Tag: NBA trades

Heat send Whiteside to Portland for Harkless and Leonard

Brandon King

The Miami Heat have sent center Hassan Whiteside to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Maurice Harkless and Meyers Leonard. Whiteside, who averaged 12.3 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, can provide a defensive presence in the middle that can help to erase mistakes made on the perimeter. For Miami, Leonard can provide shooting from the center position, while Harkless’ length and athleticism on the perimeter can help defensively and he can also be a respectable three point shooter.

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Grizzlies acquire Avery Bradley in with deal

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Memphis Grizzlies have sent Garrett Temple and JaMychal Green. Bradley was averaging 8.2 points per game this season. The move seemed to be a cost-cutting one and further sets them up to be financially able to make runs at top-tier free agents this summer. For Memphis, the moves gives them a still capable perimeter defender in Bradley and with the Gasol trade , gets the team under the cap and the Bradley contract could be a future trade piece. As explained by the Daily…

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Pacers acquire Nik Stauskas and Wade Baldwin from Rockets

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Houston Rockets have sent guards Nik Stauskas and Wade Baldwin to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for a second round pick. For the duo of Stauskas and Baldwin ,this will mark the third time in a week. They began the week as Portland Trailblazers, then they were moved to the Cleveland Cavaliers, earlier today the two were Houston Rockets and , at least for the time-being, they are members of the Indiana Pacers. For Houston, it appears this was a move to get under…

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Houston Rockets trade James Ennius III to Philadelphia 76ers for 2021 pick

Brandon King

According to The Athletic , the Houston Rockets have traded backup small forward James Ennis III to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 2021 second round draft pick. As Rockets GM Daryl Morley is known to be a wheeler and dealer when it comes to changing and improving Houston’s roster, this could be a step in a larger plan for the ball club.

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Bulls trade Justin Holiday to Grizzlies for Seldon, Brooks and picks

Brandon King

As the NBA season progresses there will emerge teams that ,around the trade deadline, will emerge as buyers or sellers. With their 10-28 ( and now on Zion watch or RJ watch) the Chicago Bulls would definitely fall into the seller category. They let that be known by trading Justin Holiday to the Memphis Grizzlies for Marshon Brooks, Wayne Seldon and a second round pick in 2019 and 2020. According to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania, Brooks doesn’t need to plan for an extended stay in the Windy City.…

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David West announces retirement

Brandon King

After a 15-year NBA career, David West announced his retirement earlier today via his Twitter account. 😎 pic.twitter.com/qVRK0fHD8D — David West (@D_West30) August 30, 2018 In his 15 years in the league, West played for the Hornets (where he was an All-Star in 2008 and 2009), Pacers, Spurs and Warriors (where he won two NBA titles) and had career averages of 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

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NBA Players react to DeMar DeRozan getting traded

Brandon King

With a little less than 500 players across its 30 teams, the NBA is a very small community. News travels fast around the league and even moreso in the age of social media. So when news of the DeMar DeRozan-Kawhi Leonard deal broke, many players took to social media to express their sentiments. Here is what the man, DeMar DeRozan,himself had to say: DeMar reacts to being traded pic.twitter.com/TGDMfS7tcN — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 18, 2018 Smh cold game — Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 18, 2018 No matter what…When I…

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Thomas’ medical evaluation could put trade in jeopardy

Brandon King

It seems the hip injury that caused Isaiah Thomas to miss the last two games of the Eastern Conference Finals could be a potential roadblock in the completion of the recent trade that sent Thomas to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics. Thomas was in Cleveland yesterday for his physical and there is some concern in regards to his health. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Cleveland is weighing its option after the aforementioned physical. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/901279114623102976 https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/901280075978600453 https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/901280704465694720 If Thomas is not cleared, this could result in the…

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