Trade

All has been quiet on the Jimmy Butler trade front in recent days. That doesn’t mean things aren’t happening behind the scenes. They might be. Plenty of teams, after all, remain interested in acquiring him. According to ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst, the Miami Heat are still in play, and they’re joined by the Los Angeles Clippers, [...]

If the Los Angeles Lakers can find any consolation in whiffing on Paul George in free agency, it’s this: They signed LeBron James. Oh, and they were also Paul George’s first choice until—well, until they weren’t. Speaking with The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears, George revealed that he would be wearing a Lakers uniform right now [...]

So it seems the Phoenix Suns want a point guard pretty badly. We knew this, of course. General manager Ryan McDonough was relieved of his duties at least in part because he failed to secure a long-term solution at the point guard position. The Suns have apparently ramped up their pursuit of a floor general [...]

A new, old wrinkle has been added to the Jimmy Butler saga in Minnesota: Inside one week before the regular season officially tips off, he still wants to be traded. Shocking, right? It’s not like that’s all we’ve heard for the past few weeks ad nauseam. Apparently, though, Butler recently felt it was necessary to [...]

All signs point to the Timberwolves having their backs against the wall when it comes to trading Jimmy Butler. Things went south fast and Butler reportedly will not report to camp. The NBA rumor mill has been churning for over a week with possible destinations, but apparently the Wolves either aren’t serious about dealing Butler [...]

The wheels are falling off for the very short lived resurgence of the Minnesota Timberwolves as a newsworthy and successful organization for the first time since Kevin Garnett was traded in 2007. After a 47-35 record, the No.8 seed and their first playoff berth in 14 years the future of the T’Wolves organization is once [...]

Maybe the relationship between Jimmy Butler and the Minnesota Timberwolves can be salvaged after all. Initial reports from The Athletic’s The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski intimated just the opposite. They heard Butler was prepared to “seriously contemplate his future with the franchise” ahead of next summer’s free agency. All signs pointed to him requesting a trade. But NBA.com’s [...]

Courtney Lee does not want to be traded from the New York Knicks—at least not right now. On Tuesday night, the New York Post‘s Marc Berman reported that the soon-to-be 33-year-old swingman would rather play for a contender: According to an NBA source, Lee’s preference if he gets traded is to be dealt to a playoff [...]

The Phoenix Suns added a lot of talent this off-season and a solid veteran wing player in Trevor Ariza in free agency, but they still have one massive need though, a point guard. The current list of point guards on the Suns roster is Elie Okobo, Shaq Harrison, Isaiah Canaan and DeAnthony Melton…yikes. The Suns [...]

Kent Bazemore doesn’t necessarily want to be traded from the Atlanta Hawks, but if he has to go, the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks are at the top of his wish list. Here’s the latest from Rockets Wire’s Kelly Iko: Source: Kent Bazemore’s list of suitors also includes Milwaukee, who recently contacted the Hawks but [...]