Trade Deadline 2/21 @12pm (PST) - News, Rumors & Speculation

[mkwest]

Will Clippers Go All-In With Deadline Trade?

As one source close to the situation put it this week when asked to grade the Clips' chances of retaining CP3, keeping in mind Paul's well-chronicled love of the Hollywood scene and the fact that this team was good enough to reel off 17 wins in a row earlier this season: "I'm saying 99.5 percent."

Word is there's frustration on both sides when it comes to Jordan, with the 24-year-old center unquestionably hungry for more playing time and an expanded role from Del Negro amid presumed skepticism from the coach that he'll ever be able to produce like the third-highest-paid Clipper should.

But trading Jordan for a more finished article, sensible as that sounds, might not be feasible before the trade buzzer in a mere 13 days, since prospective trade partners will surely have all those same questions. Bledsoe is the Clipper other teams covet, with serious consequences risked whether L.A. decides to give in or hold firm.

Marc Stein, ESPN

[mike3]

If DJ got traded, **** would go down.

But seriously, I'd hate to see DJ get traded, I don't think he will but this VDN thing with more mins is rubbish, he's shown he can play the starters mins he deserves and that his contract shows.

[RiversideClips]

it's all Golden states fault. If they didn't give him such an over- sized Offer Sheet, he'd be making about 7 mil a year & we would all be happy (maybe not DJ) Athletes need to prove themselves night in & night out & I am not sure if DJ does that. I like the kid, but if we could get Jefferson for the same price, why not?
Why not........Team Chemistry.

[scoobs07]

Bledsoe has gotten a lot of exposure. He had a career game vs. Boston with a near triple double, he went and had a highlight real game on sunday against the Knicks on national TV, and he is going to be in the slam dunk contest. Plus, he is showing that he has really improved his shooting. I think his trade value has gone way up. I think the Clippers will make a trade some where along these lines:

1. Bled, Butler and Hollins to Boston for KG

2. Bled, Butler and LO to Utah for Jefferson and Hayward

But im sure there could be some suprise trade in the works as well, maybe even a monster multi team trade.

[og15]

it's all Golden states fault. If they didn't give him such an over- sized Offer Sheet, he'd be making about 7 mil a year & we would all be happy (maybe not DJ) Athletes need to prove themselves night in & night out & I am not sure if DJ does that. I like the kid, but if we could get Jefferson for the same price, why not?
Why not........Team Chemistry.

And defense. DJ has his faults, but he's a better defender than Jefferson

He does need to work hard on how to handle double teams and not turn it over in the post in the off-season. That will allow him to get more lost touches. Is he still working with the shooting coach like Blake? He needs like 2 years of daily shooting coach work

[pageC4]

it's all Golden states fault. If they didn't give him such an over- sized Offer Sheet, he'd be making about 7 mil a year & we would all be happy (maybe not DJ) Athletes need to prove themselves night in & night out & I am not sure if DJ does that. I like the kid, but if we could get Jefferson for the same price, why not?
Why not........Team Chemistry.

Great observation. There are always players that receive lucrative contracts like this because a team is forced to match offers. In the end this always hurts the team that tried to retain a player. I think of Rudy Gay and Memphis. Im sure Memphis would have been more comfortable with a smaller contract for Gay, but they (as did we with DJ) had no choice because other teams were offering these huge numbers.

[drivewayball]

Don't know if its considered ALL IN, but just reade Millsap for Bledsoe.

[mkwest]

In trying to move J Smith, ATL called LAC and asked about Bledsoe. Short conversation. Clips not really interested in trading for Smith.

Chris Broussard

The Clippers, according one source close to the situation, would not be willing to surrender both Bledsoe and DeAndre Jordan to Boston even if Garnett was willing to waive his no-trade clause.

Is that posturing? An absolute stance?

We'll find out for sure between now and the deadline, but the source insisted that the Clippers feel that a Bledsoe-and-Jordan combo is too much to surrender for a 36-year-old who isn't sure how much longer he'll be playing.

Marc Stein, ESPN

[JordanLAC]

Wasn't their slogan for the playoffs "All In?" Should be interesting the next 2 days

[mttwlsn16]

I'm kinda nervous. Hope we dot do anything stupid at the deadline just to make a move

[Neddy]

no to smoove

no to KG

and HELL NO to milsap because i am so sick and tired or their fans posting in here

let's just go into the playoffs with our roster as is, and fire vinny no matter what happens in the playoffs. hell, fire vinny now and let pack be the interim "head coach" and let CP3 and billups do the coaching. i was trying to support vinny for our continuity sake, but vinny trying to trade our players at a discount rate for a rental to save his job was the end of the line for me

[mkwest]

Clippers end Kevin Garnett trade talks – for now

For now, the Los Angeles Clippers have terminated talks with the Boston Celtics on a Kevin Garnett for Eric Bledsoe and DeAndre Jordan trade, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

The Celtics have been eager to continue the conversation on the deal, but league sources said the talks will remain dormant unless Clippers star Chris Paul pushes the issue with management.

Several prominent executives and coaches with championship contenders told Yahoo! Sports they believe the Clippers would become more dangerous with Garnett.

Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro is a proponent of the deal, too, sources said.

The Celtics won't consider moving Garnett to the Clippers for any other combination of players, and won't revisit the talks unless Bledsoe and Jordan are in the package, sources said.

Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports

[jflipclip]

IMO, it's hard to dismiss the proposed KG trade when you look at the playoff picture. There's a few teams I would rather avoid in the playoffs with our current squad: Spurs, Warriors, and Grizzlies (yes, still). I think KG gives us a better shot if matched up against the Spurs and Grizzlies. Against the Warriors, it's hard to tell cause perimeter D is what's more important in that matchup (although I do believe that KG would be more consistent in weak side D and pick n' roll D, which can factor in that matchup with players like David Lee and Landry).

If we make the finals, a matchup against the Heat is most likely. KG makes an impact in this matchup as well, but it's another matchup where perimeter D can be a concern. However, we can take advantage of this matchup with size and inside scoring, so KG would also increase our chances.

That being said, I don't see the trade happening. CP3 is happy with what we have and believes we can win with this team. Happy CP3 = most-likely-to-resign-with-us-in-the-summer-CP3. Having CP3 always gives us a chance in the playoffs...

[azncorruptedo17]

KG's and DJ's contracts end the same time. KG is light years ahead of DJ, we all know that. I want KG for the next few years, not only for what he can do on the court, but what he can teach BG.

BUT i don't want to give up DJ AND EB, that's way too much. I'm fine with where we are, but if we can land KG for a reasonable price, i'm in.

[scoobs07]

I'm not too crazy about giving up those two for KG either, but if were able to get a sweetener added to the deal coming back to us, then I would be down with it. The trade, as it stands would be tremendous for at lease THIS season. KG's ability to spread the floor, hit his free throws and provide defensive tenacity could be the difference between us winning a championship and not winning a championship. Billups could simply slide over to back up PG, he is on a minutes restriction anyways. Green did a solid job as the starting SG for only 15-18mpg. If we could just get some kind of sweetener involved. I like Avery Bradley's D, but I don't like his offense, I'm not sure I would even want him starting over Green, because Green does a better job spreading the floor. I guess at lease a third team would have to get involved and we could see what kind of sweetener we could get to even out the deal.

[azncorruptedo17]

I'm not too crazy about giving up those two for KG either, but if were able to get a sweetener added to the deal coming back to us, then I would be down with it. The trade, as it stands would be tremendous for at lease THIS season. KG's ability to spread the floor, hit his free throws and provide defensive tenacity could be the difference between us winning a championship and not winning a championship. Billups could simply slide over to back up PG, he is on a minutes restriction anyways. Green did a solid job as the starting SG for only 15-18mpg. If we could just get some kind of sweetener involved. I like Avery Bradley's D, but I don't like his offense, I'm not sure I would even want him starting over Green, because Green does a better job spreading the floor. I guess at lease a third team would have to get involved and we could see what kind of sweetener we could get to even out the deal.

i wouldn't deal DJ AND EB, just DJ + something for KG. def not DJ AND EB

best case woulda been KG + barbosa + 1st rounder + distant 2nd rounder for DJ + EB.
They can package off rondo + pp for picks + and 1-2 good younger players to go into rebuilding mode.

[mkwest]

Vinny Del Negro doesn't foresee trade

"We feel good with our team right now," Del Negro said. "Nothing's changed from that aspect. Nothing has been presented to any of us that makes sense to do anything different right now. We're always available and always looking to make our team as strong as possible, but right now we feel comfortable with our team."

"We talk every day," Del Negro said of Sacks. "There hasn't been anything where either one of us has said that makes sense. We're just sitting back and we're happy with our team. We're always looking to improve, there's no question about that, but there's been nothing that Gary has brought me that I feel or he feels comfortable doing at all and there really hasn't been anything."

"I've talked to Bled a little bit," Paul said. "But one thing about Bled is that he understands. He understands this is a business, and at the end of the day he understands how much he means to this team. If you would have seen the last two days of practice, he's been hooping. I pulled him to the side at the end of this one and told him, 'I can't guard you. In practice, I can't stay in front of you, so that's why I stay on you during the games, because if you stay on me like this in practice, I want you to do the opponents like that.' "

Arash Markazi, ESPN Los Angeles

[CallMeKahn]

Stein echoing Markazi: https://mobile.twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 15m
Just under 20 hours left before trade deadline for stances to change, but mostly standing-pat rumbles coming from both Clipperland and Utah

[mttwlsn16]

Good

[mkwest]

We finally have some trades.

1.) Houston trades Marcus Morris to Phoenix for a 2nd round pick.

He'll join his twin brother Markieff.

2.) Houston trades Patrick Patterson, Cole Aldrich, Toney Douglas and $1M Cash to Sacramento for Thomas Robinson, Francisco Garcia and Tyler Honeycut.

Patterson and Cousins played together at Kentucky.