Late last night, the Seattle SuperSonics traded the rights to their second round pick Lawrence Roberts (selected 55th overall) to the Memphis Grizzlies for two future second round draft picks and cash considerations.

Portland, being the team that many consider the draft hinging on, may be looking into acquiring a third first round pick.

The team they would trade with? Memphis. The Grizzlies have been reportedly shopping the pick and Portland did buy New Jersey's first round pick last year, taking Russian Viktor Khryapa.

"Probably not strong odds, but it's possible," Blazers GM John Nash said, regarding the chances of acquiring the pick.

Memphis has been very active and are trying to deal both Jason Williams and Bonzi Wells, but one source told RealGM on Monday that he expects one of these two players to be moved during a Stromile Swift sign-and-trade later this summer.

There have been no shortage of reports this offseason suggesting that these two Memphis players would be dealt and it now appears that they will continue until late July at the earliest.

League insiders insist that the Grizzlies are still shopping the 19th pick as well as guards Jason Williams and Bonzi Wells.

With Wells, his $8 million team option must be exercised before Friday or he becomes an unrestricted free agent.

Detroit and Cleveland are among the teams that have expressed interest in a deal for Wells with his option. Wells's name has also been mentioned in Los Angeles in potential trades with the Clippers and Lakers.

The Grizzlies' would like to complete a deal for Wells on Tuesday during the draft.

Grizzlies forward/center Lorenzen Wright would prefer to stay in Memphis but with the Grizzlies looking to cut their payroll and unwilling to discuss a contract extension, he has demanded a trade from the team.

"Don't get this twisted. I want to be here," Wright said, shortly after his afternoon press conference began. "I love playing for the Grizzlies. I love being here. I would love for the Grizzlies to sign me. I would love to sign here and be a Grizzly for the rest of my life. But when we went to them about signing an extension they didn't give me a chance to say what I wanted. They just said that we're cutting costs and we're not doing any business deals.

"I wanted the chance to say will you give me $5 a day? But they said we're not doing anything. We're not going to do it now. We're not going to do it in sixth months. We'll talk after this season. So now I know that at the end of my contract I'm not going to be here. ... I don't see how I can feel good about playing for the Grizzlies when I know they're not going to sign me at the end of the year."

Wright is entering the final year of his contracted valued at $7.7 million.

If the Grizzles were to try and deal him, it would not be hard to move him after his good showing late last season and the fact that expiring contracts are very valuable.

Bonzi Wells, who fell out of favor in Memphis after clashing with Coach Mike Fratello and being suspended in the playoffs might be the shooting guard the Clippers seek.

Mike Dunleavy coached him in Portland, where Wells played his most productive basketball.

Angelo Medina, the man who is promoting the preseason game pitting the Miami Heat and Memphis Grizzlies next October, is setting his goals even higher for his native Peurto Rico.  With a new 18,000-seat arena, he would like to see the 2008 All-Star game come to San Juan.

"There is this idea to have the All-Star Game in Las Vegas (in 2007), which will be the first time that the All-Star Game would be held in a non-NBA city. And if it's going to happen there, why not in Puerto Rico?" said Arturo Nu?ez, vice president and managing director of NBA Latin America.

Medina would also like to see Puerto Rico get an NBA team sometime in the near future as well.

After a breakthrough year with the Memphis Grizzlies, free agent point guard Earl Watson has expressed that he wants to play for a contender and likely will not stay in Memphis even if the Grizz try to re-sign him.

"I think free agency for me will be very interesting," Watson said from his Kansas City home. "I'm 25 (years old) and an unrestricted free agent. The thing is, I haven't had any contact with anybody from Memphis. I don't know what that means. I just want to thank the fans for embracing me as a young player coming from the West Coast when they really hadn't seen me play. I grew up in Memphis as an NBA player. It will always be a significant part of my life. I couldn't have asked for anything better."

According to a report in Tuesday's Memphis Commericial Appeal, recent reports that the Griz are willing to part with Gasol were overblown. The team still is committed to building around the Spaniard, barring a deal for a proven superstar such as Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett. Gasol, despite his shortcomings, still elicits a double team when he touches the basketball.

He's been a consistent offensive player, having averaged nearly 20 points and 10 rebounds in each of his four NBA seasons. That is why the Grizzlies essentially laughed when the New York Knicks recently floated a nonsensical trade proposal down the Mississippi River: Gasol in exchange for Memphis native Anfernee Hardaway.