Hoops Rumors

Cavaliers wings De’Andre Hunter and Dean Wade have generated some interest on the trade market, and opposing teams continue to check in with Cleveland to see whether the club would be open to breaking up its “core four” of Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen, writes Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. However, according to Fedor, the Cavs’ front office … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Cavs, Ball, Wade, Vucevic, Walker

Steve Popper of Newsday reported last week that the Knicks have talked to multiple teams about the possibility of trading Karl-Anthony Towns. Ian Begley of SNY.tv and Sam Amick of The Athletic reported differently, stating that they haven’t heard any buzz about the Knicks discussing Towns trades. Sources told Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (subscriber link) on Monday that … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: Towns, Holiday, Knicks, Davis, Eason

The Grizzlies are still very open to trade offers on Ja Morant, who is slated to miss at least three weeks with an elbow sprain, Marc Stein writes in his latest column for The Stein Line (subscriber link). However, those hoping to buy low on the often-injured star point guard may have to recalibrate, as Stein reports that there is internal pressure facing the team to bring back … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: Morant, Ellis, Marshall, Antetokounmpo, Bulls

Luka Doncic has been looking forward to returning to Dallas tonight, but he understood that the atmosphere won’t be the same as it was last season, writes Nitish Singh of Dallas Hoops Journal. Emotions were still raw last April when Doncic was introduced at American Airlines Center two months after his unexpected trade to the Lakers. A retrospective video moved Doncic to tears, … [Read more...] about Mavericks Notes: Doncic, Flagg, Davis, Irving, Weather

Bad news for Nuggets fans: Aaron Gordon re-injured his right hamstring strain on Friday in Milwaukee and was eventually ruled out for the second half, the team announced (Twitter link). Gordon was playing on both ends of a back-to-back for the second time since he initially strained his hamstring in November, an injury which caused him to miss six weeks. “I feel good. Better … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Gordon, Davis, Gafford, Claxton, Towns