2014 NBA Trade Deadline Rumors/Discussion Thread

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Ersan Ilyasova concedes he has some strong emotional attachments to the Bucks organization and to Milwaukee, but he admits his allegiance to the team is being severely tested these days, according to The Racine Journal Times. As the team’s longest-tenured player, Ilyasova has become dismayed about the front office’s penchant for making radical personnel changes. Multiple sources have said that he has expressed a desire to be traded, apparently having had his fill of the Bucks’ continual rebuilding project. For the record,

Ilyasova declined to comment on whether he or his agent, Andy Miller, had requested a trade.
Speaking about those personnel changes, Ilyasova noted how the team went to the Eastern Conference playoffs during the 2009/10 season and then made wholesale roster changes the following offseason. The result was a 35-47 record in 2010/2011. Then, after making the playoffs last season, the team brought in 11 new players an have won only nine games this season, and are on the way to the worst record in team history.

The Bucks are still searching for the right team chemistry, and according to the article, are willing to trade anyone on the roster outside of John Henson and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Ilyasova is arguably the Bucks’ best trading chip and several teams are believed to be interested in him. For the season, Ilyasova is averaging 10.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.4 APG, in 27.1 MPG.

Ilyasova isn’t the only player on the team wanting out of Milwaukee. In the same article it was noted that Gary Neal and his agent, David Bauman, have talked to GM John Hammond in recent weeks about the possibility of a trade. Neal wants to play for a contender, instead of coming off the bench for a rebuilding team. Milwaukee remains agreeable to helping Neal move onto a competitive team, tweeted Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. He was signed to a two-year, $6.5MM contract this past summer. For the season, Neal is averaging 10.2 PPG, 1.7 RPG, and 1.6 APG,

Also from the Racine Journal Times post, Pelicans guard Eric Gordon said before Wednesday night’s game that he’s “heard the Bucks have had interest in him for some time.” Gordon is reportedly on the trading block, though his contract for $14.2MM this season, $14.9MM next season, and a player option of $15.5MM in 2015/16 would make it difficult for the Bucks to fit him into their budget.

 

[PTBG]

Several teams have called the Bucks about Luke Ridnour, including Washington and Sacramento, writes Ken Berger of CBSSports.com. The Bucks are also fielding calls about their young players, as teams aren’t sold that owner Herb Kohl is serious about going through the pain of a youth movement. But the message from the Bucks has been consistent. They have taken the stance that barring a significant offer, their young assets are staying put, writes Berger.

Also from the Berger article, he writes that the Bobcats will be aggressive buyers at the deadline, and their interest in the Sixers Evan Turner is real. Philadelphia GM Sam Hinkie wants a first-round pick for Turner (and the same for Spencer Hawes). The Bobcats can offer their Detroit pick (top eight protected) if they’re serious about making a push, opines Berger. The Bobcats could potentially have two other first-round picks, Portland‘s (top 12 protected), and their own, but that goes to the Bulls if it falls out of the top 10.

 

[AAKing23]

Give us the Portland pick and MKG

 

[Malta]

Damn, if the Sixers trade Turner for a first rounder they are going to be eating this draft, the Pelicans pick goes to them if it falls outside the top 5 too.

If they get the first and 6-10th.....

 

[AAKing23]

Damn, if the Sixers trade Turner for a first rounder they are going to be eating this draft, the Pelicans pick goes to them if it falls outside the top 5 too.

If they get the first and 6-10th.....

Fukk around and end up with Wiggins and Randle, or Parker and Vonleh

 

[The War Report]

Give us the Portland pick and MKG

They're not trading MKG. And no one is giving up a 1st rounder for Spencer Hawes.

 

[AAKing23]

They're not trading MKG. And no one is giving up a 1st rounder for Spencer Hawes.

It is MJ we're talking about

 

[kash10003]

i think we could get like the 28th or later pick for like hawes or someshyt, he is versatile

 

[the cool]

monta ellis is on the block too

 

[Hersh]

Ellis and Blair for sanders?

 

[str8up]

Wondering about some sort of deal for us to get Hawes from the Sixers. We need a big man, maybe something with sending Eric Gordon. A straight up swap would work but I doubt that'd happen

 

[Malta]

Ellis and Blair for sanders?

The Bucks let Ellis walk, they're not going to trade for him, and Sanders is out for 6 weeks now.


Saw David Lee and Draymond Green for Kyle Lowry and Amir rumor.

 

[Ohene]

The Bucks let Ellis walk, they're not going to trade for him, and Sanders is out for 6 weeks now.


Saw David Lee and Draymond Green for Kyle Lowry and Amir rumor.

ill pass

 

[Kang Deezy]

Danny Ainge wants two unprotected first rounders for Rondo

Aka starting to think everybody is on the table for the Celtics except possibly Olynik and Sully

 

[PTBG]

The Knicks are focusing on upgrading their point guard position at the deadline, and Jeff Teague is a new target, according to Marc Stein of ESPN.com (Twitter links). Ian Begley of ESPNNewYork.com seconds the report, via Twitter. Hawks GM Danny Ferry apparently isn’t enamored with the four-year, $32MM offer sheet that Teague signed with the Bucks this past summer, goading the Hawks into matching it. Because the Hawks matched the offer sheet, Teague can veto any trade this season, as Stein points out (on Twitter).

The Pelicans have been trying to trade Eric Gordon all season, Deveney hears, which contradicts what Gordon says the team told him. New Orleans would be willing to add salary in a deal that sends Gordon away, Deveney notes. The Sporting News scribe also seconds an earlier report that the Pelicans are looking for a big man.

The Sixers are asking for more in return for Thaddeus Young than they are for Evan Turner or Spencer Hawes, Deveney writes, though it’s not clear exactly what the price difference is.

Rockets GM Daryl Morey has been as active as any executive around the league, Deveney notes, which is no surprise given Morey’s history. Houston remains keen on upgrading at power forward, according to Deveney, though Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle wrote Friday that the team’s desire for perimeter help had grown stronger than its longing for a four man.