New Orleans Pelicans trade J.J. Redick to the Dallas Mavericks

The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to trade guard J.J. Redick to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for James Johnson, Wes Iwundu and a second round pick. As Reddick had been rumoured to be a buyout candidate, the Pelicans were able to scrounge up something for the veteran guard.

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Clippers send Lou Williams and picks to Hawks for Rajon Rondo

Lou Williams will be even closer to those awesome and beloved Magic City chicken wings. That is because the guard , along with two future second-round draft picks, was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Rajon Rondo. Williams has been renowned sixth man for several seasons, winning the Sixth Man of the Year award three times ( 2014-15, 2017-18 and 2018-19) , but has seen his production drop this season. His 12.1 ppg is down from the 18.2 ppg from last season. The 21.9 minutes per game is…

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Bulls acquire Nikola Vucevic in blockbuster deal

From Tim Daniels of B/R: The Orlando Magic reportedly completed a blockbuster trade to send All-Star center Nikola Vucevic to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for center Wendell Carter Jr. and two first-round draft picks. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the full details of the deal, which also includes Otto Porter Jr. and Al-Farouq Aminu, ahead of Thursday’s 2021 NBA trade deadline: Vucevic is enjoying one of the best statistical seasons of his 10-year NBA career. He averaged 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.7 threes in 44 games for Orlando before the trade. He shot 48 percent from the field, including…

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Cavaliers send JaVale McGee to Nuggets for Isaiah Hartenstein and picks

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the Cleveland Cavaliers are wrapping up a deal that would send center JaVale McGee to the Denver Nuggets. Shortly after this initial tweet, more details surrounding the trade emerged: For McGee this will be a return to the Mile-High City. He was traded there in 2011-12 and spent the next three seasons before being traded to the Sixers during the 2014-15 season. This season McGee is averaging 8.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contests.

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