April 2015 Basketball Wiretap

Clippers Interested In Tyson Chandler Sign-And-Trade If Jordan Goes To Mavs

Jun 30, 2015 8:13 PM

The Los Angeles Clippers remain hopeful of re-signing DeAndre Jordan, but they will try to agree upon a sign-and-trade agreement for Tyson Chandler should he leave for the Dallas Mavericks.

Jordan is reportedly seriously considering signing with the Mavericks.

Chandler played for several seasons with Chris Paul when they were teammates with New Orleans.

The Clippers are capped out and have no other viable way of replacing Jordan's production other than a sign-and-trade.

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Tags: Tyson Chandler, DeAndre Jordan, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Lakers Pursuing Significantly More Cap Space

Jun 30, 2015 7:32 PM

The Los Angeles Lakers are attempting to create significantly more salary cap space to pursue free agent deals to both LaMarcus Aldridge and DeAndre Jordan.

ESPN's Kevin Pelton writes that the Lakers would have to trade away everyone on their roster short of Kobe Bryant to create enough space to sign both Aldridge and Jordan to their full max contracts.

The Lakers could conceivably sign Aldridge and Jordan to two-year deals with a second-year player option for below the max and then sign both players in 2016 to max deals using cap space. The Lakers will not have Bird Rights for either player.

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Tags: LaMarcus Aldridge, DeAndre Jordan, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA Summer League

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Spurs In Talks With Cavs On Brendan Haywood's Non-Guaranteed Contract

Jun 30, 2015 3:00 PM

The San Antonio Spurs are discussing acquiring the non-guaranteed contract of Brendan Haywood from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Haywood's contract has a trade value of $10.5 million.

The Spurs have interest in trading away Tiago Splitter to create cap room in their pursuit of LaMarcus Aldridge. Patty Mills could also be dealt for the Spurs to create additional cap space. Boris Diaw is another potential trade candidate.

Mike Monroe/San Antonio Express-News

Tags: Brendan Haywood, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Kings Interested In Rondo, Lin, Holiday, Lawson, Schroder

Jun 30, 2015 2:21 PM

The Sacramento Kings have interest in Rajon Rondo and Jeremy Lin in free agency.

The Kings also have interested in trading for Jeremy Lawson, Dennis Schroder or Jrue Holiday.

Sacramento plans to play a second point guard with Darren Collison.

Chris Broussard/ESPN

Tags: Rajon Rondo, Ty Lawson, Jeremy Lin, Jrue Holiday, Dennis Schroder, Sacramento Kings, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Luke Ridnour Traded By Thunder To Raptors

Jun 30, 2015 10:49 AM

The Toronto Raptors have acquired Luke Ridnour from the Oklahoma City Thunder to create a $2.85 million trade exception.

The Thunder also acquire the draft rights of Tomislav Zubcic.

Ridnour has also been traded this offseason by the Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies and Charlotte Hornets.

Darnell Mayberry/Oklahoman

Tags: Luke Ridnour, Toronto Raptors, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Spurs Make Tiago Splitter Available In Trade Talks

Jun 29, 2015 7:55 PM

The San Antonio Spurs have made Tiago Splitter available in trade talks as they look to clear cap space. The Spurs have strong interest in signing LaMarcus Aldridge to a max contract.

The Spurs reportedly rejected draft night trade interest involving Splitter.

Splitter is due $8.5 million next season.

Jeff McDonald/San Antonio Express-News

Tags: Tiago Splitter, San Antonio Spurs, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Suns May Struggle To Find Acceptable Trade Of Eric Bledsoe

Jun 29, 2015 12:03 PM

The Phoenix Suns have interest in trading Eric Bledsoe this offseason, but an acceptable deal may be difficult for the team to find.

Bledsoe signed a new deal last offseason with the Suns after a prolonged restricted free agency.

“There was a reason,” one general manager told SN, “that no one wanted to give him that ($70 million) contract last year. I think you still have to worry about his health. I think you worry about how coachable he is, too.”

 

Bledsoe has four years and $57 million left on his contract.

The Suns are expected to sign Brandon Knight to a new contract.

One team expected to express interest in Bledsoe are the Sacramento Kings.

Sean Deveney/Sporting News

Tags: Eric Bledsoe, Phoenix Suns, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Nets Optimistic Of Finding Joe Johnson Trade This Offseason

Jun 29, 2015 10:37 AM

The Brooklyn Nets and Memphis Grizzlies recently discussed a trade centered on Joe Johnson.

The two sides were unable to find a framework suitable for both side.

But the Nets came away from the discussions encouraged they will find a trade partner this offseason for Johnson.

Johnson will be paid $24.9 million in the final season of his contract.

The Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons have also expressed interest in Johnson, but both teams have recently completed trades that would likely mean they won't deal for him.

Marc Stein/ESPN

Tags: Joe Johnson, Memphis Grizzlies, Brooklyn Nets, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Celtics Were Unsuccessful No. 4-No. 9 On Trading Up For Justise Winslow

Jun 26, 2015 12:24 PM

Danny Ainge said the Boston Celtics were "probably offering too much" to trade into the lottery despite having all of their attempts turned down.

The Celtics were reportedly targeting Justise Winslow as high as No. 4 and tried to grab him again when he was available at No. 9. Winslow was selected at No. 10 by the Miami Heat.

"Our probably biggest plan was to try to use a lot of our assets, a lot of our picks, to try to consolidate picks and to move up in the draft," he told 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich. "We spent a few weeks trying to prepare for that and do that, knowing that nothing really gets done until draft day, when people are making their final offers, their best offers and so forth. We were very close to consolidating picks and moving up in the draft on a couple of different occasions, and it just didn't happen.

"In hindsight, the next day, it's probably a good thing. We were probably going to spend too much to do what we needed to do," Ainge said. "This morning I wake up, and I'm refreshed that we got guys that we like but also that we didn't overspend for some of the players that were in the draft -- actually just basically one player we were chasing that we thought we had a realistic chance at."

Ainge hinted his offer might have included at least one of Brooklyn's unprotected future first round picks, but the Charlotte Hornets were set on drafting Frank Kaminsky.

"(The future picks) are worth a lot, (but) I think the draft is probably the time where they're least valuable, simply because people get so caught up in players," Ainge said on the radio. "Without mentioning names, there are some players that were drafted at certain spots (by teams) that turned down lots of draft picks that I just don't think was smart on their part.

"But I think our assets have value. On draft day, typically those are hard deals to move. People get so caught up and get so in love with a specific player that that player in their minds becomes bigger than life."

Jay King/Boston Herald

Tags: Justise Winslow, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA NBA Draft, NBA Draft General

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Suns Trade Rights To Andrew Harrison To Grizzlies For Jon Leuer

Jun 25, 2015 11:44 PM

The Memphis Grizzlies have traded Jon Leuer to the Phoenix Suns for the draft rights for Andrew Harrison.

The Suns selected Harrison with the 44th overall pick.

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Tags: Jon Leuer, Andrew Harrison, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Roy Hibbert Exercises $15.5M Player Option With Pacers

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Ty Lawson: I'm Going To Sacramento

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Knicks Trade Tim Hardaway Jr. To Hawks For Jerian Grant

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Raptors Acquire Clippers' 2017 First Rounder, No. 46 From Bucks For Greivis Vasquez

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Lakers Unwilling To Include Julius Randle In Cousins' Talks

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Nuggets, Heat Express Interest In Eric Moreland In Trade Talks With Kings

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Jeremy Lamb Traded To Hornets For Luke Ridnour

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Celtics Prepared To Trade Up With 76ers If Jahlil Okafor Slips

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Nets, Spurs Interested In Acquiring Sasha Kaun's Draft Rights From Cavs

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Rockets To Pursue Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge

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Grizzlies Acquire Matt Barnes From Hornets For Ridnour

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Lakers, Kings Discuss Framework Of DeMarcus Cousins Deal

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Nuggets Put Danilo Gallinari On Trade Block

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Jeremy Lamb To Be Traded To Hornets

Rick Bonnell/Charlotte Observer

Hornets Acquire Nicolas Batum From Blazers For Vonleh, Henderson

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Hornets Aggressively Trying To Trade Cody Zeller

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Magic Trade Luke Ridnour To Grizzlies

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Nets Trying To Trade Mason Plumlee

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Warriors Won't Trade Two First Rounders To Unload David Lee

Zach Lowe/Grantland

Execs Predict Cavs Will Do Kevin Love Sign-And-Trade

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