The Nuggets are a team to watch as today’s trade deadline approaches, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who tweets that Denver is “active on several fronts.” The club is trying to land Tyreke Evans and is looking to move players like Emmanuel Mudiay and Wilson Chandler. The Nuggets are also willing to use a draft pick to incentivize a team to take on Kenneth Faried, Woj adds.
Here’s more from around the Northwest:
- Having talked to sources around the NBA, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic tweets that things remain quiet on the Timberwolves‘ front. Shabazz Muhammad may be dealt, but there doesn’t seem to be much else happening for now, says Krawczynski.
- The Knicks aren’t expected to find a trade partner willing to take Joakim Noah. However, opposing executives believe the Thunder and Timberwolves will be among the teams with interest in Noah if he’s waived or bought out, sources tell Ian Begley of ESPN (Twitter link).
- Nuggets center Mason Plumlee, who has been sidelined with a right calf strain, is on track to return to action after the All-Star break, writes Christopher Dempsey of Nuggets.com.
If Thunder truly are interested, Jo will head to OKC to play for Billy Donovan if he’s waived by the Knicks. He’s definitely not going to Minny.
He played for Thibs in Chi
He’s much more likely go play in Minnesota with Thibs, Butler and Gibson. Those guys helped him reach his peak, why wouldn’t he trust them to help him recover some of that?
Butler was one of the main reasons that Noah left and Rose was shipped out. Not saying he was the main reason at all, but it was definitely a factor.
Noah and Rose represented the “old guard,” and when Rose kept getting injured (along with Noah to a lesser degree), Butler basically declared himself the leader and face of the team.
The Bulls went along with it, and there was a ton of tension and division between the Noah/Rose side and the Butler side.
Would be interesting to see if they can play together, now, however. I’m a Bulls fan, and I miss those days.
Hope they all can work it out and play in Minnesota. It would be cool to watch. Bulls 2.0 reloaded.
I wonder what Denver required for Faried and its first. Seems like a great deal.