If Peter Vecsey says Elvis isn't dead, then you better believe he's munching on a peanut butter and banana sandwich somewhere in Graceland. If Peter Vecsey says that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, you better start reading up on the Magic Bullet Theory.

Despite terse denials from 4 major cities west of the Mississippi, Vecsey swears that his reported 4-team trade wasn't a figment of his imagination. And he wants, as he states it, "NBA beat writers, TV typists and dot-com intellects who have no trustworthy sources of their own on this matter" to just believe him already.

Oh, and Jalen Rose -is- unhappy in Indiana. No doubt. Got it?

And for the record, again: Karl Malone to Dallas; Juwan Howard, Greg Buckner, a No. 1 pick, cash and more to Denver; Nick Van Exel and more to Golden State; Raef LaFrentz, Mookie Blaylock and Adonal Foyle or Danny Fortson (Marc Jackson is ineligible to be dealt until Jan 19) to Utah.