I love this picture of Larry Johnson at UNLV literally running over Duke...

Congrats to Raptors PF Chris Bosh was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging a conference-high 30.3 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Bosh, who led the Raptors to a 2-1 week, scored 33 points on 14-of-19 shooting in a 117-112 triumph over Washington last Wednesday…

GM Rumour: An ESPN report tagged Suns President and General Manager Bryan Colangelo as the top target in Toronto's general manager search, but Colangelo said he fully plans on remaining in Phoenix.

This week is unbelievable for NCAA Hoops…seriously, check the matchups:

Tuesday - Duke at North Carolina, Tennessee at Kentucky & Wichita State at Northern Iowa…don’t sleep on Northern Iowa qho will wreck your bracket in March…

Wednesday - Syracuse at Connecticut, North Carolina State at Miami, Indiana at Wisconsin, Air Force at San Diego State, UAB at UTEP…Air Force is Princeton West for offence and UAB is another Bracket Buster…

Thursday - West Virginia at Pittsburgh, Stanford at Cal…if only to watch Cal’s super PF Leon Powe, who if he can ever stay healthy will dominate..

Saturday - Connecticut at Seton Hall, Stanford at Gonzaga, & LSU at Florida

Trade rumours: Cavs send PF Drew Gooden to the Bulls for PG Chris Duhon…Knicks send SF David Lee, SG Penny Hardaway, and SF Trevor Ariza to the Blazers for SF Darius Miles, SF Ruben Patterson and C Theo Ratliff…Knicks send SG Penny Hardaway 's and his expiring $15.75 million contract to Seattle for PF Reggie Evans, SG Flip Murray and C Vitaly Potapenko

Stats: Kevin Garnett led the league in double-doubles for three straight seasons, however, Shawn Marion entered Monday with the league lead (36) and Garnett in fourth (32)…

Speaking of KG, he blocked Shawn Marion's 8 footer at the buzzer to ensure a Timberwolves' 103-101 victory over the Phoenix Suns last night… "That was a good block," Garnett told reporters. "I mean, you all saw what you saw, but as soon as it left his hand I got it, you know. I'm sitting right here in front of you all with a win."…the Suns disagreed: "I feel like the Seattle Seahawks," said Steve Nash, referring to what the Seahawks felt were bad calls by officials in Sunday's Super Bowl. "It's remarkable. There's like five games this year where we've not gotten a call in the last 30 seconds. After awhile, you realize you don't get those games back, and it's tough to take." My Take? It was borderline, but it was goal tending…

The Heat’s Dwyane Wade had 34 to Paul Pierce's 31 in Miami's 114-98 win over the C’s…the highlights were Shaq, trying to pull down the backboard with every dunk and Antoine Walker with a huge two-handed follow-up cram off a Shaq miss….after which he hung on the rim, got T'd up, landed and gave the shimmy…

Hey Sonics…have some Ray Felton…the rook went for 24 points (8-for-11 FGs) and 9 assists in a 119-106 win over the Sonics.

1) David Walstein of the Newark Dtar-Ledger with a terrific Jalen Rose Article:

KNICKS: Good-guy Hill at root of Rose's bad-guy rep

Everywhere he's gone, Jalen Rose has brought a big smile, an astute understanding of the game he plays so well, and a mixed reputation. He's selfish, they say. He's friendly, but manipulative. He's a scorer, but he's more interested in piling up statistics than in winning. He's smart, yes, but he's shrewd, like a locker-room lawyer. He was traded by four teams, and benched by both Larry Brown and Isiah Thomas. But those are the same two who just grabbed him from Toronto. Now, in his 12th season, we are still trying to figure out if Rose is a whole new player, or a misunderstood guy carrying baggage that doesn't even belong to him. And don't tiptoe around the subject with Rose either, because he faces it head-on. He's heard what they've been saying about him for years, ever since high school when people compared him to Grant Hill, who might be the Beaver Cleaver of the NBA compared to Rose. "I always had the reputation of being this loudmouthed kid from the west side of Detroit who grew up as (an illegitimate child), never knew his father," Rose said. "It's like, 'if he wasn't in the NBA he would probably be somewhere trying to rob somebody and sell drugs.'" This is what Rose has been hearing since the day he entered the NBA, selected by the Denver Nuggets 13th overall, 10 spots below Hill in the wild Knicks/Rangers/O.J. summer of 1994. In fact, he still has the videotape of draft night when, even before he shook David Stern's hand, a commentator called him "uncoachable." "Where does that come from?" he asked rhetorically yesterday. "I hadn't played a minute in the NBA yet." It comes, he firmly believes, from his days at Michigan as a member of the Fab Five, and that comparison to Hill. For Magic, there was Bird. For Rose, there is Hill. Despite the fact the two are rather friendly, Hill is the Mr. Hyde to Rose's Dr. Jekyll, the sun to his cloudy day. Hill and Rose are contemporaries, dating to their under-13 days in AAU before they faced off in the 1992 NCAA Championship game that pitted the "good guy" Duke Blue Devils against Michigan's Fab Five -- that brash, talented, trend-setting group of kids who stormed college basketball back in 1992 with their elongated shorts, black socks, Final Four appearances, and retroactive NCAA violations. "That was always my positive rival, so to speak," Rose said of Hill. "We get along real well and we've been playing against each other since we were 13. But he was always portrayed as the good guy, and I was the bad guy." The comparison gets deeper, and when you're compared to Grant Hill, it's hard coming off as the nicer guy. Hill's dad is Calvin Hill, an Ivy Leaguer and former running back with the Dallas Cowboys. Rose's dad is Jimmy Walker, who played for the Pistons, Rockets and Kansas City Kings. But Walker has yet to meet his son face to face. He wasn't sitting in the stands that night in '92 the way Calvin Hill was. "He came from the prestigious family," Rose said about Grant Hill, "his mom went to school with Hillary Rodham Clinton and he went to Duke, the good school, while I went to the University of Michigan; a great school, but they used to talk about it like it was UNLV or something. "His dad went to Yale and was an athlete just like mine, but the difference is, his dad was part of his life and he got all positive reflections from that and the reputation that his family upholds. My relationship with my dad was estranged because we never met. "People always put that on me, and obviously the Fab Five reputation didn't help either for people who wanted to put negative energy on a group of 18-year-olds who used to wear big shorts, black shoes and black socks." Years later, Rose still feels he is fighting that reputation, even though he is known for dedicated charity work and a cooperative and approachable way with fans and media. Also, he points out that on almost every team he has played for, excluding only the Nuggets in his first two years, Rose was a captain. Obviously, Brown and Thomas weren't scared off by the reputation or from their past dealings with him. "As you get older your views change and you mature a lot," Thomas said. "The way he thought at 28 is totally different from the way he thinks at 33. People who know him respect what he brings to the table." Whatever Rose brings to the table, he has brought on his own, without his father, and somehow doesn't hold any grudges. They have communicated through e-mail five or six times, he estimates, and spoken on the phone twice. One day, he says, they will meet. "If he's anything like me, and I'm sure he is, I would think his pride is telling him he wants to come into my life when I'm done playing," Rose said. "I'll give him that respect, and that's what I go to bed believing every night. "It's hard, but I had a great mom and great family situation. It's not like I'm homeless living under a freeway. He gave me a seed and I'm very happy with my life. That's a direct result, I'm sure, of that seed." That's a reputation worth savoring.

2) Terry Pluto of the Akron Beacon Journal fires back for LeBron over the whole not being in the dunk contest thing:

James opts to dunk critic's slam

Do you remember who won the NBA slam-dunk contest a year ago? The answer is Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks. How about two years ago?Good old Fred Jones from the Indiana Pacers. So, does it matter that LeBron James is skipping and jumping right past the 2006 contest later this month at the All-Star Game in Houston? I'm glad that he's telling them to stuff it. The NBA should dunk the dunk contest because it's a joke. It celebrates the worst, most selfish part of the game. That's why it's astonishing that veteran sportswriter Tom Friend of ESPN The Magazine ripped James for not taking part this year. ``He can't have a Nike mini-series, then opt for the skills competition. He's only 21. He needs to pay his dues like the rest of 'em. It's his duty to dunk,'' Friend wrote. ``He can't be afraid to risk it all. MJ risked it all against Dominique; Doctor J risked it all against David Thompson.'' Does anyone remember who won any of those dunk contests? I believe that Julius Erving beat Thompson in the first dunkfest in the old American Basketball Association, but so what? I don't know if Dominique Wilkins outdunked Michael Jordan, and I don't care. There was nothing to risk for Jordan. He was the better player, period. Dunking contests had nothing to do with it. Yes, Jordan did win two dunking contests. But so did Harold Miner. What does that prove?Friend mocked James for saying, ``I'm not a dunk competition kind of guy.'' I've known James since he was 15. He's not a dunk competition kind of guy, thank goodness. He's closer at heart to Larry Bird and Magic Johnson than a player who defines himself by his slams. It's fun to watch James dunk, but not nearly as enjoyable as some of his passes, his determined drives, his sheer will to win. James is not the perfect player. James also is only 21. Some fans and critics don't want to hear that. They want to compare him with Jordan in his late 20s, instead of realizing that Jordan was sitting in a classroom and averaging 20 points at North Carolina at the same age James is today. Want to know what is a far greater concern than James not dunking for show? It's that he's already doing too much. He entered Monday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks averaging nearly 42 minutes a game. Only Philadelphia 76ers star Allen Iverson is seeing more time on the court. But Iverson recently missed four games with a sprained ankle. In the middle of his third season, James has missed only four games as a pro -- none this season. James is averaging 31 points, 6.8 rebounds, 6.4 assists and shooting 49 percent. He goes to the foul line about 10 times per game. Yes, he's physically strong at 6-foot-8, 242 pounds. But he still takes a physical beating as he's the focal point of every defense that the Cavaliers face. He plays every night. He plays hurt. He usually plays and acts with maturity far beyond his 21 years. He realizes that the dunk contest is an utter waste of time and that energy is a sign of growth, not cowardice as the ESPN story implied. You can be sure the NBA, Nike and all of James' other corporate connections want him to dunk. You also should know that coaches are relieved when their players pass on the dunk contests, because it does wear out a player's legs. Suppose James entered the dunk contest and lost? Would that change your opinion of him? Didn't think so. James also was criticized by the ESPN story for being ``all about his image... being the squeaky clean antithesis of Carmelo (Anthony). Visiting elementary schools. Why mess with that?'' What's the problem? Aren't there enough jerks in sports? The fact that James wants to do things for the community is a self-serving sin? Are we so cynical that even when a guy does something right, it's considered wrong because he might receive some good public relations from it? James has been in the public eye since his sophomore year at St. Vincent-St. Mary. As a junior, he became a national figure on the cover of Sports Illustrated. He's one of the few hyped high school rookies truly worthy of the attention he received in his early years with the Cavaliers. It's like some critics have to attack him on sideshows like the dunk contest, because there are no major issues with James. This falls into the recent discussion about how James hasn't won a game with a last-second shot. For the record, he has had four tries in three years, not exactly a big sample. Sure, he's careful what he says. Yes, he wants to be politically and corporately correct. That's also part of his personality, as he has been respectful to coaches and authority figures going back to high school. James is not a saint. He's not the greatest player to step on the court. His defense is sporadic. He can become frustrated and force some bad shots. He should have taken the last-second shot a few weeks ago on the West Coast instead of passing off to Sasha Pavlovic. But let's look at the big picture with James, and it sure looks bright.

3) Marty Burns of Si.com with his NBA notebook:

Silence speaks volumes?
Andersen's sad dismissal shrouded in mystery

It has now been 10 days since Hornets backup forward/center Chris "The Birdman" Andersen became the first player since Stanley Roberts in 1999 to be kicked out of the NBA for violating the league's drug policy. And we still haven't heard from him. No ESPN Sunday Conversation. No front-page sob story in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Not even a statement from his agent. Andersen, who stands to lose more than $10 million over the next three years, is staying mum and completely out of the spotlight. Maybe he's guilty as charged and has enough respect for himself and the truth to let it go. Or maybe he's innocent but has been told to keep quiet. Either way, the players association is going to battle it out for him. It has filed a grievance with the NBA, and an arbitration hearing is scheduled for Friday in New York City before Calvin Sharpe, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. The NBA's drug policy states clearly that a player can be kicked out for a single positive test for amphetamines and its analogs, which include cocaine, LSD, heroin, crystal meth, PCP, morphine, opiates Ecstasy, the popular dance club drug. Roberts, in fact, claimed it was Ecstasy that got him kicked out back in '99. The drug testing procedures have controls in place to make sure samples are valid. When players have tried to allege tainted samples in the past, they have struck out. If Andersen's suspension is upheld, he will have to wait two years before he can apply for reinstatement. He might be able to play overseas in the interim, but even that's not 100 percent certain right now. FIBA initially denied Roberts' request to sign with a team from Turkey after his ban in '99, claiming the NBA drug test results applied to their policy as well. Andersen's high-energy style, trademark headband and all-around goofiness made him popular with Hornets players and fans. When the 6-foot-10 free-spirit dunked he would make a sign with his hands that resembled a bird flapping its wings. He also became famous at last year's Slam Dunk contest when he unsuccessfully tried the same dunk about eight times as the capacity crowd at Denver's Pepsi Center howled in laughter. In the team's first game back at Oklahoma City after his suspension, one fan wore a long blond wig with a headband while another held up a homemade sign saying Andersen was missed. At one point, Hornets forward Desmond Mason made the Birdman symbol with his hands after a dunk, and Chris Paul made the sign after David West hit the game-winning shot. At 27, Andersen is in the prime of his career. Last summer he signed a four-year, $14 million contract extension, a deal that now appears null and void. With his athletic style of play, Andersen needs to make his money now. He might not be as effective at age 30. That all makes for a very sad situation. As Hornets coach Byron Scott said last week: "He still has a love for the game. He just took a slight detour, and it cost him. Everybody makes mistakes, and he'll hopefully learn from this and be able to get back."

Who's up - Josh Howard, Mavericks…Who says Dirk Nowitzki is their only scorer? Howard, their 6-7 third-year forward from Wake Forest, has now led them in scoring the past four games. He had 23 points to go with eight rebounds and two assists Saturday as the Mavs beat the Sonics to run their win streak to 11 games. Over the last four games, Howard has averaged 22 points and 6.8 boards while shooting 56.4 percent (31 of 55). He also has helped key a defensive effort that has seen the Mavs hold their last 11 foes under 100 points, a franchise record. If he keeps it up, he will be a serious candidate for the Olympic team.

Who's down - Marko Jaric, T'Wolves…As ABC announcer Snapper Jones noted last week, Jaric always looks as if he just rolled out of bed. Lately, he's been playing like it. The 6-7 guard from Serbia is averaging just 4.9 points (on 38.9 percent) and 2.0 assists over his last eight games, and is in danger of losing his starting spot. Saturday night he went scoreless with two assists in 16 minutes in his team's loss at Golden State. T'wolves coach Dwane Casey recently said he was unhappy with Jaric's lack of "passion" and that he wouldn't hesitate to make a change. Jaric, who signed a $38 million deal in the offseason, could find himself behind Troy Hudson or newly-acquired Marcus Banks if he doesn't wake up soon.

Rumor mill - Steve Francis to the Nuggets? According to various published reports, the Magic and Nuggets have had discussions about a deal that would send three-time All-Star guard Steve Francis to Denver in return for Nenê and Earl Watson. Such a deal would be illegal since the combined salaries of the Nuggets players don't come within 25 percent of Francis' $13.7 million salary this season. However, the Nuggets could throw in another player (perhaps Voshon Lenard) to make it work. It is also possible a third team might be involved, like the Sonics or Knicks. It is no secret Francis has had his share of disagreements with Magic coach Brian Hill about his role. He was suspended two games earlier this season for refusing to re-enter a blowout loss late in Seattle. The Magic deny they're looking to trade Francis, but clearly they are willing to listen to offers.

Grudge match of the week - Tues., Feb. 7: Grizzlies at Kings…Bonzi Wells gets his first crack at the team with which he played from 2003-05 before being traded to Sacramento this past summer for Bobby Jackson. A groin injury forced the 6-5 veteran swingman to miss the first meeting between the two clubs, a 99-85 Grizzlies victory on Jan. 10 in Memphis. During his time in Memphis, Wells clashed often with coach Mike Fratello over his system, and was suspended from the Grizzlies' first-round playoff series loss to the Suns. He has been on his best behavior in Sacramento. He recently returned to the lineup and had eight points and 10 rebounds in Friday's loss to the Jazz.

Three seconds - Detroit's 93-85 loss at Indiana on Saturday all but ends their hopes of catching the '95-96 Bulls (72-10) for best record of all time. The Pistons are now 39-7, meaning they would have to win 21 straight just to match Chicago's 60-7 start. Even the 70-win plateau is slipping away, since Detroit would have to go 31-5 (.861) the rest of the way. The red-hot Mavs play eight of their next nine at home, prompting hope in Big D that they can open up some space on the Spurs in the race for best record in the West. But with 11 of 17 on the road in March -- including contests at Detroit, San Antonio, Cleveland and New Jersey -- the Mavs will need to take care of business now. Amaré Stoudemire's latest MRI show his surgically-repaired knee is progressing on schedule, and he could be back in early or mid-March. As scary as that might be to the rest of the NBA, it's worth remembering how the Kings fell apart after Chris Webber rejoined the team after his knee surgery in the spring of '04.

Around the rim - For Steve Francis, it was a bad week all around. He says that when thieves broke into former teammate Cuttino Mobley's home in Bel Air, Calif., last week, they also took some jewelry that belonged to Francis. ... Larry Brown says he plans to vote for all five Pistons starters as reserves to the All-Star team. Doc Rivers has said that he intends to do the same. ... After Bobcats forward Jumaine Jones lit up his former Lakers team for a career-high 31 points and nine rebounds in a victory Friday night, L.A. coach Phil Jackson seemed to take a slap at himself and/or GM Mitch Kupchak. "We deserved that," the Zen Master said. "We didn't know who he was, we gave him up to Charlotte, we had no idea how good a player he was." ... The Blazers have won seven of 12 through Sunday, and they're 6-3 in their last nine at home. Meanwhile, Darius Miles is taking part in practices again, and is on target for a return after the All-Star break. ... Sixers guard Louis Williams, the team's first-round pick straight out of a Georgia high school, got his first extended run of the season while Allen Iverson was out with his ankle injury. The 6-1 Williams hit all seven of his field goal attempts in 13.3 minutes over three games. ... During the Jan. 30 Boston-Minnesota game, newly-acquired Celtics swingman Wally Szczerbiak reached out to high-five Wolves guard Trenton Hassell after getting fouled. Szczerbiak apparently forgot that he and Hassell were no longer teammates.

4) Chris Sheridan of ESPN.com with some trade theories:

Which superstars might be relocated?

A few folks in Philadelphia are clamoring for the 76ers to trade Allen Iverson, figuring they've already gone as far as they're going to get under the leadership of the diminutive scoring machine who has produced more than 18,000 points over the past decade. In Minneapolis, the pulse of Kevin Garnett is being constantly checked, his level of satisfaction persistently gauged for a reading on whether his plan for long-term happiness includes staying with the Timberwolves for the rest of his career. In New York, it was open season on Stephon Marbury before the travails of Isiah Thomas butted him out of the way, and in Orlando there's more smoke than fire surrounding Steve Francis, who's generating plenty of phone calls from opposing teams who are convinced he's available despite the Magic's insistence that they're not looking to move him. The Paul Pierce trade talk has died down somewhat in Boston, but there's always the possibility the Celtics will decide to move forward without him if the right offer comes along. After all, it almost happened last June when Boston and Portland discussed a deal for a draft pick that would have been used on Chris Paul. In a league in which players from Wilt Chamberlain to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Shaquille O'Neal have been dealt, it's often said that nobody is untradable. Tim Duncan, Yao Ming and LeBron James might want to dispute that theory, but the point is that almost anyone can be traded, and there's never a shortage of teams waiting to pounce when a top-echelon player is put on the block. Today, ESPN takes a look at several of the league's best players who have been mentioned in trade speculation this season and last season, assessing the plausibility of any of them being traded, including Iverson, Garnett, Marbury, Pierce, Francis, Jermaine O'Neal, Vince Carter, Rashard Lewis, Rasheed Wallace and Kobe Bryant.

Allen Iverson - Contract status: Signed through 2008-09, making $18.2, $20.1 and $21.9 million the next three seasons. Would they move him? In a word, no. When the 76ers acquired Chris Webber and took on the final 3½ seasons of his $79.7 million contract, they locked themselves into taking a three-year shot with the tandem of Webber and Iverson. Webber's contract (he makes $22.3 million in 2007-08, his final season) makes him virtually impossible to move this season or next season, and Philadelphia's management believes there is no hope in trying to contend for the next 2½ seasons with a team built around Webber and the spare parts they could acquire for Iverson.

Paul Pierce - Contract status: Signed through 2007-08, making $13.8 million this season and $15.1 and $16.3 the next two. Would they move him? The Celtics would have moved him in late June in a deal with Portland for Nick Van Exel and the No. 3 pick in the draft, but the deal fell through when the Blazers accepted Utah's offer of the sixth and 27th picks, plus Detroit's first-rounder in 2006. The much-rumored deal with Denver for Nene Hilario and Andre Miller was not as close to happening (as some believed), and Boston's Danny Ainge is now insisting that he plans to build around Pierce and newly acquired Wally Szczerbiak.

Kevin Garnett - Contract status: Signed a $100 million extension through 2008-09, but can opt out of his deal in the summer of 2007. Would they move him? Only if Garnett approached Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor and made a personal appeal to be relocated. Sources close to the Wolves say Garnett's future in Minnesota is secure for the rest of this season, but it's possible things could change over the summer. New Jersey and Chicago have the pieces to get a deal done, with the Nets having an edge if they'd be willing to trade Richard Jefferson after his base-year compensation status expires July 1.

Steve Francis - Contract status: Signed through 2008-09, making $13.7 million this season and topping out at $17.8 in his final year. Would they move him? The Magic have been fielding calls, with Denver the most likely destination if the Magic take back some combination of Andre Miller, Earl Watson and Nene -- or if the Nuggets decide to move Kenyon Martin, who also is being pursued by the Knicks in a deal involving Jamal Crawford. Several multi-team scenarios have been suggested as possibilities, and the Knicks would be willing to take Francis in exchange for Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway and spare change if the Magic desired cap flexibility.

Kobe Bryant - Contract status: Signed for $136.4 million through 2010-11, but can opt out in the summer of 2008. Would they move him? You never say never, but you're tempted to say never here. Year one in his L.A. reunion with Phil Jackson has been devoid of any public rifts, though it's hard to fathom Jackson's continuing to subjugate his ego while Bryant does as he pleases, when he pleases, with Jackson's offense. If Armageddon erupted and one of them had to go, right now it looks like Jackson would be the one shown the door. But he's almost family now around the Buss household, so you never know. It's only one major blowup away from becoming an issue.

Stephon Marbury - Contract status: signed through 2008-09, making $16.4 million this season, then $18.3, $20.1 and $21.9 million. Would they move him? Even if the Knicks wanted to, who'd take him? He's been traded three times, and each of the teams that got rid of him fared better after he left. Marbury has also developed a reputation as a teammate who can be difficult to get along with, meaning the Knicks are likely stuck with him for three more seasons after this one.

Jermaine O'Neal - Contract status: Signed through 2009-10, making $16.4 million this season and topping out at $23 million in his final year. Would they move him? One major reason the Pacers decided to trade Ron Artest was to placate O'Neal, their franchise player, so it wouldn't seem to make any sense to turn around and trade him, too. It has been suggested that O'Neal's value might never be higher, despite his recent groin tear, but it's hard to fathom Indiana's dealing an All-Star it has installed as its leader.

Vince Carter - Contract status: Signed through 2007-08, making $13.8 million this season. Would they move him? If the Nets could get Kevin Garnett, they'd trade him, but they know they don't have a shot at Garnett until this summer at the earliest, and that's also when Richard Jefferson loses his base-year compensation status and can be dangled in front of the Wolves. While Jason Kidd was a subject of trade rumors last season, his contract makes him a bigger long-term financial risk than Carter, because Kidd's contract runs three more seasons at a total of $49 million.

Rashard Lewis - Contract status: Signed through 2008-09, but can opt out in the summer of 2007. Would they move him? Not now, but the SuperSonics might have to consider it a year from now if they're convinced he'll leave as a free agent. Lewis is due to make $10.1 million and $10.9 million in the final two years, but his new contract could total at least four times that amount if he were to go on the open market -- a pretty clear sign he'll exercise that opt-out.

Rasheed Wallace - Contract status: Signed through 2008-09, making $10.8 million this season. Would they move him? Not now, with the way the Pistons are playing and with the way Sheed is such an integral part of their team chemistry. But Wallace is owed nearly $40 million over the final three seasons of his contract, and the law of diminishing returns might necessitate the Pistons' exploring what they can get for him in the summer of 2007.