2014 NBA Trade Deadline Rumors/Discussion Thread

[Swagnificent]

Kings almost made out like bandits. Rondo/Gay/Cousins. thats a damn nice core. add this years lottery pick, and I could see as a 5 seed in the west next year.

 

[Swagnificent]

http://blogs.charlotte.com/inside_t...ngeles-lakers-big-man-pau-gasol-unlikely.html

The Charlotte Bobcats have been in contact with the Los Angeles Lakers concerning veteran big man Pau Gasol, but a source familiar with the discussion downplayed the likelihood Gasol would end up a Bobcat by Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.

Charlotte got Ben Gordon's expiring contract and also a 1st round pick from the Pistons (top 8 protected). I'd take that for Pau. I could see MJ doing this deal. He wants to win now and a Gasol/Big Al frontline would be pretty potent in the weak east.

 

[FAH1223]

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

I could see the Celts picking up Morrow. Stevens wants a 3pt specialist for his system.

 

[Hersh]

Clippers should go for hawes.

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

The fact that the Pistons are so quiet scares the hell out of me...Dumars has a habit of making crazy ass moves out of nowhere.

 

[FAH1223]

The fact that the Pistons are so quiet scares the hell out of me...Dumars has a habit of making crazy ass moves out of nowhere.

Ownership is getting rid of him at the end of the year probably so they want to see what they have before the offseason and what a new GM does...

 

[jaguar paw]

The fact that the Pistons are so quiet scares the hell out of me...Dumars has a habit of making crazy ass moves out of nowhere.

Apparently, he really loves Luol Deng.

 

[DoubleJ13]

We don't need them picks Presti

 

[PTBG]

Raptors GM Masai Ujiri has expressed interest in Kenneth Faried, whom he drafted for the Nuggets, reports Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders. The Knicks made plays for Faried at multiple points this season, but the Nuggets appeared to hold out for significant draft compensation.

The Cavs and Bobcats appear to be the only teams capable of trading away a 2014 lottery pick that would actually do so, according to Ford. If the Cavs are determined to make a playoff push, they’ll offer Dion Waiters and their 2014 first-round pick in search of veteran help, Ford writes.

There’s nothing major happening on the Ersan Ilyasova front, Ford hears, naming Gary Neal and Luke Ridnour as the Bucks most likely to be traded. Milwaukee is reluctant to let go of Caron Butler, who’s a native of nearby Racine, Ford adds.

The Sixers want “significantly” more than just a first-round pick for Thaddeus Young, which has been dissuading some teams from trading for him, Ford writes.

Jeff Green and Brandon Bass are the names that come up most frequently in trade discussions involving the Celtics, according to Ford.

Several GMs tell Ford that the Lakers appear willing to discuss any player on their roster short of Kobe Bryant.

Everyone outside of DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay and Isaiah Thomas is available from the Kings, with Marcus Thornton, Jason Thompson, Carl Landry and Jimmer Fredette the primary bait, Ford writes.

It’s unlikely the Jazz trade Gordon Hayward, Ford says, naming Marvin Williams as the team’s most likely trade candidate.

Teams are looking to acquire a package of both Greg Monroe and Rodney Stuckey, but the Pistons remain unwilling to deal Monroe, as multiple GMs tell Ford.

11:19am: The Cavs and Kings have spoken about including Jason Thompson or Marcus Thornton in a Jarrett Jack deal, reports Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal.

People around the league tell Amico that Thaddeus Young is more likely to be traded than Sixers teammates Spencer Hawes and Evan Turner, who aren’t garnering strong interest. Philadelphia is reportedly looking for more in return for Young than for Hawes and Turner, lending credence to the notion that Young has greater market value.

TUESDAY, 12:50pm: The Jordan Hill to the Nets deal will probably not happen, a source tells Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News, who hears the Nets have cold feet about the hefty tax penalties that acquiring Hill without giving up a player would entail.

The Cavs previously discussed acquiring Chris Kaman from the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources said, but those talks have stalled.

C.J. Miles‘ camp is bracing for a trade, Amico hears, though that appears to be based out of the recognition that his $2.225MM expiring contract is a fungible asset more so than any knowledge that the Cavs are shopping him.

 

[PTBG]

TUESDAY, 1:06pm: The Wizards are also in the market for Jackson, according to Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio, who says the Pelicans are trying to package Jackson with Austin Rivers (Twitter link).

SATURDAY, 2:57pm: The Cavaliers and Nuggets have made inquires to the Pelicans about the rights of D-League standout Pierre Jackson, according to Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com. Neither club has come up with a deal to New Orleans’ liking, but Haynes hears from one GM that it’s “inevitable” the Pelicans make some sort of deal before next week’s trade deadline.

 

[PTBG]

Source: Sixers GM Sam Hinkie has held trade discussions with all 29 other NBA teams about each Thaddeus Young, Evan Turner & Spencer Hawes.

 

[GoldenGlove]

So basically, these teams know they want to make a deal, yet can't find anything they like for what they have on the block.

shyt is sounding like a Fantasy League full of GMs that propose ridiculous one sided deals that get rejected on sight.

 

[PacMan Jones]

pierre jacksonthats my isaiah thomas 2.0, if only tweety carter got love too

austin rivers for reggie bullock incoming

 

[jaguar paw]

So basically, these teams know they want to make a deal, yet can't find anything they like for what they have on the block.

shyt is sounding like a Fantasy League full of GMs that propose ridiculous one sided deals that get rejected on sight.

Everyone is afraid to show their hand. They are scared of the potential backlash.

Hinkie has to move Turner and Hawes and get back value. He does not have the leverage.