Trade Deadline Rumours & Discussion Thread II

[Ell Curry]

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Smells like Gordon Hayward and 2nds for Love, Charlotte saves 30M (or like 20M since Hayward is now an MLE type of value guy) without giving up a first, Cleveland gambles on an SF that can play for them in the playoffs and then they can trade him as an expiring at next year's deadline along with 2024 and 2029 swaps and Okoro for a decent starting SF who can be there longer-term.

[SurgeIblocka]

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Smells like Gordon Hayward and 2nds for Love, Charlotte saves 30M (or like 20M since Hayward is now an MLE type of value guy) without giving up a first, Cleveland gambles on an SF that can play for them in the playoffs and then they can trade him as an expiring at next year's deadline along with 2024 and 2029 swaps and Okoro for a decent starting SF who can be there longer-term.

Or a westbrook for Love deal lol

[TGM]

To be honest. I doubt Nets looking to trade KD before the deadline. Their cap and pick situation is not great so they will try to compete.

With this being said Kyrie being dealt is a great thing cause Fred is hands down the most attractive PG in the market. Adding Fred still makes the Nets a competitive team. Could see them interested in both Fred and Trent. The Nets don’t need more defence in OG but need a second option scorer like Fred.

A Fred deal would probably look something like Cam Thomas, Joe Harris, one first and a swap.

If they want Trent as well might see a Simmons coming back our way or Simmons to a third team, cause we definitely don’t need Simmons.

At the moment though Trent might be the guy most worth keeping since his value not that high. I think Phoenix also out of the market for a big deal. They want to keep their chips for a KD trade this summer. Any deal now will pretty much kill their chances and given that KD said he wanted to play there I think they will take that gamble and wait.

[Zeno]

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Smells like Gordon Hayward and 2nds for Love, Charlotte saves 30M (or like 20M since Hayward is now an MLE type of value guy) without giving up a first, Cleveland gambles on an SF that can play for them in the playoffs and then they can trade him as an expiring at next year's deadline along with 2024 and 2029 swaps and Okoro for a decent starting SF who can be there longer-term.

Or a westbrook for Love deal lol

Kevin Love for Saric, Shamet and Crowder.

Cleveland gets to fill their hole at the 3 with Crowder at the cost of taking of Shamet. Love is an upgrade for Pheonix on Saric and they get to dump Shamet's deal.

[Dalek]

One of the teams Brooklyn has been most connected to is the Raptors, who have had trade talks with multiple teams involving Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby. The Raptors had interest in Simmons in 2021 when the 76ers were shopping him. Though Scottie Barnes’s emergence would make Simmons a strange fit as they’re both non-shooters, he does count as a buy-low, high-value target who could restore his career in time.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2023/2/5/23587064/kyrie-irving-trade-kevin-durant-rumors-brooklyn-nets

Brooklyn is interesting because they have some draft capital and guys like Cam Thomas and Dayron Sharpe to include, but it is pretty interesting that we have been "trade talks" with OG and Pascal. It is pretty crazy to think that Pascal could be on the market, but it could explain his less than great play of late.

I mentioned this before, Masai sat and talked to Pascal for a while pre-game in Portland. Could he been talking to Pascal about opportunities in new places? Possibly? Masai didn't sit and talk to anyone else that afternoon.

Pascal has been pretty clear in his interviews that he just wants to win and is not used to losing. Maybe this is the end. Of course, a big salary like his may not be moved in time for the deadline, but it is something to watch.