Charlotte Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins said today not to dismiss the possibility the team could trade into the first round of Thursday's draft. A couple of weeks ago, Higgins indicated a second-round pick seemed a more likely option. But they've been very active in all kinds of discussions of late. It's common knowledge that several teams -- Miami and Chicago, for instance -- are open to trading out of the first round to avoid the guaranteed salary under the rookie pay scale. Those teams could be major players in the free-agent market, so conserving space under the salary cap is a priority. Higgins said they're committed to making Tyrus Thomas a qualifying offer to restrict his free-agency. That's not a surprise -- Higgins had said before they were leaning in that direction. Higgins declined to address speculation that Tyson Chandler might opt-out of the final season of his contract.I think the only way that makes sense is if the Bobcats were to offer him a new deal that trims his salary for next season but gives him long-term security. -- ╭███◣ ╮ ╭══╮ ╭══╮ theanswer3 ╭══════════╮ ║█ ◥█ ╰═══╯ ◢ ╰═╯ ☆ ╰═════════╯◢██◤ ╴◤ ◣ ║ ║█◣ █ ◢█◣ ◢▌█ ◢◢◣ ◢ ◢█◣ ◢ ◢ ◢█◣ ◤◢◤ ￣▂▄∕ ║ ║███◤ █▌█ █◢█ █◤ █ █▌█ █◢█ █◢◤ ◢◤◢ 13￣ ║ ║█◥█◣ ◥█◤ ◥◤◥ █ ◤ ◥██ ◥◤◥ ◥█◤◢██◤ ╱ ﹨ ║ ╰◤════════════════ ▄◤ #13 NY-Yankees 3B ════════╯ --

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