Trade

The New York Knicks don’t appear any closer to resolving the Carmelo Anthony trade saga. They are, however, scouting Boston Celtics games, and Beantown’s head honcho, despite the sentiments of team president Danny Ainge, would welcome Melo’s arrival. According to the Boston Globe‘s Gary Washburn: A source indicated that Knicks president Phil Jackson has instructed management [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ search for another playmaker—and thus a way to quiet LeBron James’ pleas and demands for one—is soldiering on as the NBA nears its Feb. 23 trade deadline. One of their latest treks into the rumor mill included inquiring about the Philadelphia 76ers’ T.J. McConnell. Not surprisingly, though, the Cavaliers’ overtures were rebuffed, [...]

If you haven’t noticed in recent days, the cat is out of the bag: the Knicks want to move on from Carmelo Anthony. The hard part about that though is that Melo is one of three players in the NBA with a no trade clause in his contract, LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki are the [...]

In the wake of a report from Chris Haynes and Marc Stein of ESPN.com that says the New York Knicks tried to engage the Cleveland Cavaliers in a Carmelo Anthony-for-Kevin Love trade, we have to ask: Is Knicks president Phil Jackson really that committed to pushing Melo out of New York? Anthony, for his part, [...]

The rumor mill starts getting pretty juicy this time of year as the NBA trade deadline approaches and a number of teams are playing musical chairs behind closed doors with their different players and assets in order to fill needs or help further the direction the organization is heading. There has been some chatter the [...]

At 18-28, with the NBA’s second-worst offense, more than 4 games off the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot, the Orlando Magic’s 2016-17 campaign is not going according to plan. And general manager Rob Hennigan sounds like someone who’s prepared to try doing something about it ahead of the Feb. 23 trade deadline. As he told [...]

ESPN’s Marc Stein reported Monday afternoon that the Nuggets are actively trying to move 22-year-old bruising center Jusuf Nurkic. [tweet https://twitter.com/RealGM/status/822488034809524224] Nurkic has flashed some real potential as a big man who can patrol the paint and bang down low with his energy and his ability to score with an old-school back down post-up game [...]

The drama has been at a feverish peak the past few weeks as the Knicks annual implosion (losers of 15 of their last 20 games) has led to almost daily articles debating whether the Knicks are trying or should try to trade Carmelo Anthony and whether Anthony would waive his no-trade clause in order for [...]

Wesley Matthews’ name has been lightly bandied about the NBA’s trade rumor mill, but suitors for the three-and-D wing shouldn’t hold their breath for the Dallas Mavericks to deal him. Not according to Mavericks owner Mark Cuban at least, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: [tweet https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/823255735366778882] [tweet https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/823263549657124867] This isn’t too surprising a stance from the [...]

Imagine you’re a general manager. Would you give up a first-round pick for P.J. Tucker’s expiring contract? The Phoenix Suns are hoping so. Even though the Los Angeles Clippers, as of now, won’t. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: The Clippers have offered a future second-round pick for Suns forward P.J. Tucker — who is said to [...]