The Pelicans are unlikely to trade Jrue Holiday prior to the February 23 trade deadline, says Justin Verrier of ESPN. The point guard is the final piece of New Orleans’ suddenly formidable Big Three.
Expect Holiday, who’s averaged 19.8 points and 8.3 assists per game in seven February contests to balance the frontcourt-heavy roster. Holiday, just 26 years old, is owed $11MM this season and will be a free agent this summer.
According to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders, the Pelicans are interested in giving Holiday a max, or near max, contract.
There’s more trade speculation from around the NBA:
- The Rockets have the fourth-best record in the league and aren’t expected to make any drastic roster moves, but they may be involved in something else, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle writes. Feigen suggests that Houston’s three draft picks could be available, as well as players on modest contracts who aren’t a major part of Mike D’Antoni‘s core.
- The Cavaliers, who watched two trade exceptions expire yesterday, won’t be making a trade just for the sake of making one, tweets Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio. Things can change, he says, but he doesn’t suspect they’ll force anything. Alex Kennedy of Hoops Hype, on the other hand, would be “shocked” if the Cavs don’t make a move.
- Doubling up as the head coach of the Clippers and managing team personnel isn’t easy and some believe that it has limited Doc Rivers‘ ability to make significant trades. Sean Deveney of The Sporting News writes that Rivers has considered deals in the past but ultimately scrapped them because of an unwillingness to part with talent that he likes to have when he’s coaching from the sidelines.
- There’s no denying that the Cavaliers have made Iman Shumpert available, tweets Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio. There is indeed interest, Amico adds.
Yeah the doc rivers thing bugs me too. I don’t think it’s healthy (for the organization) to have one guy doing both jobs. Too much conflict of interest and attachment.
To the Cavs!
Agreed
You can have him. One of the most overrated coaches in pro sports.
Who cars if Shumpert leaves the Cavs. Never seen anybody shrivel up and spit the bit the way he does in big playoff games.
Shump is the best wing defender on the team. Plus he hits the three. If I’m another team, he’ll yes I’d be willing to ship just about anything for Shumpert.
Shumpert and Jordan McRae for Tyson chandler and Barbosa
Salarys wouldn’t work
This actually would work — Barbosa could fit into one of the TPEs, and Shumpert + McRae is enough to take Chandler back.
try it with one of the trade exceptions they have left on the trade machine
Can’t combine players and exceptions.
I think you can they were going to use it to acquire melo if that was a route they were going to take