NBA rumors

The Golden State Warriors have traded Brad Wanamaker to the Charlotte Hornets and Marquese Chriss to the San Antonio Spurs, saving up some luxury tax money.

The Boston Celtics have traded Daniel Theis to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Mo Wagner, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Kyle Lowry will remain in Toronto.
The guard was pursued by several teams but he will stay in Toronto.

The Raptors are keeping Kyle Lowry, source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

The Miami Heat have traded for Victor Oladipo from the Houston Rockets, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Shams Charania of The Athletic adds that Houston landed a draft swap, Avery Bradley and Kelly Olynyk.

The Dallas Mavericks have acquired, in a direct trade, JJ Redick and Nicolò Melli from the New Orleans Pelicans, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Pelicans receive James Johnson, Wes Iwundu and a 2nd round pick from Dallas.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were not able to trade Andre Drummond who is out of the team since weeks.
The two sides will try to reach a buyout agreement and once he clears waivers, Drummond could sign with the Lakers.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Andre Drummond will work out a buyout, league sources tell @YahooSports.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) March 25, 2021

Lonzo Ball will not leave the New Orleans Pelicans.
The guard will finish the season with New Orleans.
Ball was targeted by several NBA teams but no deal happened.

No Lonzo Ball trade, sources tell ESPN. He's staying in New Orleans.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

Toronto Raptors are trading guard Terrence Davis to Sacramento for a future second round pick, source tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski

Toronto therefore clears an additional roster spot.

The Atlanta Hawks and the Los Angeles Clippers have agreed on a deal to send Rajon Rondo to LA, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Atlanta will receive Lou Williams, two 2nd round pick and cash.

The Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers are the two teams in competition for Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, reports Shams Charania.

Heat are offering a package center around Duncan Robinson, with the Raptors aiming at Tyler Herro; the Lakers are proposing a package centered around Dennis Schröder and KCP, with Toronto requiring Talen Horton-Tucker.

The Toronto Raptors have traded Matt Thomas to the Utah Jazz for a 2nd round draft pick, as reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The move is expected to clear up a roster spot for a potential Kyle Lowry deal.

According to Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, this was the Toronto Raptors asking price to the Philadelphia 76ers for Kyle Lowry: Matisse Thybulle, Tyrese Maxey and two 1st round picks.

Sixers ultimately decided to acquire George Hill from the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Kyle Neubeck shared the details of the three-way deal between Thunder, 76ers and Knicks.
Vincent Poirier will go to from the Philadelphia 76ers to the New York Knicks.
This year the french center played just 10 games for the 76ers.

The full Sixers-Thunder-Knicks deal, per league source:

Philly gets: George Hill, Iggy Brazdeikis

OKC gets: Tony Bradley, Philly's 2nd round picks in 2025 and 2026, and Austin Rivers

Knicks get: Terrance Ferguson, Vincent Poirier, 2021 2nd round pick from Philly

— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) March 25, 2021

According to Adrian Wojnarowski the 76ers are acquiring George Hill in a three-way deal with Knicks and Thunder.

The Thunder wil receive Tony Bradley and two future second round picks, while Austin Rivers will go to the Thunder from the Knicks and Terrance Ferguson will go to New York from the 76ers.

Knicks also send Iggy Brazdeikis to Philadelphia in the three-way deal, per sources.

Sixers send second round picks in 2025 and 2026 to the Thunder, sources tell ESPN.

Three-way deal with Knicks. Terrance Ferguson to New York in the trade, per sources. https://t.co/NU3JgmUV0k

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

The Toronto Raptors have traded Norman Powell to the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Raptors will acquire Gary Trent jr and Rodney Hood from Portland.

Toronto has traded Norm Powell to Portland for Gary Trent and Rodney Hood, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

According to Adrian Wojnarowski the Orlando Magic have traded Aaron Gordon to the Denver Nuggets for Gary Harris, RJ Hampton and a future first-round pick.

Gordon, who still has another year and a half left on his current contract, is averaging 14.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game this season.

Gary Harris, RJ Hampton and a first-round pick to the Magic for Aaron Gordon, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/VWMUVCokeS

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

According to Brian Windhorst, the Toronto Raptors are interested in Dennis Schroder and are believed to have interest in pursuing him in free agency.

The German player could enter the negotiations for Kyle Lowry.

Evan Fournier is leaving the Orlando Magic to join the Boston Celtics.
The French guard will move to Boston that will send two second round picks to the Magic.

Teams are finalizing the deal now, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/Rc27IxxhnB

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

The New York Knicks have emerged as suitors of French guard Evan Fournier.
The player is expected to leave the Magic that have just traded Nikola Vucevic to Bulls.

Magic trade Vucevic and Aminu to Bulls for Carter, Porter and two first round picks

The Knicks have emerged as a team to register interest in Orlando’s Evan Fournier, league sources say, while Boston also remains strongly linked to Fournier and other bidders could emerge depending on where Toronto’s Kyle Lowry lands. Three-plus hours to go until the trade buzzer

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) March 25, 2021

The Orlando Magic have traded Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu to the Chicago Bulls.
The franchise from Floria will get Otto Porter, Wendell Carter and two first round picks for the two players.

The Bulls are sending the Magic 2021 and 2023 first-round picks in the deal.

Bulls are sending Wendell Carter Jr. and two first-round picks to the Magic, per sources. https://t.co/MNvJ8GmfeL

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

Bulls are also sending Otto Porter in the deal to Magic, source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

The Orlando Magic continue to listen to offers on Nikola Vucevic.
But it would take a substantial package to pry him. As the Magic drill down on Aaron Gordon trades, an additional move w/ Vucevic for assets would set franchise toward more substantial long-term retooling, Adrian Wojnarowski writes.

The Chicago Bulls target Lonzo Ball for a trade.

Minnesota Timberwolves have no plans to entertain trade offers for Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell or Anthony Edwards as reported by The Athletic.

The New York Knicks are a serious potential destination for Andre Drummond as reporte by Kevin O’Connor.

The Knicks remain $15 million below the salary cap.

Sources: The New York Knicks have emerged as a serious potential destination for Cavaliers big man Andre Drummond.

— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) March 24, 2021

Kyle Lowry doesn’t know what will happen in the next hours with the trade deadline set for 3pm (ET).
He may have played his last game in Raptors uniform.

Per ESPN, “It was kind of weird tonight not knowing what the next step would be, just with understanding there are things that could possibly be done,” Lowry said. “It was different tonight, for sure.
“I mean, who knows what’s going to happen? No one knows what’s going to happen. But it was definitely, for sure, different.”

“Whatever will be will be, honestly,” he said. “That’s the truth. Whatever will be will be. At the end of the day, everything happens for a reason. You can’t control everything, and in some situations you can, but every decision that has happened that I’ve had a choice in doing has worked out for me very well, and everything will be fine.

The Detroit Pistons and the Sacramento Kings have agreed to a trade.

Per ESPN, The Detroit Pistons are trading guard Delon Wright to the Sacramento Kings for guard Cory Joseph and two second-round picks, sources told ESPN on Wednesday night.

The picks going to Detroit will be a 2021 second-rounder via the Los Angeles Lakers and the Kings’ own 2024 second-rounder, sources told ESPN. The Pistons now own three second-round picks in the 2021 draft, including Charlotte’s, Toronto’s and now Sacramento’s.

Wright, 28, is guaranteed $8.5 million for next season.

The Minnesota Timberwolves remain in the Aaron Gordon trade mix along with well-known suitors such as Boston and Denver, according to Marc Stein.

Stein adds that Minnesota had “serious” trade talks with the Magic in late January for Gordon before a bad ankle sprain sidelined him for a month.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said not to rule out the Los Angeles Lakers in the Kyle Lowry sweepstakes.

Lowry is one of the more notable names that might be on the move as the NBA trade deadline approaches.

The New Orleans Pelicans and guard JJ Redick are likely headed toward a buyout, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe.

Possible options for Redick, if he does get bought out of his deal with the Pelicans, would be the Brooklyn Nets and Utah Jazz, per ESPN.

The Denver Nuggets are on the market to add a forward before the trade deadline.

According to Mike Singer the Front Office would have identified Harrison Barnes and Aaron Gordon as two ideal profiles.

This year Barnes is averaging over 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assist per game for the Sacramento Kings.

Gordon revealed that he has requested a trade from the Orlando Magic.