The Sixers were hard to figure out because they could go in a bunch of directions. The Pistons are tough because I'm not sure where they can go at all. They have an expiring contract in Tayshaun Prince but I'm not sure that anyone is really excited enough about the 7th pick in this draft to give up someone of value. They'd probably like to dump Rip Hamilton, Charlie Villanueva, and/or Ben Gordon's contracts but I'm not sure that's possible. They have talked up Rodney Stuckey as their point guard but now rumors are spreading that they are looking for a pure point to run the show. The front office also want a low post scorer and to add more grit and toughness to the team.

Basically, Joe Dumars wants a different one than the one he built.

As for tradies, I could see Rip Hamilton going to Denver or New Orleans for K-Mart or Emeka Okafor but the Nuggets need K-Mart's toughness as much as the Pistons do and if the Hornets really want to hire Tom Thibidou, they can't go and trade the guy who should be the anchor to their defense. I considered Chris Kaman for LA native Prince and the #7 but I think there would be better deals out there for Zee German. In the end, I just can't find a deal that I think an opposing team would be willing to make this early in the offseason.

In the end, their best choice might be to trade down with Memphis. The Grizzlies give up #12 and #25 )or #28) and grab Ed Davis. Davis seems like the type of athlete GM Chris Wallace loves, coach Lionel Hollins recently said that he wouldn't mind a PF would could play above the rim, block shots, and rebound, and even if Zach Randolph skates away clean from the recent marijuana investigation, he's going to be a free agent next season. The Pistons lose out on the potential of Davis but I really don't see Joe Dumars, who should be somewhat worried about his job, putting his faith in a kid who hadn't even learned to play consistently in college. Greg Monroe and Cole Aldrich are other options but I'd rather move down and pick up another first than settle for either of them.

As for the Clippers, their biggest need is SF and I was really considering a Chris Kaman for Andre Iguodala swap but I'm not a huge fan of Kaman and I don't really love anyone at the 8th pick to make it worthwhile for the Sixers. Baron and #8 for Marvin Williams and Mike Bibby? It's a fair offer because neither team would really be thrilled with it. The move that makes some sense for both teams is Luol Deng for Kaman. Joakim Noah would move to the PF spot and give the Bulls a great frontcourt to entice LeBron James to come to the Windy City. WIth Kaman gone, the Clippers would look to replace him with either Greg Monroe or Cole Aldrich. Aldrich is a nice Kaman replacement but I'd go with Greg Monroe.

Up next, we finish off the top 10 with the much talked about Knicks pick that went to Utah and Indiana.