Randy Foye

Jefferson, Foye involved in pre-draft deals
WASHINGTON — The NBA draft is a day away, but some teams couldn't wait that long to shake up rosters.
The Milwaukee Bucks sent high-scoring forward Richard Jefferson to San Antonio on Tuesday for three players who faced diminishing roles with the Spurs.

The Washington Wizards, according to an SI.com report, sent their No. 5 pick and reserve frontcourt players Etan Thomas, Oleksiy Pecherov and Darius Songaila to the Minnesota Timberwolves for guards Mike Miller and Randy Foye.

Earlier Tuesday, Wizards general manager Ernie Grunfeld said he had talked with far more teams about draft-day deals than in recent years and said he was open to dealing the pick "if the right offer comes along."

Jefferson, 29, averaged 19.6 points last season. Going to Milwaukee: Bruce Bowen, 38; Kurt Thomas, 36 and Fabricio Oberto, 34. None is signed beyond 2009-10....


The Missing Holiday, Rubio Slipping?
It's understandable why Blake Griffin, Hasheem Thabeet and Ricky Rubio haven't visited Washington for a pre-draft workout, since they are considered the three best prospects in the draft. But I'm sure some of you may have noticed that there another is potential top 10 pick in Thursday's draft whose name has not been mentioned much in these parts -- UCLA combo guard Jrue Holiday.

Holiday has been slated to possibly go as high as No. 4 to Sacramento. ESPN's Chad Ford and Draftexpress.com have Holiday rated as third- and the fifth-best point guard prospect in the draft, respectively, after averaging 8.5 points and 3.7 assists last year at UCLA.

The Fourth of July will remain the biggest Holiday in D.C. (AP Photo)
The Timberwolves, Knicks, Raptors, Bucks and Pacers are also considering him, yet Holiday somehow hasn't worked out for the Wizards. Strange, right?

It's not that the Wizards have no interest.

Here's an explanation: According to a league source, the Wizards attempted to set up something with Holiday but Holiday's agent did not want him to work out for the team.

Holiday's agent? Dan Fegan.

Yep, the same Fegan who doesn't want Rubio in the same time zone as the Wizards. The source didn't say why Holiday wouldn't come, but if you recall, Fegan was concerned about Rubio sharing the floor with his former client, Gilbert Arenas.

Opinions about Holiday are mixed, but most view him as tweener, since senior Darren Collison dominated the ball and handled most of the point guard duties at UCLA. Some scouts and executives that I've spoken with believe that Holiday's numbers are low because was buried his freshman year with the Bruins with the hope that he would have to come back and improve his stock. He is considered a player who could be the Russell Westbrook of this draft......


Minnesota Timberwolves eyeing Arizona forward Jordan Hill
With the NBA draft coming up this week general managers, sports agents, and draftees palms are all getting sweaty. Everyone is wondering who each team will take and any team that takes on Arizona forward Jordan Hill should be satisfied.

Hill started all 34 games his junior year as a Wildcat and received numerous awards including Honorable Mention All-America and a Third-Team All-America pick by The Sporting News as a junior. Hill was no stranger to being left out on the floor as he played 35.7 minutes a game, good enough for third among his teammates.

Hill was also the first member of an Arizona team in 30 years to average double figures in both scoring and rebounding in the same season. His 18.3 points per game was a team high and his 11 rebounds a game was almost five more than any other player on the squad.

The 6-foot-10, 235 pound man originally from Atlanta, Ga. was the driving force behind the 21-14 season the Wildcats experienced. He also led the team to their two wins in the NCAA tournament as he averaged just less than 16 points per game and continued to be a force off the glass. Hill kept his season average of 11 boards per game under the big pressure and bright lights of the national tournament.

He also was able to block 58 shots in his last season at Arizona making him a defensive threat that most other big players eligible for the draft do not possess.

NBA.com is speculating that Hill will go sixth overall to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves could certainly use the size of Hill as the team had no player who averaged more than ten rebounds a game except for Al Jefferson who handled 11 per game.

The Timberwolves first round pick from last season, Kevin Love, is also 6-foot-10 as is Jefferson, the addition of Hill would allow the team to be more physical in the post and use some of their outside shooters like Randy Foye....

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