had to go to make way for Price's $8 millions. I thought it was a pretty good job for Petrie just to find somebody under the cap who was willing to trade younger, cheaper, and a fresh 1st round pick (Mateen) for older and more expensive (Barry).

The one trade I didn't agree was the Nick Anderson trade. But I guess it was made because Tariq had an attitude problem.

As for Mateen, I think he's a decent player. But he just doesn't fit into the Princeton offense.

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"My first NBA training camp was with the Los Angeles Lakers. I quickly realized that Kobe Bryant was selfish, arrogant, and completely insufferable. I also quickly realized that he is extraordinarily talented. Like, really, really good. But then, something else: People allowed all of the former because of the latter." - Former NBA player Paul Shirley

"Kevin Garnett shares some of Bryant’s personality traits. He’s arrogant…but he realizes it. He can be insufferable…but he laughs about it. He’s intense…but he can turn it off. Kevin Garnett is like the sane person who thinks he might be going crazy. Kobe Bryant is the crazy person who thinks that everyone else is insane." - Former NBA player Paul Shirley