The San Antonio Spurs have not yet decided whether they will explore the trade market on LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan, but a source contends they view the Miami Heat as a potential trade partner for either player.

DeRozan has a $27.7 million player option for the 20-21 season. Aldridge is due $24 million next season.

The Spurs would seek more than Justise Winslow, Derrick Jones Jr. and expiring contracts with Kendrick Nunn a possibility. 

Aldridge would be a more logical fit for the Heat and the team has pursued him in the past. 

The Heat are trying to maintain their 2021 cap space to presumably pursue Giannis Antetokounmpo. 

The Atlanta Hawks have tried to upgrade the center position this season and have been linked with Andre Drummond and Dewayne Demond.

According to Michael Scotto of Bleacher Report, the Hawks have also expressed interest in trading for Jakob Poeltl of the San Antonio Spurs.

Poeltl is in his second season with the Spurs.

Josh Richardson and DeMar DeRozan have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 12.

Richardson averaged 22.7 points and 3.7 assists as the Philadelphia 76ers went 2-1.

DeRozan averaged 29.3 points and 6.0 assists as the San Antonio Spurs went 3-1.

Bill Self publicly addressed rumors that he could leave Kansas to replace Gregg Popovich as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs. Self has been linked with the Spurs due to his longstanding friendship with R.C. Buford.

Seth Greenberg of ESPN made the prediction this week.

“First of all, I have not talked to Seth in five to six months,” Self said. “Secondly and most importantly I haven’t talked to R.C. ever about it, and he was in my wedding and I was in his. I know him pretty well and we’ve never once discussed it (job).

“Thirdly, I think it’s kind of an insult to the Spurs because they have the greatest coach maybe our sport has potentially ever known, especially NBA,” Self added. “One of the two or three best all time for sure.

“There’s absolutely zero truth to that,” he continued of rumors he’ll be Spurs coach, maybe next season. “The thing that cracks me up about some media types is the more outlandish things you can say … what it was, was (his) ‘Bold Predictions for 2020 (segment).’ You grab something or throw something against the wall and hope something sticks. There’s zero truth to that. That’s not even one that would impact us positively, negatively. There’s nothing to it at all.”