NBA rumors

The Toronto Raptors have let rival front office know that it would take multiple unprotected first round picks for them to even consider trading OG Anunoby, sources tell Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.

The Raptors would seek a trade package in the neighborhood of what the Atlanta Hawks sent to the San Antonio Spurs for Dejounte Murray. That trade included three first round picks and a draft swap. According to Brandon Robinson of Bally Sports, the New Orleans Pelicans are one of the teams that have registered interest in Toronto Raptors players OG Anunoby & Gary Trent Jr.

According to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, the Los Angeles Clippers are looking for a point guard and are interested in Mike Conley.

The experienced playmaker is scoring over 10 points with 7 assists per game in his fourth season with the Utah Jazz.

The Clippers’ Mike Conley interest dates back to at least this summer, when Los Angeles was weighing point guard options before John Wall headed to Staples Center after securing his buyout from the Rockets. https://t.co/BwrSQG5tSR

— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) January 16, 2023

According to Marc Stein, the Philadelphia 76ers will try to trade Furkan Korkmaz and/or Jaden Springer before the Feb. 9 NBA Trade Deadline.

Both the former Tennessee and the 25-year-old Turkish sharpshooter  – under contract for about 5.3 million for next season- do not have a regular role in Doc Rivers’ rotation.

Just a year and a half after signing a rich contract extension, John Collins looks set to leave the Atlanta Hawks.

According to Marc Stein, the Front Office has asked Collins’ representatives to seek a trade.

The reporter mentions Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, Brooklyn Nets and Indiana Pacers among the franchises interested in the big man.

Collins this year is producing 13.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.

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— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 14, 2023

Phoenix Suns will sign Saben Lee con to a 10-day contract.

G League Raptors 905 guard has played 87 NBA games over the past three years.

The Phoenix Suns are signing G League Raptors 905 guard Saben Lee to a 10-day contract, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Lee has played 87 NBA games over the past three years and spent time with 76ers this season.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 11, 2023

The Phoenix Suns are reportedly interested in Hornets forward Jalen McDaniels, as reported by Shams Charania.

McDaniels, who is in the final season of the four-year deal he signed with Hornets as a rookie, is averaging 10.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 26.5 minutes per game, which are all career-highs.

The Sacramento Kings are signing guard PJ Dozier to a 10-day contract, his agent Kevin Bradbury tells ESPN.

LeBron James reiterated that he wants to be on the floor with his son Bronny in the NBA.

Per ESPN, “I need to be on the floor with my boy, I got to be on the floor with Bronny,” James said of his eldest son, currently a senior in high school, who would not be eligible to play in the NBA until the 2024-25 season under the rules of the current collective bargaining agreement.

James said he and Bronny do not actively discuss that future possibility, but he knows it’s something that interests his son, too. “I ask him what are his aspirations, and he says he wants to play in the NBA,” James said. “So, if he wants do to it, he’s got to put in the work. I’m here already, so, I’m just waiting on him.”

Detroit Pistons forward Bojan Bogdanovic has long been in trade rumors despite enjoying the best season of his NBA career.

The Croatian player – 21.1 points and 2.7 assists per game, 49 percent from the field, 42 percent from beyond the arc and 89 percent on free throws- has attracted the interest of many teams, including – according to Jake Fischer – Mavericks, Lakers, Cavaliers and Suns.

The Pistons, after extending his contract, plan to ask for a future first-round pick and a young player, or additional picks, to approve a trade.

The NBA market is starting to move when we are almost a month away from the trade deadline.

The Boston Celtics traded Noah Vonleh and cash consideration to the San Antonio Spurs, Shams Charania reports.

Texas team will release Gorgui Dieng to create the roster spot needed to close the trade. The Spurs will also waive Vonleh, whose contract would have become guaranteed if he had stayed on the roster after Jan. 7.

LeBron James has one goal: to win because he is a winner.

Per ESPN, “I don’t have a number,” James said Wednesday after the Los Angeles Lakers’ 112-98 loss to his former team, the Miami Heat, when asked how many more seasons he has left. “I know as long as my mind stays in it, I can play at this level for a minute. Now, that’s up to my mind. My body is going to be OK because if my mind is into it, I will make sure my body is taken care of and I’ll continue to put in the work.”

Winning, it seems in James’ estimation, is the true fountain of youth.

“I’m a winner and I want to win,” James said. “And I want to win and give myself a chance to win and still compete for championships. That has always been my passion, that has always been my goal since I entered the league as an 18-year-old kid out of Akron, Ohio.

“And I know it takes steps to get there, but once you get there and know how to get there, playing basketball at this level just to be playing basketball is not in my DNA. It’s not in my DNA anymore. So, we’ll see what happens and see how fresh my mind stays over the next couple years.”

Dallas Maverick will waive Tyler Dorsey to sign AJ Lawson on a two-way NBA contract.

Dorsey played only 3 Nba games this season but averaging 24.4 points in G League.

AJ Lawskon played in Finland averaging 14.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists with Honka.

The Mavericks are waiving guard Tyler Dorsey and signing F/G AJ Lawson on a two-way NBA contract out of NBA G League College Park, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 26, 2022

All-Star guard James Harden is seriously considering a return to the Houston Rockets in free agency this July, if he decides against a new deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Harden signed a two-year, $68.6 million contract with the Sixers, including a player option for 2023-24 that allows him to reenter free agency this summer.

Joel Embiid said the Philadelphia 76ers want to trade him in an interview with Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.

Per Yahoo Sports, “… So we can be better as a team,” said Embiid in an interview with Jake Fischer of Yahoo. “I think we are really good, and we still got a long way to go. But I love where we’re at. It’s all about everybody giving up themselves and coming together as a team so we can accomplish what we want to do.”

Embiid was then asked to deliver a message to the fans of the Sixers that are panicking and want to fire Doc Rivers.

“I don’t know,” Embiid said, shrugging. “Sixers fans, they want to trade me.”

Fischer then said “You don’t believe that.”

“I do believe that,” replied Embiid. “They want to trade me.”

Fischer said that the fans definitely don’t want Embiid and traded and would prefer a coaching change.

“Look, all I can do is try to do my best every game,” said Embiid. “I’m grateful to be in this position, because it’s not an easy job. If it was easy, everybody would do it.”