RE: Insider

["John Lyell" <jlyell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Donyell Marshall would be a nice addition. Personally I think Seattle is
asking too much for Barry and Vlad.

Would you move Mihm or Blount for Dale Davis?


John




The hottest rumor on Tuesday evening had the Sonics talking to the
Raptors about a swap that would send Barry and Radmanovic to Toronto for
Donyell Marshall and Morris Peterson. There was also talk that the trade
could be expanded into a three-way deal with the Blazers. The Raptors
have been in the hunt for a center so that they can move rookie Chris
Bosh back to his natural position at power forward. Under that
arrangement, Radmanovic and Barry would head to Portland, Davis would go
Toronto, Marshall and Peterson would head to Seattle and the Raptors
would send Michael Curry and Michael Bradley to the Blazers. However,
the same sources said that the Sonics are concerned that they're not
getting enough in return for Radmanovic.

If Sund can't get what he wants, there shouldn't be any reason to rush
into a trade. Radmanovic, Murray and James will all have value this
summer. But still, with the Sonics in the hunt for a playoff berth and
the availability of Barry's expiring contract, it's hard to believe that
the team can't find a deal that makes sense for them.