Trade

Kudos to Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka. They get it. Armed with the second overall pick,  and with their ties to Paul George growing stronger, there will be calls for the Lakers to try trading for him now. He will be a free agent in 2018 (player option), but [...]

BREAKING: Sometimes, the New York Knicks are actually run like a normal basketball team. Exhibit A: According to ESPN.com’s Ian Begley, they not only plan on keeping their No. 8 pick, but they want another first-round selection. Here’s the skinny: “We’ll get a talented young player, hopefully someone that can contribute this next year,” [Phil Jackson] said. [...]

Roughly six milliseconds after the Los Angeles Lakers won the second-overall pick in the NBA’s draft lottery, word came that there are “multiple” teams “evaluating” trade packages for D’Angelo Russell. Here are the juicy deets, as relayed by SI.com’s Jake Fischer: With the Los Angeles Lakers coming away with the No. 2 overall pick in [...]

Tuesday night was a tough one for the Brooklyn Nets. The NBA held its annual draft lottery, and they watched—or rather, we think they watched—as the Boston Celtics ended up with the No. 1 pick, which they landed via a selection swap owed to them from Brooklyn. But that swap is on the previous regime [...]

If the New York Knicks do, in fact, trade Carmelo Anthony before next season begins, it won’t be to the Miami Heat. Mostly because the Heat have no interest in entering the Melo sweepstakes that aren’t, per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald: One person in touch with the Heat said he does not expect a Heat [...]

If you’re wondering whether Carmelo-Anthony-to-the-Los-Angeles-Clippers scenarios will die in light of the team’s uncertainty heading into this offseason, here’s your answer: LOL, no. In the latest episode of Melodrama, some NBA executives told the New York Post‘s Marc Berman they believe New York Knicks team president Phil Jackson should deal Anthony in a sign-and-trade for J.J. Redick: [...]

How badly does Paul George want to play for the Los Angeles Lakers? So badly, he’s openly spoken about it in the past, according to former teammates. From the Sporting News’ Mitch Lawrence: A SoCal native, he’s been talking about playing for his hometown team, the Lakers, for a long time. He’s never made his long-term [...]

Would Carmelo Anthony look good in Boston Celtics green? Some members of the coaching staff seem willing to find out. With New York Knicks team president Phil Jackson openly stating in his end-of-season presser that Anthony would be better off playing elsewhere, all the usual trade possibilities are being revisited. The Celtics have always been [...]

Neither Nerlens Noel’s departure nor Joel Embiid’s latest battle with injuries has changed the Philadelphia 76ers’ plan: They still want to trade Jahlil Okafor. Team president Bryan Colangelo recently said as much, per Philly.com’s Keith Pompey: “If a deal comes along that makes sense for both of us, then we will go ahead and make [...]

For those who don’t remember the circumstances surrounding and leading into the trade that landed the San Antonio Spurs the No. 15 pick of the 2011 NBA Draft where they selected current MVP candidate Kawhi Leonard, the headline of this story may be perplexing. Why would Coach Pop have said the decision to trade up [...]