NBA Trade Deadline Blog: Raps stand pat
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Raptors stand pat
After acquiring Jakob Poeltl on Wednesday night, that's it for the Toronto Raptors.
Adrian Wojnarowski confirms the Raps did not make any trades ahead of 3pm.
Deadline has come and gone
Well, that's it, but as always, trades can still trickle in after the deadline has passed.
Payton returns to Dubs
A key contributor to last season's NBA title is headed back to San Francisco.
Woj reports the Golden State Warriors are reacquiring Gary Payton II from the Portland Trail Blazers for five second-round picks.
Payton, 30, averaged just over 16 minutes a night in last spring's run to the NBA Championship. Payton signed a three-year, $26.145 million deal with the Blazers in the summer.
PatBev back to the T-Wolves?
Could Patrick Beverley end back up in Minneapolis?
Dane Moore reports the Minnesota Timberwolves are expected to be interested in the veteran point guard should he be bought out by the Orlando Magic, who acquired Beverley earlier on Thursday from the Los Angeles Lakers.
Plumlee headed for Clippers
Veteran big man Mason Plumlee is set to join a sixth team.
Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Clippers are acquiring Plumlee from the Charlotte Hornets.
Plumlee, 32, has also previously spent time with the Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons.
Pels add Richardson
The New Orleans Pelicans have joined the Western Conference arms race with the acquisition of Josh Richardson from the San Antonio Spurs, reports Shams Charania.
Heading back to the Spurs for the 29-year-old Richardson will be Devonte' Graham and four second-round picks.
Green, Wall unlikely to stay in Houston
ESPN's Bobby Marks identifies newly acquired Houston Rockets guard Danny Green as a buyout candidate.
A three-time NBA champion, the 35-year-old Green is in his 14 season and has previously spent time with the Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers and Memphis Grizzlies.
Acquired at the same time as Green, John Wall isn't likely to suit up for the Rockets a second time and will also be bought out.
Lakers stay busy with Bamba in and PatBev out
The Los Angeles Lakers have stay wheeling and dealing as they acquire big man Mo Bamba from the Orlando Magic in exchange for veteran guard Patrick Beverley.
The fit for Bamba comes from the trade of Thomas Bryant to the Denver Nuggets earlier in the day.
Dubs emerge as Anunoby suitors
Add another team to the list of those interested in OG Anunoby.
Shams Charania reports the Golden State Warriors have increased their interest in the Toronto Raptors forward in recent days.
Wall returns to Rockets as Clippers acquire Gordon in another three-way deal
We have yet another three-way deal from Shams Charania.
The Los Angeles Clippers are acquiring guard Eric Gordon from the Houston Rockets with Luke Kennard going to the Memphis Grizzlies and John Wall and Danny Green going to the Rockets.
Wall, 32, appeared in 40 games for the Rockets in 2020-2021.
Hawks clear some cap space
Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Atlanta Hawks are trading Justin Holiday and Frank Kaminsky to the Houston Rockets for Garrison Matthews and Bruno Fernando.
The deal will clear in excess of $4 million from the Hawks' books.
Wiseman shipped to Motor City in three-way deal
It never worked out for James Wiseman with the Golden State Warriors and he'll know get a fresh start with the Detroit Pistons.
Adrian Wojnarowski reports the defending NBA champions are trading the 2020 second overall pick as part of a deal that will see Saddiq Bey join the Atlanta Hawks.
The Dubs will receive five second-round picks as part of the deal.
Suns stay busy with Bazley
The Phoenix Suns are continuing to add after last night's Kevin Durant blockbuster. Shams Charania reports the team is acquiring forward Darius Bazley from the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Heading back to the Thunder will be 28-year-old big man Dario Saric and a second-round pick.
Bones joins Clippers
The Denver Nuggets are trading Bones Hyland to the Los Angeles Clippers, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Hyland, 22, is shooting .378 from three this season and has averaged just under 20 minutes a night in 42 games.
"Tremendous interest" in Anunoby
The Toronto Raptors are still expected to be at the centre of a flurry of activity ahead of the 3pm ET deadline and one of the names the team is currently getting calls on is unsurprisingly OG Anunoby.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski says there is "tremendous interest" in the 25-year-old forward.
Hill returns to Pacers and Ibaka joins him
George Hill is returning to Indianapolis as Serge Ibaka relocates to Williamsburg
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Milwaukee Bucks are trading the veteran guard to the Indiana Pacers for a second-round pick, while Shams Charania reports the team is moving the former Toronto Raptors big man with him as part of the earlier Jae Crowder deal.
Hill, 36, previously spent five seasons with the Pacers from 2011 to 2016.
Ibaka, 33, was in his second season with the Bucks after a trade from the Clippers last season. In his 14th season, Ibaka is a free agent at season's end.
Thybulle set for Blazers
Matisse Thybulle is headed to Rip City.
Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Portland Trail Blazers are finalizing a deal to acquire the guard from the Philadelphia 76ers in a three-way deal with the Charlotte Hornets.
Heading to the Sixers will be Jalen McDaniels with a trio of second-round picks going to the Hornets.
Nuggets land Bryant
The Denver Nuggets have found their backup centre.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports the team is acquiring Thomas Bryant from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Davon Reed and a trio of second-round picks.
The 25-year-old Bryant, in his sixth season out of Indiana, started 25 games for the Lakers this season.
Bucks acquire Crowder
The Jae Crowder era is already over in Brooklyn.
Shams Charania reports the Nets have traded the big man, acquired from the Phoenix Suns in last night's Kevin Durant blockbuster, to the Milwaukee Bucks for a whopping five second-round picks.
The Bucks will become the eighth team the 32-year-old Crowder has played for after stops with the Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat and Suns.
Muscala headed to Boston
The Boston Celtics are acquiring sharpshooter Mike Muscala from the Oklahoma City Thunder, The Athletic's Shams Charania reports.
The Thunder will receive Justin Jackson and a pair of second-round picks.
Muscala, 31, is a career .379 shooter from three and is .394 this season.
Lillard going nowhere
Unsurprisingly, the Portland Trail Blazers do not intend to move their superstar point guard.
TNT's Chris Haynes reports that the team has told other clubs that Damian Lillard is not available.
A seven-time All-Star, the 32-year-old Lillard is averaging 30.9 points on .463 shooting, 7.3 assists and 3.6 boards over 36.2 minutes a night in 43 games this season.
At 27-28, the Blazers currently occupy the West's final play-in spot.
Kawhi-Lowry reunion?
Kawhi Leonard has already played alongside former Toronto Raptors teammates Serge Ibaka and Norman Powell with the Los Angeles Clippers and it appears another could be on his way.
The Miami Herald's Barry Jackson reports the Clippers have been in discussions with the Heat about the availability of point guard Kyle Lowry.
The six-time All-Star is in his second campaign with the Heat and has struggled this season. The 36-year-old Lowry is shooting .396 from the field, his lowest mark since his rookie season with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2006-2007. The Philadelphia native has one year remaining after this season on a three-year, $85 million deal.
Jackson notes that while the Heat are willing to part with Lowry, teams are asking for a first-round pick to accompany him.
Lowry and Leonard were instrumental in leading the Raptors to the 2019 NBA Championship/
What comes after KD?
Following Durant's move to the Suns, TSN's Josh Lewenberg says other Western Conference teams could be motivated to make trades to keep up with the reloaded Suns. Lewenberg specifically mentions that the trade market for Toronto Raptors players rumoured to be on the trade market could increase.
Following the Raptors' acquisition of centre Jakob Poeltl from the San Antonio Spurs, Lewenberg says the Raptors aren't done making moves, as Poeltl, Fred VanVleet, and Gary Trent Jr. are all free agents and would be looking for big-money deals this offseason.
Raps not done?
TSN's Josh Lewenberg says the takeaway from the Poeltl trade is that the Raptors could continue making moves in order to remain competitive in the near term. The light protections on the pick headed to the Spurs indicate the Raptors intend to be a playoff team next season and that the team may be planning to recoup the draft capital in another trade, says Lewenberg.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski says talks on forward O.G. Anunoby will roll into the final hours of the deadline. He also speculates the move of Durant to the Suns could increase his value among Western Conference contenders looking for an elite forward to guard Durant.
Early Morning Blockbuster
The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns completed a blockbuster trade early Thursday morning, sending superstar Kevin Durant from Brooklyn to Phoenix in exchange for Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four unprotected first-round picks (2023, 2025, 2027, and 2029) and a 2028 pick swap. The Suns will also receive T.J. Warren in the deal.
Raps acquire Poeltl
The Toronto Raptors acquired centre Jakob Poeltl from the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Khem Birch, a top-six protected 2024 first-round pick and two unprotected second round picks in 2023 and 2025.