The Los Angeles Clippers acquired Vladimir Radmanovic from the SuperSonics for PF Chris Wilcox.  This moves strikes me as a message to Clipper fans that they are serious about contending this season.  Radmanovic, a free agent after this season is deadly from three-point range shooting at 38% for his career.  This move looks like it will absolve the brain freeze Clippers G.M. Elgin Baylor had during the 2002 draft drafting #8 Wilcox and #12 Melvin Ely in the lottery even though they already had Elton Brand as their starting power forward.

On Seattle’s standpoint, with PF Nick Collison recently breaking into the starting lineup and adding Wilcox to the roster, Seattle is probably ready to trade either Reggie Evans or Danny Fortson to straighten out this log-jam at the forward position.