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The funniest thing is how the Draft is tonight, but we’re going to refuse to talk about it for as long as possible.

Chad Ford has done 18 mock drafts in the past day and a half, and we haven’t read one. We’re not sure why we hold this up as some sort of point of pride, but we’re doing it.

Maybe we’ve read too many message board trade scenarios, who knows? Seriously, does any one know? We’re awful at self-analysis, so we’re totally in the dark.

Anyway, Peja Stojakovic took the out clause in his contract, and is now a full-fledged free agent.

He’s ready to hit the market Saturday when said market opens. (This is also known as the Day of the Blessed Extension of the Lad From Akron for Cleveland fans.)

“It was nothing unexpected,” agent David Bauman said. “We just had to go through the formal process of canceling the last year of the deal. Larry and Donnie understood when they traded for him that he was going to exercise his early termination option.”

“We’re going to listen to other teams and what they have to offer (monetarily), as well as playing time and chances at a championship,” Bauman said.

We can’t help but wonder what the ratio of money to playing time to championship chances they’re looking for are. For example, Atlanta can offer the following:

100% Money
100% Playing time
.002% Championship

Chicago can offer:

100% Money
89% Playing time
54% Championship

The Knicks:

20% Money
Erratic% Playing Time
LOL% Championship

And what of the Pacers, the team he released himself from? They can offer the awesome guarantee that they have no idea what their team will look like next year. That includes everything from players to coaches to locker room happiness.