Davis could also sign a two-plus-one to become a free agent in 2022 when he would then be eligible for a contract worth 35 percent of the max. All they're missing is a deadeye perimeter shooter. Dealing Gordon to Golden State not only gets them a valuable piece at No. Indiana will also speak with two Heat assistants. In practice, teams will be justifiably wary about Caris LeVert and Spencer Dinwiddie. The Suns have no such predilections. Pat Riley has been interested in the past, and Aldridge would be a major upgrade over Kelly Olynyk (and his expiring contract doesn't hurt Miami either). His numbers have declined across the board. section: | slug: bold-nba-offseason-predictions-for-all-30-teams-lakers-add-third-scorer-76ers-trade-for-chris-paul | sport: basketball | route: article_single.us | All content © 2000-2020 RealGM, L.L.C. Millsap's age and Craig's unsteady shot make them Taxpayer Mid-Level candidates at best. Boogie Cousins The Magic would have obviously preferred to have a healthy Jonathan Isaac next season, but his torn ACL presents an opportunity. Clearing two rosters spots has value for Golden State considering its desirability as a free agency destination. A four-time All-Star who also earned four All-Defensive Second Team nods in his eight seasons, Butler wields a two-way skill set that has long been held in high regard, though his always-on intensity has occasionally led to infamous flare-ups. Ty Lue's five-year deal with the Los Angeles Clippers is believed to be worth around $7 million per season, sources told Jovan Buha and Joe Vardon of The Athletic. The possibility of John Lucas becoming the next head coach of the Houston Rockets "has gathered even more momentum" this week, league sources tell Marc Stein of the New York Times. Remember, we're talking about Cleveland here. The Lakers tried out the whole "Kyle Kuzma is our third star!" Get all the updates on NBA trades today. PJ Tucker and Robert Covington are already on team-friendly deals. All the news about the NBA. Montrezl Harrell The 76ers would rather send the Thunder picks, but as we've covered, they have enough of those. ", Tags: Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor. 2 overall pick, needs to go to a two-way force that will benefit from their offensive infrastructure. Green does so many little things well offensively that he can survive without hitting his shots, and his expiring contract fits Dallas' desire to maintain flexibility for 2021. Welcome to the 3-point shot of offseason previews. Now that he has extended his range beyond the 3-point line, he can fit on almost any team. A return to Portland has been rumored in the past as well. The Celtics need to pinch pennies given how deep into tax territory they already are. They need a center alongside Zion Williamson that can both protect him defensively and space the floor for him on offense. The NBA and NBPA have agreed to extend the deadline to serve notice on terminating the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement for a third time. Grant should eat up around half of that on a long-term deal. They need to save their exceptions for defensive upgrades. Yes, the Warriors will likely seek out a big man to throw at Davis in a potential matchup with the Lakers, but that's more than doable on the Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception. The Grizzlies have plenty of expiring contracts to relieve Sacramento of its long-term obligation to Hield, and could furnish the Kings with several future draft picks now that they expect to be competitive moving forward. Harkless averaged 7.7 points last season for the Blazers. Where most of the league sees a weak draft class, Presti will see an opportunity to snag an undervalued asset. It makes everything easier offensively, and the Pistons will have to pay to keep it. Lucas has worked with the Rockets since 2016. @highkin details the reasons why Rockets should shop their franchise star ⬇️, Notable 2020 free agents this offseason: They would also rid themselves of Wall ahead of a point guard-heavy 2020 NBA Draft class in which they will likely hold a lottery pick. But the ball often ended up in Butler's hands during crucial moments, both as an initiator and finisher. Most of these predictions are entirely attainable... should the team in question choose to pursue them. So the Pacers will pivot. Whiteside averaged 12.3 points and a team-best 11.3 rebounds last season, appearing in 72 games and starting 53 of those. The 76ers, meanwhile, solve their offensive woes and reunite Paul with Doc Rivers, his former coach with the Clippers. The Los Angeles Lakers offered their head coaching job to Lue during the 2019 offseason but they were unable to agree on a contract. Kennard was almost traded for a first-round pick from the Phoenix Suns at the trade deadline before a disagreement over the pick's protection sunk the deal. Select the first team from the drop down menu. Cleveland tinkered with three-big lineups after the trade deadline and they... actually worked? Bringing back Favors on the Mid-Level Exception would give them that option back and resolve their backup center situation. 1 overall pick for a 33-year-old center. He could be Philadelphia's long-term JJ Redick replacement provided he stays healthy, which is sadly never a given for the 76ers. Lowe: Why Pistons didn't get a haul for Drummond. But if Philadelphia values Wall at all, could convince Washington to part with another desirable asset or was even willing to surrender enough extra salary to potentially make a Davis Bertans sign-and-trade work, the basic framework of a Horford-for-Wall-and-shooting trade exists so long as the 76ers are willing to take on the money. That improves their 2021 draft pick, potentially creating two valuable young players for the price of one. All Rights Reserved. The Warriors also get a 2021 top-3 protected first-round draft pick and a 2021 second-round pick and will send Jacob Evans and Omari Spellman to the Timberwolves. The Knicks will try to trade down from their lottery spot unless James Wiseman or LaMelo Ball slide to the eighth spot, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post.. They are meant to be properly ambitious, and as such, a percentage hovering around the NBA's 35.8 percent 3-point average seems more realistic. NBA trade tracker: Grades and details for every deal, Warriors, Wolves swap Russell and Wiggins. Detroit is in asset accumulation mode, and can afford to move down. Paul George and Kawhi Leonard were consulted on the hire, and both players were on board with Lue's hiring. The deal would also save the Kings a bit of money next season, which could only help in their efforts to retain Bogdan Bogdanovic, and the absence of Barnes could push the Kings to finally start Bogdanovic, Buddy Hield and De'Aaron Fox together in a three-guard alignment. The Thunder have something few other teams in the NBA have: time. Tags: Houston Rockets, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor. Utah had perhaps the worst bench in basketball last season, and while Clarkson was, at times, a bright spot, bench scoring is somewhat easy to find for cheap. 6-keys: media/spln/nba/reg/free/stories, at In 55 games with the 76ers, Butler averaged 18.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.9 steals while shooting 46.7 percent overall and 34.7 percent from 3-point range. Okongwu has drawn comparisons to Bam Adebayo, and while that might be a tad ambitious, that is the sort of archetype that makes sense alongside Bertans in a front-court. Unless Fertitta, a restauranteur in the middle of a pandemic, does a 180 on spending, the Rockets are going to search for a way to offload some money. His own shooting leaves much to be desired, but in the right setting, Wall is a spacing booster. All the news about the NBA. Shared from: Something in the neighborhood of $20 million per year is not farfetched. To dump Horford in this deal, it has to be Thybulle. Turner is one of the few big men in basketball that does that, and he's six years younger than Holiday. They'll let Wanamaker walk and bring in another point guard with the minimum. The Kings have something of a logjam in the frontcourt. Anthony Davis (staying in LA) Cleveland, currently holding the slightly more valuable of the two and needing to save face on the Love contract it signed ostensibly to trade, gets two second-round picks in the process. 16 overall pick and a future pick to the Detroit Pistons for No. 24/7 Sports News Network. Sacramento gets the same package as Detroit, but rather than trading a broken-down Griffin, gives up a still-useful Barnes alongside Bjelica, who is shooting 44 percent from behind the arc this season. All three of the players involved in the Miami-Portland trade have expiring contracts this season. Nets' throwback uniforms pay homage to a '90s New Jersey classic, NBA Power Rankings, way-too-early edition: What's next for Lakers, Heat and all 30 teams, These Lakers made it through every moment that could have broken them, The scenes of a Lakers title celebration like no other, Here's how he spent his time away from the NBA. A deal involving one of the many picks the Thunder are owed in exchange for No. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. LeBron James is not going to get traded. The Spurs would probably prefer to move DeRozan, but with so few feasible partners, Aldridge is the likelier move. Griffin makes almost no sense on Philadelphia's roster, but hey, if he's healthy, finding minutes for a former All-Star is hardly ever a bad thing. Get all of the news, intel and analysis from our experts here, including trade grades and any post-deadline updates. Whether he could hold his own against Davis in a Lakers matchup is another matter, but beggars can't be choosers in this price range. They almost signed Bjelica in 2018 before he backed out of their agreement to join the Kings, and Barnes is a valuable 3-and-D role player. All reports seem to suggest that the Timberwolves are leaning towards Ball, but the fit is strange. MLB Trade Rumors Sabermetrics CFB All CFB Banner Society View team ... Today's NBA news. The Bucks are prioritizing additional playmaking and shooting around Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton. Their real chip, the No. Whiteside averaged 12.3 points and a team-best 11.3 rebounds last season, appearing in 72 games and starting 53 of those. Teams are going to be hesitant to give up superstars in exchange for either without seeing how they function alongside Durant and Irving. Chauncey Billups was initially hired to be Lue's lead assistant. Davis and Rich Paul will hold meetings in the coming weeks to determine which contract path makes the most sense for him. The deal reportedly will send Hassan Whiteside to the Trail Blazers, Josh Richardson to the Sixers, Maurice Harkless and a future first-round pick to the Clippers, and Meyers Leonard to the Heat. Trae Young's combination of passing and shooting makes him an ideal teammate for 2021's best free agents, the Hawks know that.

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