In the wake of the Miami Heat’s down season, Goran Dragic is expected to be available ahead of the trade deadline. If you want him, though, you’ll need to do better than Nikola Vucevic and a first-round pick. Just ask the Orlando Magic, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: The most substantive trade proposal generating buzz [...]
January 20, 2017
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Despite being pulled from the chopping block shortly after Kyle Korver was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Paul Millsap is no lock to finish the season with the Atlanta Hawks. As The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski said on The Ringer’s NBA Show (via HoopsHype): There’s no question that [Atlanta] may revisit it again here before the [...]
January 17, 2017
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The point guard market in the NBA is weird. It’s one of the deepest positions, which inherently drives down the value of available point guards, yet it’s such an important position that if you don’t have a starting-level stud at your disposal, you should be willing to mortgage the farm to get one. Enter Goran Dragic, [...]
January 13, 2017
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On a recent episode of ESPN’s The Lowe Post podcast, Zach Lowe intimated that everyone on the Miami Heat’s roster could be had via trade—even Hassan Whiteside. The news was a revelation. Goran Dragic’s name has meandered in and out of the rumor mill, but that’s to be expected. He turns 31 in May; he and the Heat [...]
January 11, 2017
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According to ESPN NBA Reporter Zach Lowe, the Hawks are looking to deal Tim Hardaway Jr. and are only seeking 2nd round picks in return. [tweet https://twitter.com/basketballtalk/status/818924425672175616] It appears as though the heart and soul of the team Paul Millsap is no longer on the trade block (if you choose to really believe that), but [...]
January 11, 2017
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With the Miami Heat miles outside the Eastern Conference playoff picture, you probably think they’ll be sellers at the trade deadline. That feeling also probably intensified once word came that Justise Winslow would miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. And your first instinct was to then probably envision Goran Dragic in [...]
January 9, 2017
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By trading Kyle Korver to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Atlanta Hawks have, ostensibly, started a fire sale. It is not a conventional auction in the most fundamental sense; it would be truly shocking to see them shop guys like Dwight Howard and Kent Bazemore, the latter of whom doesn’t hold much value anyway. The focus [...]
January 9, 2017
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The Chicago Bulls looked like they might trade Jimmy Butler ahead of last June’s draft. But then they didn’t. And then they signed Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade. And then they were steamrolling opponents to start the 2016-17 crusade, essentially squelching all Butler speculation. But Chicago has since crashed back down earth, with a below-.500 [...]
January 9, 2017
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Anyone waiting for the Boston Celtics to pull the trigger on a blockbuster trade better, well, keeping waiting. General manager Danny Ainge says the team is working the phones, but no deal is imminent, per A. Sherrod Blakely of CSN New England: [tweet https://twitter.com/SherrodbCSN/status/817011722254950400] This has pretty much been Ainge’s party line for the past [...]
January 6, 2017
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Just when you think the Brook Lopez rumor mill has ground down to a slow, agreeable halt, here comes another stance pulling us in a different direction. From the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: The Nets have been willing to trade Lopez all season, but interest has been limited so far. His numbers are typical of [...]
January 6, 2017
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