LAKERS/BOBCATS TRADE

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Hoopsworld.com has learned that the Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Bobcats may have agreed to swap picks in the upcoming NBA Draft.  The Lakers are rumored to get the 5th pick and possibly the 13th.  The Bobcats would get the tenth pick in return.  Any players involved in the deal have not been mentioned though whispers are that Caron Butler and Brian Cook may be part of the "alleged" deal.

The PR departments of both the Lakers and Bobcats deny that any deal is pending.

Please note: This is in the rumor stage - do not take it as a certainty.

More as it develops . . .