Trade

The Boston Celtics needed to shed some salary in order to sign Gordon Hayward to the four-year, $128 million contract that he agreed to Tuesday. The rumor for a while was that the Celtics and Jazz would conduct a sign-and-trade for Hayward and Jae Crowder to give some salary back to the Jazz, but those [...]

If the New York Knicks end up parting ways with Carmelo Anthony before next season, it’s probably because they agreed to a buyout—or, less likely, because a suitor gave into trade demands that are ridiculously hard to meet under the circumstances. This seems to be the sentiment emanating out of the league, since the Knicks [...]

Sometimes life give you lemons, as the old addage goes, it is best to attempt to turn those lemons in lemonade, not haterade or Spite, an imitation citrus soda and the petty knock off of Sprite (that I just made up) as the Pacers have done with the Paul George situation. I get where Indiana [...]

To say the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers remain miles apart in negotiations for Paul George would be an understatement. On Thursday, Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald reported Kevin Pritchard, Indy’s team president, was asking for the moon in George talks: [tweet https://twitter.com/Murf56/status/880468484920049664] Yeah, the Pacers aren’t getting that much. And if the Celtics have [...]

So the Washington Wizards want Paul George pretty badly. We know John Wall feels this way. He said as much. But the Wizards apparently share his sentiments, according to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe: Boston faces more varied competition for George. The Wizards would likely sign-and-trade Otto Porter, with one protected pick attached, to rent George, according [...]

Los Angeles Clippers coach and president Doc Rivers has some thoughts on the Chris Paul trade, and they amount to this: The point guard fled Hollywood to partner with James Harden. End of story. Here are his exact words, via the Los Angeles Times‘ Broderick Turner: [tweet https://twitter.com/BA_Turner/status/880246123855716352] If you detect some bitterness, you’re not [...]

The first huge free agency related bomb of the 2017 NBA off-season has already been dropped and it is June 28. According to Adrian Wojnarowski in what may be his final official “Woj Bomb” as a member of The Vertical (he moves to ESPN on July 1), the Rockets have reportedly agreed to a trade [...]

Not having a general manager or team president in place hasn’t stopped the Cleveland Cavaliers from continuing their pursuit of Paul George. According to ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes and Marc Stein, the Cavaliers remain hot on George’s trail. They even held “serious” discussions with the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers about a three-team deal that would [...]

Magic Johnson just low-key trashed D’Angelo Russell. The Los Angeles Lakers team president spoke briefly about why he moved the 21-year-old combo guard, and his answer can only be described as a complimentary dis. Here it is, via ESPN.com’s Baxter Holmes: [tweet https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes/status/878375870255079424] Oh. Imagine a 21-year-old just two seasons deep into his career playing [...]

Paul George didn’t get traded ahead of or during the NBA draft. This wouldn’t be surprising in most instances; the real shock, typically, is when big names get dealt—a la Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves. But this situation is different. George isn’t only entering free agency next summer, but he has eyes for the [...]