As the February 8 trade deadline draws closer, it doesn’t take long to hear new whispers about who might be moved and where. In a preview of the big day, Sports Illustrated’s Jake Fischer ran through some of the dominoes that he thinks are yet to fall.
Here are some Northwest Division rumors from that SI piece and more:
- As we’re all aware of by now, Tyreke Evans and Lou Williams are on the block. One team that could emerge as a suitor for both is Minnesota, Fischer writes. The Timberwolves won’t be the only club looking to add the two talented wings, however.
- Another thing from the Fischer piece is that he says the Jazz consider Joe Ingles untouchable. We documented earlier that Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert aren’t for sale but this is the first time that that the 30-year-old Aussie has come up as off limits.
- Finally, the Sports Illustrated feature pins, in addition to the usual suspects, Wilson Chandler as a buyout candidate. Chandler has a $12.8MM player option for 2018/19 so it would be a dramatic move by the Nuggets but stranger things have happened.
- The Jazz, winners of six straight, are playing well enough of late to beg the question; should they make a move at all? Tony Jones of The Salt Lake Tribune writes that Derrick Favors is one well-documented possible trade chip who’s played a major role in Utah returning to their winning ways.
I could be wrong but I think he meant Tyson Chandler. There has been no talk of Wilson being bought out nor would it make much sense for the nuggets to do so.
I don’t know, they do say the nuggets too thou.
I meant in the initial jake Fischer article. He says something like “players on there incumbent teams looking for buyouts to join a playoff team.” Seeing as the nuggets are currently 6th in the west and the sun’s aren’t in the playoffs. Just thought Jake Fischer probably meant Tyson Chandler from the sun’s would be seeking a buyout and not wilson Chandler.
It’s possible. Both players have pretty hefty salaries for 2018/19, so I don’t really expect either one to be bought out this month, but we’ll see.
Any idea what a timberwolves trade would look like for either of those players? I know the grizz want a first rounder.