Supes to Trade Down, Unless....Oh Wait

ESPN's Chad Ford is reporting the following: "The Clippers and Sonics have agreed to swap picks as long as the Wolves take O.J. Mayo at No. 3. If Mayo isn't drafted at 3, the deal is off according to two sources close to the information. With the No. 4 pick, expect the Clippers to take Eric Gordon of Indiana. They've coveted him as the type of dominant scorer they've been looking for. The Sonics will take Brook Lopez or Jerryd Bayless at No. 7. However it seems Lopez will be the guy."

If Ford's report is accurate (and it might not be, per update below), here's what I think this means (and I'm curious to know what else the Supes are receiving from the Clips for their voluntary slide down the pecking order): the Sonics are convinced they can get the same guy at #7 that they figure to take at #4. But should Kevin McHale indulge his infatuation with Kevin Love at #3 and Mayo fall to #4, the Supes will take him -- and then pull the trigger on the widely-rumored deal involving Chris Wilcox, Mark Blount, Mayo, and Michael Beasley, the presumptive second pick.

Update: False alarm, says Ford: "The Clippers and Sonics had an agreement in place to swap the No. 4 and No. 7 picks, with the Clippers sending their 2009 pick to Seattle. But disagreements over the details have apparently ended discussions for now. If they had acquired the No. 4 pick, the Clippers were expected to take Eric Gordon of Indiana, with the Sonics looking at Brook Lopez and Jerryd Bayless at No. 7. But now the deal appears to be off."