Hawks’ Coach Not Expecting Trade Deadline Move

DeMarre Carroll has a succinct take on the Hawks’ roster with the NBA trade deadline hours away.“We are one of the top teams,” Carroll said Wednesday. “If it ain’t broke, why fix it?” Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said he does not expect another move, but that the team is always listening to offers. via Chris […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Pacers Open to Trading Roy Hibbert

Rival executives say that Indiana is open to trading Roy Hibbert. Nothing is imminent, but the Pacers would move him for the right offer. One problem for Indiana when it comes to moving Roy Hibbert is that he can opt out after this season and become an unrestricted free agent. via Alex Kennedy of Basketball […]

 •  15 Oct 2021
Teams Trying to Acquire Wolves’ Veterans

The Minnesota Timberwolves are certainly a team to keep an eye on as the 2015 NBA Trade Deadline approaches because they have a lot of veterans who could be on the move. Thaddeus Young, Kevin Martin, Gary Neal, Nikola Pekovic and Chase Budinger could be traded if Minnesota is able to acquire first-round picks and/or […]

 •  15 Oct 2021
Portland Will Give First-Rounder for Afflalo?

Last three teams I’ve spoken to convinced Denver WILL get first-round pick it wants for Arron Afflalo and think it’s coming from Portland. via Marc Stein of ESPN  

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Is Ty Lawson Trying To Force A Move?

As if things were not bad enough for the Denver Nuggets, starting point guard Ty Lawson, whose name has been kicked around in trade rumors, was a no-show for practice today. Nuggets head coach Brian Shaw told Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post that he had no idea where Lawson was and that his absence […]

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Lakers Won’t Move Assets for Dragic?

While Goran Dragic listed the Los Angeles Lakers as one of the teams he wants to go to and re-sign with, sources say that L.A. isn’t willing to move significant assets for Dragic before the deadline. Instead, they would rather wait and just try to sign him in the summer when they’ll have a ton […]

 •  15 Oct 2021
Kings Trying to Acquire a Stretch Four

The Sacramento Kings have been linked to a number of players such as Goran Dragic, Reggie Jackson, Arron Afflalo and others, but I’m told that their priority is acquiring a stretch four. Some names that immediately come to mind are Orlando’s Channing Frye and Milwaukee’s Ersan Ilyasova. They’ve been trying to upgrade their power forward […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Four Teams Interested in Reggie Jackson

Sources: Indy, Bos, Hou, Den all interested in Reggie Jackson. No guarantee OKC will trade him. They won’t give him away. via Chris Broussard of ESPN on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Dragic: ‘I Don’t Feel Comfortable; Don’t Trust Front Office’

Goran Dragic: “I don’t feel comfortable with the situation.” He said he wants to leave the Suns because his role changed. Goran Dragic on the Suns front office: “I don’t trust them any more.” via Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021