Magic trade No. 54 pick to Rockets for cash

[Warhawk]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2919948

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic traded the No. 54 pick to the Houston Rockets for cash hours before Thursday's NBA draft.
The move left Orlando with one second-round selection -- No. 44. Last year, the Magic traded what would have been a first-round pick to Detroit in the Darko Milicic-Carlos Arroyo deal.
For Orlando, the start of free agent negotiations Sunday will be far more significant than the draft. The team wants to quickly re-sign Milicic, a restricted free agent, then pursue a scorer with the salary cap room they have left.
The team still doesn't know whether Grant Hill will return. His expiring 7-year, $93-million deal freed up cap room this year.

 

[supamari0]

My suggestion to the Kings - buy a 2nd rounder.

We've done it two years in a row with the Magic and in this draft a 2nd round pick is pretty good to have. I think last time the rockets paid roughly 300k for a pick in the 40s, I'm guessing they pay less this time since its a lower pick.