Less then a day from the conclusion of the NBA Finals the basketball form of the hot stove has already begun. several trade rumors surfaced about as well as claims for free agency. It is true there is no such thing as the off season anymore.
The Amway Arena barely emptied out before Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu decided to file for free agency according to his agent. Lou Babby, Turkoglu's agent, claims he does not see any reason why not to leave. Apparently the thought of staying with a team that just reached the NBA Finals and is returning many talented players including a healthy Jameer Nelson.
Over to the rumor mill there have been reports that the Boston Celtics trying to trade away their talent to any team. Chad Ford reported the Celtics spoke to the Memphis Grizzlies about a trade including Ray Allen or Rajon Rondo for the 2nd pick in the draft.
Another rumor involved Allen and Rondo for Amare Stoudamire and Barbosa. This is a case of premature panic button mashing. Losing in a game seven to the eventual Eastern Conference Champions without Kevin Garnett calls for a breakup of the now Big Four.
Also on the rumor mill is Shaq to Cleveland for Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovich. This reported no chance/great chance deal would be a great deal for Cleveland, but there is no logic reasoning behind Phoenix taking two overpaid players who have been relegated to bench time on a team with one solid player.
With all the trade rumors and just over a week to the Draft the NBA found a great way to keep their league near the top of the headlines at Sportcenter.
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