Trade

A relative lack of expendable trade assets is not deterring the Milwaukee Bucks. They’re still on the hunt for an impact big man in advance of the NBA’s Feb. 8 deadline. Their latest exploration? Hassan Whiteside, according to Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: The prevailing thought around the NBA is the Bucks would be open to [...]

Most around the NBA were shocked after the Los Angeles Clippers traded Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons–including the league’s players. Griffin, after all, inked a five-year, $171.2 million pact just months before. That the Clippers would decide to cut bait so soon registered as a genuine shock. Then again, after letting it marinate for [...]

George Hill is not a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers…yet. Because the Sacramento Kings and the Cavaliers themselves have backed away from reported trade talks…for now. There’s a chance this deal might not get gone…in theory. Excuse the opaque-speak, but that’s the status quo on this mini-buster as we know it. After seemingly getting on [...]

Trading for Blake Griffin may not be enough for the Detroit Pistons. On the heels of striking a deal for the five-time All-Star, as first reported by ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Motor City’s finest may now be chasing a trade for restricted-free-agent-to-be Rodney Hood, according to The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor: The Pistons might not be [...]

Things have gone south in a hurry in Detroit. The Pistons are losers of eight straight games and are a full three games out of the final playoff spot in the eastern conference. The timing of this swoon complicates an already complicated situation with starting shooting guard Avery Bradley. Bradley is on the final year [...]

Count the New York Knicks as a player in the Kemba Walker sweepstakes should Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan move off his asking price of a returning All-Star talent. From Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: When news that Charlotte’s Kemba Walker might be available broke, Knicks fans pegged him as someone to go all-in for, however, [...]

DeMarre Carroll has turned into an asset the Brooklyn Nets plan on keeping…for now. The team acquired the 31-year-old wing from the Toronto Raptors over the summer in what was strictly a salary dump for the latter. Carroll is owed a total of $30.2 million this season and next, a bill few teams wanted to [...]

Hassan Whiteside is, apparently, a wanted man. This should definitely come as something of a surprise. Whiteside has shown a lot of growth on the defensive end when he’s engaged, particularly in space, where he uses his length to offset mobility deficits against guards and wings. But he’s a seesawing offensive contributor, and more importantly, [...]

The Dallas Mavericks are not willing to trade Wesley Matthews as part of a salary dump. Heck, from the sounds of their asking price, they may not be willing to move the 31-year-old, period. From The New York Times‘ Marc Stein: It would take a first-round pick to get him, because Dallas sees him as one [...]

Anyone who’s anyone expects the Chicago Bulls to trade Nikola Mirotic before the NBA’s Feb. 8 deadline. Except, here’s the thing: What if they don’t? What if their asking price is too high? Cost may, in fact, be an issue for any suitors looking to strike deal, because the Bulls are demanding a first-round pick [...]