NBA Trade Rumors

Sure. Mike Malone is no longer the coach of the Sacramento Kings for stylistic reasons, mainly the fact that ownership and management want the team to run fast. So, naturally, in the post-Malone era, that’s led them to targeting a trade for the Brooklyn Nets’ Deron Williams, a former All-Star with paper ankles and spongy [...]

Rajon Rondo apparently isn’t considered untouchable within the Boston Celtics organization. But you already knew that, of course. He’s been linked to trade rumors for years—since before Anthony Davis had his driver’s permit. Hell, it isn’t a season until Rondo has reportedly been made available. To wit: It’s officially a season. According to ESPN.com’s Marc [...]

Greg Monroe is an evil genius. Minus the evil part. And maybe the genius part, too. People with nothing better to do—so, me—were up in arms when Monroe signed his qualifying offer in restricted free agency this past summer rather than ink an offer sheet with another team or long-term contract with the Detroit Pistons. [...]

Almost as soon as the Charlotte Hornets signed Lance Stephenson they wanted to trade him. That itself is almost a true story. Now that Dec. 15 has come to pass and NBA free agents who signed contracts over the summer can be traded, the Hornets are ready to move Stephenson, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [...]

Dion Waiters’ trade value might be lower than yours. It was widely assumed that Waiters would struggle to function within the Cavaliers’ position-less offense that already included the ball-dominating Kyrie Irving and LeBron James as well as another superstar ego to placate in Kevin Love. Waiters has never been much of a spot-up shooter and [...]

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Especially when said meal is used as a jumping off point for free-agency and trade chatter. Baxter Holmes of ESPN.com tweeted out the following pictures of…gasp…Kobe Bryant and Rajon Rondo getting their breakfast fill together on Thursday: [tweet https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes/status/540582513169940480] [tweet https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes/status/540587325940854784] Star meet-and-greets tend to fuel [...]

Don’t ever write sketchy stuff about Jeff Green. He will destroy you. Responding to a report from Comcast Sports New England that used quotes and anonymous to sources to talk about Green’s unhappiness and his trade value, the Celtics forward went off. Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston has the juicy deets: Boston Celtics forward Jeff [...]

Trade partners and NBA championship-seekers everywhere, line up now! The Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly made Chase Budinger available. From Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski: The Minnesota Timberwolves are shopping forward Chase Budinger in trade talks, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Among talks with several teams, the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets have shown an interest, league [...]

This Eric Bledsoe drama just won’t end. With the relationship between Mini LeBron and the Phoenix Suns having apparently soured, Bled’s restricted free agency has gone from formality to perplexing puzzle. Will he accept the Suns’ four-year, $48 million offer? Or will he take their $3.7 million qualifying offer, play through next season and become [...]

Greg Monroe has apparently been doing anything and everything he can to escape the Detroit Pistons. Accepting Detroit’s qualifying offer—like he’s supposed to do—reeks of doubt and distrust and potential disgust. Rather than secure his financial future, he’ll likely play through next season at a ridiculous discount so he can explore unrestricted free agency in [...]