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Feb 6, 2019
2 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 31

Philadelphia 76ers receive: Nikola Mirotic New Orleans Pelicans receive: Markelle Fultz and Mike Muscala While the trade to get Jimmy Butler earlier in the season was necessary to increase the ceiling of the team, the damage it did to the 76ers depth has been more apparent than expected, with the spacing on the floor especially suffering. At the same time the relationship between former number 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz and the 76ers has soured, with Fultz earlier in the s

Nicholas Boylan

Feb 5, 2019
4 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 30

Utah Jazz receive: Kevin Love, Channing Frye Cleveland Cavaliers receive: Derrick Favors, Grayson Allen, Thabo Sefolosha, 2019 first-round pick (top 12-protection in 2019) Derrick Favors’ name is one that is constantly in Utah Jazz trade rumours, and every year it seems as if the longest-tenured Jazz player is closer to heading out the door. Utah have persisted with a Favors and Rudy Gobert frontcourt for several seasons, but it may be time to pull the plug on Favors, and loo

Jac Manuell

Feb 4, 2019
1 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 29.1

NYK receives: Furkan Korkmaz PHI receives: Noah Vonleh Furkan Korkmaz isn’t a wanted player in Philadelphia. He’s had some good moments this season, yet if the Sixers front office truly wanted him they would have exercised the third year option on his contract before the 2018-19 campaign begun. Alongside Landry Shamet and J.J. Redick, he’s been their most consistent three-point threat. Simply put, G.M. Elton Brand and coach Brett Brown don’t think the 21-year old provides en

Nikola Cuvalo

Feb 3, 2019
2 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 29

CLE receives: Z. Randolph, K. Koufos, N. Bjelica, B. McLemore, W. Cauley-Stein, S. Labissiere, 2020 DET Second-Round Pick (via SAC), 2021 MEM Second-Round Pick (via SAC) SAC receives: K. Love, JR Smith, R. Hood, C. Frye Currently situated in the 10th seed with a record of 25-25, and only 2.5 games behind the 8-seed, the Sacramento Kings have an outside shot of making the playoffs in the NBA’s crowded Western conference. Currently without a first-round pick in the 2019 draft,

Jorge Cantu

Feb 3, 2019
2 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 28

Trail Blazers receive: Anthony Davis and E’Twaun Moore. Pelicans receive: CJ McCollum, Al-Farouq Aminu, Caleb Swanigan, unprotected 2019 first round pick, unprotected 2021 first round pick, protected 2023 first round pick The Portland Trail Blazers have been mentioned as a dark horse in the AD sweepstakes. While it is clear Davis’ – or perhaps his agent Rich Paul’s – intentions remain to become a Los Angeles Laker, New Orleans would be fools not to take the best offer they re

Jac Manuell

Feb 2, 2019
1 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 27

MEM receives: Brandon Knight, HOU 2019 first round pick lottery protected, HOU 2021 2nd round pick HOU receives: Garrett Temple, JaMychal Green The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor reported that Houston have had talks with Memphis in offloading guard Brandon Knight for a first round pick and other pieces. Daryl Morey and the Rockets have no fear in dishing out a first rounder if it means improving their team in the short-term. As for the Grizzlies, they’d be wise to do such a deal as

Michael Ryan

Feb 1, 2019
2 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 26

CHA receives: Marc Gasol MEM receives: Cody Zeller, Alex Abrines, Malin Monk, Charlotte’s 2019 first round pick and Charlotte’s 2020 second round pick (via Cleveland). OKC receives: Frank Kaminsky The Memphis Grizzlies are reaching the end of the Grit and Grind era. For the first time, both Mike Conley and Marc Gasol are available in a trade. Both are franchise icons are still valuable and efficient players. However, with their age, past injury history, and with a lot of mon

Nicholas Boylan

Jan 31, 2019
3 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 25

New Orleans Pelicans receive: Derrick Favors, 2019 Utah Jazz second-round pick Utah Jazz Receive: Nikola Mirotic After a nuclear Adrian Wojnarowski report dropped the news that Anthony Davis is seeking a trade from New Orleans, teams will be looking at the rest of the Pelicans roster to see who is available. With a host of players available including Julius Randle and E’Twaun Moore according to Zach Lowe, the Utah Jazz should look at capitalising on New Orleans’ sell-now atti

Jeremy Freed

Jan 30, 2019
2 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 24

NOP Receives: PG Eric Bledsoe, PF Thon Maker, SG Donte DiVincenzo, SG Pat Connaughton MIL Receives: PG Jrue Holiday, SG Ian Clark Almost all the talk in the NBA these days is centered around the final destination of Anthony Davis -- and with good reason! But if New Orleans is moving him, there's no reason for them to keep a piece as big and expensive as Jrue Holiday. So...they don't. The biggest name and biggest contract coming back belongs to Eric Bledsoe. Though this is his

Matt Peoples

Jan 29, 2019
1 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 23

Magic Receive: Markelle Fultz, Mike Muscala Sixers Receive: Jonathan Simmons, Terrence Ross The Markelle Fultz situation has officially hit “now what?” status. Because of this, the Sixers are reportedly open to moving on from Fultz and that he may welcome a change of scenery. The 20 year old guard is currently rehabbing, trying to recover the jump shot that has eluded him for years. Even then, the Sixers may be better off in moving the guard to try to address what has proven

Matt Peoples

Jan 28, 2019
1 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 22

Rockets Receive: Markelle Fultz, TJ McConnell Sixers Receive: Eric Gordon, Houston 2021 First Round pick After the recent resurgence of the Rockets along with the acquisition of Austin Rivers, this trade may seem a little farfetched. However, with injuries to Chris Paul and a dearth of a true backup point guard, the Rockets may take a look at this. Although it’s unlikely, the Rockets have yet to fully regain their form from last year even in lieu of James Harden going Super S

William Jackson

Jan 28, 2019
2 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 21

Brooklyn Nets receive: Terrence Ross, Jonathon Simmons Orlando Magic receive: Allen Crabbe, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Knicks 2019 2nd round draft pick Brooklyn is currently sitting in the sixth seed for the Eastern Conference, indicating they will be buyers for the upcoming deadline. Here, the Nets would be acquiring Terrence Ross, a seven year veteran forward who could be an ideal fit for Kenny Atkinson. Averaging 37.8% from deep on six attempts per game, Ross could fill in f

Matt Peoples

Jan 26, 2019
1 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 20

Pistons Receive: Markelle Fultz, Furkan Korkmaz Sixers Receive: Reggie Bullock, Ish Smith, and Stanley Johnson As Detroit slowly slips in the standings, it may be time for a shakeup. After several reports of Detroit’s interest in the Sixers guard, there may be some traction towards getting a deal done. For the Pistons, they get two lottery tickets in Fultz and Korkmaz. With the season slipping out of hand, the Pistons may look to surround Blake Griffin with more youth to try

Jeremy Freed

Jan 25, 2019
3 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 19.2

UTA Receives: PG Mike Conley, PF Ivan Rabb, SG Yuta Watanabe MEM Receives: PG Dante Exum, PF Derrick Favors, SG Grayson Allen Though Mike Conley will look strange in a non-Memphis uniform, this deal to the Jazz is a good one on all fronts. For the Jazz, Conley is a natural fit. He's a hardworking, team-first player, who's a significant upgrade over Ricky Rubio, and fine complement to Donovan Mitchell in the backcourt. Since he he's a more advanced scorer and a better three-po

Cameron Tabatabaie

Jan 25, 2019
2 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 19.1

Hornets Receive: Marc Gasol Grizzlies Receive: B. Biyombo, F. Kaminsky, Hornets 2019 first round pick, two future second round picks According to recent reporting from the Athletic, the Charlotte Hornets are very unlikely to trade away Kemba Walker. Team owner Michael Jordan is content to keep Walker for the remained of the season and sort through contract negotiations this summer. Walker is an unrestricted free agent at the end of this year, meaning he is a risk to walk away

Matt Peoples

Jan 25, 2019
1 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 19

Bulls Receive: Markelle Fultz, Wilson Chandler Sixers Receive: Jabari Parker, Bobby Portis This is an exchange of lottery tickets between two ball clubs in vastly different places as franchises. For the Bulls, they move on from the failed Parker experiment and attempt to reconcile the Fultz phenomenon. This allows Markelle a fresh start where he can be handed the reigns to try to regain his confidence. For the Sixers, they look to see if their defensive culture can put Parker

Dalton Pence

Jan 24, 2019
1 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 18

DET receives: SF TJ Warren PHX receives: PG Ish Smith, SF Stanley Johnson, PF Henry Ellenson, 2019 First Round Pick (Lottery Protected) The Pistons have made it known they want to maximize Blake Griffin’s potential by improving the roster. Warren would be a relatively cheap, but substantial upgrade to the roster. Giving away a slew of players and a pick should do the trick for Detroit. At 25-years-old, Warren is averaging 18.3 PPG and can score in a variety of ways. Fortunate

Dalton Pence

Jan 23, 2019
2 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 17

LAC receives: C Nikola Vucevic ORL receives: C Marcin Gortat, SG Jerome Robinson; 2019 second round pick, future second round pick Nikola Vucevic is having the best season of his career; the 28-year-old is averaging career-highs in both points (20.5) and rebounds (12.0) per game. With that being said, how much leverage do the Magic have? Unfortunately for them, he is set to become an unrestricted free agent in July and there is a ton of speculation that he isn’t in Orlando’s

Jeremy Freed

Jan 22, 2019
2 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 16

HOU Receives: SG Rodney Hood CLE Receives: PF Marquese Chriss, HOU 2021 2nd Round Pick If you know my trades, you know that I believe the best asset for the rebuilding team is the distressed one: a former lottery pick that has fallen on hard times. Often they can be gotten on the cheap once their original team sours on them, so they offer the best bang for the acquiring team's buck -- this is even more true in the instance of Chriss, who's already been moved on the cheap. The

Nikola Cuvalo

Jan 21, 2019
2 min

Trade Deadline Marathon: Day 15.1

PHX receives: W. Matthews, D. Smith Jr., 2023 MIA Second Round Pick (via DAL) DAL receives: T.J. Warren, Josh Jackson, Troy Daniels Dennis Smith Jr. is one of the most intriguing trade pieces on the market, and although Dallas won’t let him go without a decent return, it’s easy to see him suiting up for a different team this season. What better place to DSJ to wind up than on the lottery-bound Phoenix Suns? In this trade, the Mavericks would be willing to take on a bit of lon