Pierce is on the trading block due to two factors: 1) He is our only asset talented enough to obtain an above-average big via trade to replace Blount, Battie, Baker. 2) Those close to the team feel Pierce has come under the influence of svengali Ricky Davis. Ricky has also been on the trading block, but there have been no takers. Ironic that Pierce might be the one to go, eh? Egg