MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED

by Scott Sargent, Waiting For Next Year

Last night, I called it an evening shortly after the Cavaliers selected J.J. Hickson with the 19th pick. After all, it was really the only reason I was watching the draft in the first place - especially considering my hopes of "Mayo in Memphis" seemed to be in the rear view.

But in a move that surpasses that of the tooth fairy during my childhood, ESPN's Chad Ford leaves this note under my pillow:

Two league sources told ESPN.com that the Wolves have reached an agreement in principle with the Memphis Grizzlies that will send the draft rights to Mayo, Marko Jaric, Antoine Walker and Greg Buckner to the Grizzlies in return for the draft rights to Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal and Jason Collins.

Forget the bigger names like Mike Miller, and totally ignore the fact that the Grizzlies have been looking to dump Brian Cardinal's salary for the last three seasons. The biggest news of the night (going into the morning) is that O.J. Mayo will be playing basketball in Memphis.

Memphis. A team that he would not even try out for. A city that is currently advertising their tax freeze program for eligible senior citizens on Google's front page. You could tell that Mayo wasn't thrilled to be a part of the whole Minnesota scenario, but you know damn well that he's going to need a new cell phone this morning after spiking the one that took "the call."

If you take a quick step back and realize that Mike Conley, Mayo and Rudy Gay could be one of the younger/better 1-2-3 in basketball. But for a guy that only tried out for nice cities, to now have to play in Memphis for the next three seasons? Epic. Simply Epic.