NBA Trade Rumors

Any leverage the New Orleans Pelicans had in Ryan Anderson trade talks is officially gone. Leverage was nearly nonexistent to begin with. Anderson will be a free agent at the end of this season and, thus, is a potential flight risk—something teams must consider before opening their asset stable in negotiations. But suitors do have [...]

If you thought the Atlanta Hawks were going to just give Al Horford and Jeff Teague away, think again. From CSN New England: Chris Mannix believes Horford would be a perfect fit with the Celtics, but the price tag might be standing in the way. “From everything I’ve been told in the last two or [...]

Dwight Howard is available for trade. Maybe. We think. We’re not really sure. The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Thursday that the Houston Rockets were acquiescing to a request/demand/general wonderment by Howard’s agents and dangling him in trades around the league. Both Howard and his agent denied such a request exists, per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, [...]

If the Atlanta Hawks decide to hold a fire sale leading into the NBA’s Feb. 18 trade deadline, Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge will be first in line for free-agent-to-be Al Horford. Which is perfect. Tinkering with the Celtics would be a dangerous game at this point. They have the East’s third-best record and rank [...]

Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is still championing the same cause that buried his team beneath a pile of rubble from which they cannot escape. Let’s see how that works out for him. Howard Beck of Bleacher Report dropped some knowledge for anyone hoping the Nets, who don’t have the rights to their own first-round [...]

From winning an Eastern Conference best 60 games last season, to considering a miniature teardown this season, the Atlanta Hawks have come a long way. The wrong way. According to ESPN.com’s Kevin Arnovitz and Brian Windhorst, the Hawks are weighing whether they should sell off three of last year’s four All-Stars: The Atlanta Hawks are [...]

Prepare yourself for a long, hard, arduous slog through Blake Griffin trade rumors, because they aren’t going anywhere. That’s weird, and kind of annoying, knowing the Los Angeles Clippers won’t be trading him anytime soon, perhaps at all. Griffin is recovering from a fractured right hand he suffered when punching the team’s assistant equipment manager, [...]

Brandon Jennings may be a starting point guard again soon enough. According to Chris Sheridan of Sheridan Hoops (h/t ProBasketballTalk), the Brooklyn Nets and Detroit Pistons are talking about a Thaddeus Young-for-Brandon Jennings swap: Brandon Jennings could very well end up in Brooklyn two weeks from now in a trade that would send Thaddeus Young [...]

Danny Ainge and Boston Celtics will not go down quietly at the NBA’s trade deadline. They rarely do. While making an appearance on 98.5 the Sports Hub’s Toucher & Rich Show, Ainge made it clear he has been, and will continue to be, active ahead of the Feb. 18 trade deadline (via CSNNE.com’s A. Sherrod [...]

Dwight Howard? On the Boston Celtics? Surely not. Or maybe so. From the New York Daily News’ Frank Isola: Meanwhile, the Celtics have engaged the Houston Rockets in talks about a possible deal for Dwight Howard, the Daily News has learned. Howard can opt out of his contract this summer, and considering his back and [...]