Celtics Would Trade Smart for High Lottery Pick?

Whispers getting louder that the Celtics are willing to surrender prized guard Marcus Smart if it gets them in upper reaches of lottery via Marc Stein of ESPN  

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Knicks Still Shopping No. 4 Pick

Knicks keep pursuing deals to move out of No. 4 spot and back in lottery, league sources tell Yahoo.   Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Thunder Trade Lamb For Ridnour and 2016 Second-Round Pick

Oklahoma City has traded Jeremy Lamb to Charlotte for Luke Ridnour and a 2016 second-round pick, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.   Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Kings Target Mario Hezonja, Willie Cauley-Stein

Piggybacking on an earlier Yahoo Sports! Report, I just spoke with a league source who maintains the Sacramento Kings are interested in forward Mario Hezonja if he falls to the sixth pick. If Hezonja is off the board, Sacramento has also been intrigued with the upside of center Willie Cauley-Stein, who is projected by some […]

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Grizzlies Acquire Matt Barnes from Hornets

The Memphis Grizzlies acquired forward Matt Barnes in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The Grizzlies sent the non-guaranteed deal of Luke Ridnour to Charlotte. It is likely the Hornets will waive Ridnour before his contract is guaranteed for the 2015-16 season, sources said. via Adrian Wojnarowski of […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Report: Aldridge Likely Leaving Blazers; Likes Lakers

ESPN’s LaMarcus Aldridge latest: Batum trade only latest signal of Aldridge’s likely departure and sources say Lakers are moving up his list via Marc Stein of ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Lakers, Kings Talk Framework of Cousins Trade

The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings exchanged possible frameworks of a trade centered on All-Star DeMarcus Cousins on Wednesday and discussions could intensify on Thursday, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The Kings started to engage with teams and explore possible trade scenarios beyond the Lakers on Wednesday, league sources said. Sacramento management has publicly […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
News and Notes from Prospect Interviews

Today, Basketball Insiders got the chance to chat with the top draft prospects who were invited to the green room for the 2015 NBA Draft. Here are some news and notes from our interviews: – Devin Booker liked watching Rip Hamilton growing up. Now, he is drawing comparisons to Klay Thompson. Booker said he studies a […]

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021