Tom Haberstroh trade rumor roundup
Warriors, Bradley Beal, Jerami Grant, Kyle Lowry, Celtics, Heat, 76ers, Andre Drummond, P.J. Tucker, Blake Griffin
March 25 is the NBA trade deadline. TrueHoop’s Tom Haberstroh just talked to a dozen sources around the league and learned this year’s trade deadline will be different in all kinds of ways. Subscribe to read all that he learned.
With a need to improve, and valuable players and picks, the Warriors are the league’s focal point. Bradley Beal is the target … but there’s a problem.
Thanks to the NBA’s new play-in tournament, 27 teams are still fighting for the playoffs. Only three teams are clearly ready to trade away talent at this point.
Are the Heat an incredibly good team that only needs to return to full health, or are they in the waning years of Jimmy Butler and Goran Dragic’s best years, and ready to trade young players for win-now help like John Wall or Kyle Lowry?
Why rival executives believe Masai Ujiri’s next career move will determine the Raptors’ trade strategy.
Which former Rockets are likely to reconnect with Daryl Morey on the 76ers?
Andre Drummond hasn’t played in weeks. What are the Cavs doing? “You don’t sit Drummond unless you have a deal in hand,” one GM said. “Maybe Boston got cold feet.”
Picture Lakers vs. Clippers, Western conference finals, and Blake Griffin is a Laker.