With the number one pick in the draft Commissioner David Stern announced late Thursday night that the Chicago Bulls have selected Derrick Rose. With the number two pick in the draft the Miami Heat selected a top prospect Michael Beasley. In this year's draft there were no real surprises. The only big surprise was a trade between Portland and Indiana. Indiana received the 13th pick SG, Brandon Rush and Portland received 11th pick PG, Jerryd Bayless. Although this was the only trade in the draft thus far many teams are looking to trade some of their top players. With the draft going on there has been a lot of speculations involving the Detroit Pistons looking to move some of their top 5; including Rasheed Wallace, Tayshaun Prince, and possibly Chauncey Billups.
Joe Dumars believes he needs to look into the future of the team and what will give them the best chances of winning Championships for the Motor City. One of the speculations here is for Denver's Carmelo Anthony which would involve trading Tayshaun Prince and Chauncey Billups. Although this seems like a very reasonable trade its unlikely to happen. Another scenario would be trying to work out a deal for Tracy McGrady. Houston has gone nowhere with him and a trade that would give them Chauncey Billups and Tayshaun Prince would be highly beneficial to them and would also be for Detroit. Joe Dumars is looking for a star player and is trying all he can to give Detroit that one player he can really rely on for having a successful season and lead the Detroit Pistons to another Championship.
~James