Sam, how about this trade Thabo Sefolosha & Tyrus Thomas for Brandan Wright & Marco Belinelli?
— Tina, Lake Geneva, Wis. I like Wright’s potential. Nelson isn’t about to play him, but after giving up Jason Richardson for him, GM Chris Mullin isn’t about to get rid of Wright quickly. Mullin knows Nellie could head back to Maui at any time. The coach of the Miami Heat for the ’08-’09 season will be Scott Skiles. — Phil Holmes, Palatine I know Riley thinks highly of Skiles and Skiles has proven himself a turnaround guy. Would it work with vets like Shaq and Wade? Riley keeps saying he’ll go inside for his eventual successor, which could be by All-Star break. Do the Bulls have the pieces to obtain a player like Vince Carter to fill their need at big guard? He’s a proven scorer, a strong finisher around the basket and a “foul hunter” that can get the line. — Stan, Burnham I doubt it, though the talk around the NBA now is the Nets are more likely to try to move Carter than Jason Kidd. I don’t understand all the hostility going towards Ben Wallace. The fact that he has been consider
