In the wake of this week’s massive Blake Griffin trade, Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders assessed the trade market in an effort to determine which teams may be the next to make moves. We covered some of Kyler’s Clippers-related items on Tuesday, and a Rodney Hood/Stanley Johnson note from his article was reported elsewhere, but there are plenty more tidbits worth rounding up. Let’s dive in…
- The rumored deal involving George Hill between the Cavaliers and Kings isn’t dead yet, but both teams are exploring the market in search of trades they might like more, per Kyler. The two teams could revisit a Hill swap on or before February 8.
- The Kings still appear willing to move a young player or two for a first-round pick, with Skal Labissiere and Malachi Richardson among those trade candidates, Kyler writes.
- The Mavericks‘ preferred target is Julius Randle, but they may start to seriously consider Labissiere if the Lakers don’t engage in Randle talks, says Kyler. Still, Mavs sources tell Kyler that they place a lot of value on first-round picks, so it sounds like they’ll be reluctant to move one.
- Bucks sources have “aggressively downplayed” the idea that the team will trade forward Jabari Parker, who is returning this week from an ACL injury. However, the team acknowledges that its cap situation could complicate contract talks with the former No. 2 overall pick this offseason. Bucks ownership appears willing to commit to Parker if management wants to lock him up, according to Kyler, who notes that the forward would be a prime trade chip if Milwaukee wants to make a splash for a big-name center.
Bucks don’t need a big name center. We need a 20 point scorer and a big body(Bogut type). Would be silly to trade him after dealing with all the rehab and watch him go thrive somewhere else
Tbh I believe that DeAndre Jordan is only with Henson, Delly, Wilson, and Vaughn. Plus maybe a future first but besides that, we shouldn’t trade Brogdon or Parker for him. Trade a 2nd rounder for Dedmon instead. Maybe try and trade for Lou or Tyreke instead of DeAndre. I’d even be willing to trade Bledsoe and others for Lillard (if they really want to trade him) or Kemba.
Dallas trying to act like they value 1st round picks is hilarious.. They gave away a decade of drafts and only have one 1st round pick that they drafted on the roster and it’s his rookie year.. com’ on man!!
They value them now because they know they suck and they will be in the lottery for the foreseeable future
If the trade of George Hill is dependent on getting a firstrounder for those rwo youngsters, Hill probably won’t wind up in Clev.
Hearing Whiteside for Jabari