Blazers pick up the Suns #24 pick - Francis buyout?

--Update-- Bucher reports the Blazers have acquired the #24 pick from Phoenix for cash -- we're on the clock now.


I don't get the Z-Bo trade. By itself, the move doesn't make sense. If we wanted a salary dump, wouldn't Boston have traded us Theo Ratliff and a young guy or a future pick for Z-Bo?

Has Francis already agreed to a buyout?

If Francis never goes on the books, can the Blazers get under the cap?

Here's my calculation of our salaries for 07-08:

Raef - $11.8
Darius - 8.3
Joel - 5.7
LaMarcus - 4.3
Webster - 3.0
Roy - 2.9
Jack - 1.2
Sergio - 1
Frye - 2.5

Total (without Francis): $40.5 million
With Francis: $57 million

If we were able to buy out Francis, maybe we have the room under the cap to sign a Rashard Lewis or a Gerald Wallace???

This calculation doesn't take into account Oden ($ 5 mil???) or Travis Outlaw.