2019/20 Players' Transactions: Breaking News , Trades, Free Agents, And Rumors

“Do something and do it now”?

 

Article from WOJ today at ESPN re: the upcoming deadline. It will be interesting to see if the Lakers make any moves. Sounds like they may be shopping Clarkson. I've been saying this part for weeks now, the Thunder are not going to trade PG. They will take the risk to see if they can re-sign him, so that pipe dream is coming to a close soon. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/pag...ines-potential-deals-watch-adrian-wojnarowski

The sellers
The Los Angeles Lakers, needing to shed salary for summer free agency, had been hopeful of waiting until the end of the season to move Jordan Clarkson -- owed $26 million beyond this season -- but there's a mutual desire to find something sooner than later. The Lakers have made it clear that Clarkson, Julius Randle and Larry Nance are available.

Los Angeles has given up hope of unloading Luol Deng's contract in a trade, because it would simply necessitate attaching too many draft assets.

The Lakers and Deng haven't discussed a buyout since late November, but he can simply wait until the season is over to get the full balance of the $37 million owed to him once the Lakers inevitably use the waive and stretch provision to clear salary-cap space. How could the Lakers avoid Deng's money languishing on the cap for six years with the waive and stretch? Well, Deng would have to be so desperate to leave Los Angeles before season's end to sign elsewhere on a minimum deal that he'd forfeit the $18.8 million on the 2019-20 season of his contract and accept a buyout. That makes little sense to do, getting just a half-season of freedom to likely play only a few minutes per game elsewhere.

Atlanta is pushing to unload veterans and gather more draft picks and young players. Bazemore, Ersan Ilyasova and Marco Belinelli are expendable.

The Bulls are still planning to trade forward Nikola Mirotic, which can't happen until Jan. 15 or without his permission, based on his contract. Mirotic has been intrigued with the Utah Jazz, whose coach, Quin Snyder, has a reputation of maximizing offensive talent.

Memphis wants to find a first-round pick for Tyreke Evans, but that is likely to prove difficult. The Grizzlies have missed in several drafts on first-rounders, including the waiving of the 2015 No. 17 pick Wade Baldwin, and need to replenish their stock of picks. As a rental on an expiring deal, it is hard to imagine Evans delivering that kind of a return.

The untouchables (for now, anyway)
For now, the Thunder are fully committed to playing out the season with impending free agent Paul George. They still have hope that a strong run in the playoffs could convince him to re-sign in Oklahoma City. Nevertheless, the Lakers were the team to beat when the Thunder made the trade, and that probably hasn't changed -- although Oklahoma City has made a favorable impression on George, and ultimately hope to turn George with a deep playoff run. George has remained open-minded on a Thunder future, but there's a long way to go.

Before the trade deadline, there are two answers that OKC GM Sam Presti probably won't get from George and his agent, Aaron Mintz:

1. Yes, I plan to re-sign.

2. No, I plan to leave.

Which is exactly what Presti expected when the Thunder traded for George: This would be a season-long process, and there was always significant risk/reward in the trade that sent Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis to Indiana.

So far, New Orleans is determined to re-sign center DeMarcus Cousinsand hasn't invited trade offers on him.

Teams are curious to study Memphis' plans with center Marc Gasol, but so far, they say they're planning to keep him.

 

Allegedly a shooter that we need...

 

6'7" SF 27 years old

Played 15 games for the Clippers, including 10 starts.

As a starter he put up 8.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in 22.5 minutes.

He is 27/63 (42.9%) from three on the year.

 

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Don't we already have a guy named Kuzma?