Trade

While the trade that did occur between the Cavaliers and Celtics was as blockbuster as it gets and unprecedented in some ways, there was one other trade offer that was on the table that would have been exponentially more insane: Kyrie Irving for Klay Thompson. [tweet https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/900414858989936640] This was first reported by ESPN’s Marc J. [...]

The NBA never ceases to provide jaw dropping or Twitter breaking news even in the month of August. In one of the most blockbuster trades in recent memory, the top teams and rivals in the eastern conference have agreed to a trade this afternoon as the Cavaliers are sending Kyrie Irving to the Celtics for [...]

Deep breaths, New York Knicks fans. Your notoriously inept team has no plans to dangle Kristaps Porzingis in a deal for Kyrie Irving. From Newsday‘s Steven Marcus and Mike Rose: The Knicks don’t appear interested in trading Kristaps Porzingis, including a possible deal for Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, according to a league source. . . [...]

Josh Jackson doesn’t seem fazed by the Kyrie Irving trade rumors. He doesn’t even think the Phoenix Suns are going to get him. Asked about the situation during a recent appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio, the rookie placed little to no weight in the rumor mill (via CBS Sports’ Jack Maloney): “I think if that [...]

Andrew Wiggins is about to get a big raise—a payday that will come from the Minnesota Timberwolves and no one else. Majority owner Glen Taylor recently made this much clear while speaking with the Star Tribune‘s Sid Hartman: While Taylor can’t talk about other teams’ players — such as trade rumors about the Wolves’ possible interest in [...]

Good luck getting a read on how much the Phoenix Suns want to trade for Kyrie Irving. Reports maintain they have interest, but caveats abound—such as an apparent unwillingness to deal Devin Booker or Josh Jackson as part of any package. And now they have another stipulation, kind of: They’d like Irving to sign an [...]

Just over a month ago the first true bomb shell of the NBA off-season was the Clippers trading Chris Paul to the Rockets in exchange for Lou Williams, Sam Dekker, Montrezl Harrell, a 1st round pick and Patrick Beverley. While Williams came in and made an impact for the Rockets after the trade deadline last [...]

If the Minnesota Timberwolves really want Kyrie Irving, it’s going to cost them more than Andrew Wiggins and picks. There is an element of “duh” to this, since the Cleveland Cavaliers need to take back at least one other player to help make salaries match. But it’s also a tad more complicated than that, as 1500 [...]

I get the feeling this Kyrie Irving trade saga is going to carry all the way into training camp and the start of the regular season if a trade even happens at all. In addition to the Irving’s trade demand getting out in public, which hampers the Cavaliers ability to maximize their return on any [...]

It is exceedingly apparent that the Lakers are going all in on free agency next summer with the belief that they will be able to land at least two superstars in free agency out of LeBron James, Paul George, Russell Westbrook and DeMarcus Cousins. In order to have the necessary cap space, they essentially have [...]