Trade

Could you imagine what Stanley Johnson would be like on the San Antonio Spurs? Sure, his jumper is whack (31.3 percent on threes), but he’s a workaholic on defense and developing nicely as a playmaker. Plus, everyone shoots better from three in San Antonio. Apparently the Spurs were thinking along the same lines this past [...]

Could the Indiana Pacers be one of the NBA’s most active teams leading into the trade deadline? Personally, I doubt it. But at least one general manager could see a firestorm of transactions in their future, per HoopsHype’s Alex Kennedy: The Pacers, Pelicans and Thunder are teams that have been active and are open to [...]

The Pistons have been a bit of a disappointment in the 2016-17 season at 26-30 through 56 games, but despite their inability to find the sort of success and defensive efficiency that they had last season they are still currently sitting in the No. 8 seed in the east. That apparently does not please the [...]

I mean, wouldn’t we all? Armed with a ton of trade assets while being stuck between rebuilding and “competing,” the Phoenix Suns rank as one of the NBA’s most interesting teams ahead of the Feb. 23 trade deadline. You could totally see them cleaning house and selling off veterans and unwanted prospects. You can also [...]

News came down early Tuesday afternoon that the Orlando Magic have agreed to send free agent to be Serge Ibaka to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for scoring wing Terrance Ross and the Raptors 2017 first round pick, as first reported by The Vertical. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/831543439686791169] Not to toot my own horn, but I predicted [...]

The Cavaliers have been active in the trade market for the past few days trying to find a taker for veteran and currently injured big man Chris “Birdman” Andersen. Andersen appeared in 12 games for the Cavs this season, averaging 2.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in 9 minutes per game and his season and career [...]

The Pelicans have seemed to be one of the most active teams in the trade market the past few weeks as they desperately search for a talented big man to play alongside Anthony Davis. I mean when their only other true center options are Omer Asik and Alexis Ajinca can you blame them? While they [...]

The Houston Rockets are always among the most aggressive NBA teams when it comes to upgrading and retooling the roster through trades and free agency. Naturally, then, you expect general manager Daryl Morey to be active ahead of the league’s Feb. 23 trade deadline. Alas, Houston’s architect doesn’t see much activity in the cards. As [...]

Jahlil Okafor’s name has been bandied about the NBA’s trade rumor mill all season, and it finally appears as if the Philadelphia 76ers are on the verge of sending him elsewhere. First, there was this from Philly.com’s Keith Pompey: The Sixers appear to be getting closer to moving their third overall pick in the 2015 [...]

Now that we are a mere 10 days away from the 2017 NBA trade deadline, a very active trade market behind the scenes will finally materialize into some player and asset movement as teams try to improve their rosters and prepare themselves for a postseason run, the 2017 off-season and beyond. The second real trade [...]