Yahoo! Sports NBA writer Adrian Wojnarowski and CBSsports.com’s Ken Berger are reporting a three-way trade between Sacramento, Milwaukee and Charlotte.

The trade—as Wojnarowski originally reported it on his Twitter account—would bring Bobcats swingman Stephen Jackson and point guard Shaun Livingston to Milwaukee while Charlotte gets Sacramento’s pick—the seventh-overall selection—and Corey Maggette from Milwaukee. The Kings will get Milwaukee’s pick—the 10th overall—and John Salmons, but this means the Bobcats now own the seventh and ninth picks. Berger then posted on his Twitter account that the Bucks would also get Beno Udrih from the Kings and the 19th overall pick from Charlotte.

But the fun may not stop there. The Bobcats can still package those picks in an attempt to move up, or, if they feel they can get power forward Bismack Biyombo or small forward Tristan Thompson with the seventh or ninth pick, they can always deal the other or use it to draft a shooting guard like Colorado’s Alec Burks or Washington State’s Klay Thompson. (Thompson won’t get past Detroit, who has the eighth-overall pick.)

Apparently Biyombo’s shooting touch impressed the Bobcats brass in his final workout. Everyone already knows that the Congolese big man can dunk, rebound and block shots, but if he’s showing any promise on the offensive end, he really changes in the eyes of scouts. Right now, Biyombo’s ceiling appears to be the fifth-overall selection, which belongs to the Raptors. His floor, however, is what’s changed significantly. Where he had once hoped to be picked in the late lottery, he now seems to be on safer ground.

But the Bobcats need a lot of things. When coach Paul Silas spoke with HOOPSWORLD at the NBA Draft Lottery, he said he hoped to add athleticism and shooting. Certainly Biyombo would take care of the athleticism, and the new general manager Rich Cho would be batting 1.000 if he came away with Klay Thompson as well.

Charlotte ranked 29th in the NBA in 3-point percentage this past season (32.7%), and with Jackson gone, the Bobcats need at shooting guard will only be exacerbated. Thompson’s natural shooting ability rivals BYU’s Jimmer Fredette (Thompson hit 39.8% from 3-point range and 83.8% from the line last season), but given his 6-6 frame and 6-9 wingspan, he certainly projects as better defensive player than the Division I scoring champ.

There are a few other names in play for the Bobcats, Markieff and Marcus Morris being right there at the top. The hegemonic opinion throughout the draft process was that Marcus was the better of the two players—or at least the most-skilled player—but Markieff’s size (6-10, 240) as well as his preference for playing in the paint has made the less-heralded brother the dark horse to be picked first. Marcus is about a half inch shorter than his brother, and 11 pounds lighter, but he projects as a better scorer.

Of course, those aren’t the only Big 12 players the Bobcats could be targeting. Wojnarowski went on to write that the move to No. 7 put Charlotte in position to take Texas’ Tristan Thompson, who is another player that provides athleticism and scoring. Thompson’s 7-2 wingspan will certainly help his defensive development, but it’s his ability to run the floor that might make him a good fit with former Longhorns point guard D.J. Augustin in Charlotte.

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What do the Bucks Get?

{AUTHOR_BOX}Well, John Salmons was going to be on Milwaukee’s books until the 2013-2014 season at around $8 million per season, plus he had another season on the deal that wasn’t fully guaranteed. Yes, taking Udrih off the Kings hands hurts Milwaukee (he’ll end up making over $14 million in the next two seasons assuming he picks up his player option), but paying Jackson $20 million over the next two years isn’t terrible, especially considering Maggette would have made slightly more than that over the same amount of time.

But the trade doesn’t just help Milwaukee on the books. Maggette limped to the finish in 2010-2011 while Jackson, albeit at 33 years of age, still managed to score 18.5 PPG for the season.

Considering the Bucks ranked 30th in offensive efficiency (points allowed per 100 possessions) last season, Jackson’s contributions are desperately needed.

Check Out:  Bill Sharman vs. Rod Thorn

Mark Medina of The Los Angeles Times wrote an interesting look back on how then-Lakers general manager Bill Sharman drafted Magic Johnson back in 1979.

The Lakers found themselves pitted against Rod Thorn and the Bulls in a coin toss for the first-overall pick, which everyone knew would be the Michigan State point guard.

Thorn called heads, commissioner Larry O’Brien flipped the coin, and I’ll let Sharman describe the rest:

Sharman had a great 10-year stretch as a player with the Celtics that included four NBA Titles, and he also won the 1972 NBA title as the Lakers coach. Medina has a great piece, so definitely give it a read if you’re waiting for the draft to start.

Enjoy the Draft!

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