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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Can’t Get Kevin Love so They’ll Trade Rajon Rondo
For a moment it looked like the Boston Celtics are the front runners in the race to try and convince the Minnesota Timberwolves regarding the Kevin Love trade. But as other teams show their stuff, it’s clear that the rebuilding and currently direction-less Celtics aren’t seriously being considered, which might opt them to go in a different direction completely: Trading Rajon Rondo and keep doing their overhaul.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Will Trade Jeremy Lin & Omer Asik Only for Carmelo Anthony & LeBron James
Whatever it is that LeBron James decides to do in the next few days, it seems everyone in the NBA is trying to find an angle that gets him to land with them. The Houston Rockets have an interesting starting point and a good cap situation if they need to trade for him, and if not him, Carmelo Anthony. Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin are just waiting on the shelf as movable objects, but it seems that only James or Anthony will get the Rockets to give up the duo.
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors Closest to Trade for Kevin Love
There are plenty of teams around the NBA interesting in making a trade for Kevin Love or moving things around so there will be cap space to sign him next summer. However, the win-now Golden State Warriors might have the best trade package available in order to convince the Minnesota Timberwolves to give up on their best player.
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NBA Rumors – New Orleans Pelicans & Detroit Pistons Interested in Greg Monroe for Ryan Anderson Trade
While the New Orleans Pelicans seem to be a team on the rise, looking for that one additional piece to make them into a playoff team, the Detroit Pistons are more open to a bigger kind of change. The Pelicans are interested in Greg Monroe as a front court piece to take them over the threshold, although it might cost them the excellent shooting of Ryan Anderson.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Dreaming of Adding LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony or Kevin Love
The Chicago Bulls are thinking big. They want one of the top free agents or unsettled players to sign with them, and they want it now. Carmelo Anthony, who will or won’t opt out of his deal with the New York Knicks, is obviously their number one choice, but the Bulls will try to initiate a trade for Kevin Love while hoping with the corner of their eye that LeBron James somehow becomes available.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks Want to Trade Iman Shumpert to Oklahoma City Thunder
With two first round draft picks, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a chance to make some nice business which they can’t in the free agency market. The New York Knicks, without draft picks or any cap space available, are probably willing to trade Iman Shumpert for one of those picks, just for the sake of change, and trying to bring something new to a roster that doesn’t look like it can do much in its current state.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Interested in Trade for Kevin Love
Every day seems to bring us a new team with interest in Kevin Love, and the Phoenix Suns, hoping to build on their surprising season and do a lot more next year, are also trying to get in the game of acquiring the star of the Minnesota Timberwolves via a trade they’re trying to work out.
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NBA Rumors – Brooklyn Nets Waiting for Kevin Garnett to Retire
We’ve been hearing that Kevin Garnett is on the verge of retiring for quite a few seasons. However, it has never looked as close to that day than right now, following his first season with the Brooklyn Nets. Although it won’t make any difference on their cap situation whether he stays on for another season or not, there isn’t too much he can give anyone anymore unless you really value leadership and experience.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Want But Can’t Get Kevin Love
Wanting Kevin Love and actually getting him are two completely different things. The Boston Celtics are very interested in the Minnesota Timberwolves player, but even with their many draft picks and young players to offer, there doesn’t seem to be a package good enough to convince a team to give up on their biggest star.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Should Sign Kevin Love, Carmelo Anthony
If the Chicago Bulls are about winning now without giving up on their identity for the last few years than acquiring Kevin Love and not Carmelo Anthony, if the cap situation makes it even possible, would be the wiser choice, although it probably is going to be more difficult to get Love via trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves.