A trade idea floated by Heavy would send Derrick Jones Jr. from the Clippers to the Lakers, reuniting him with Luka Doncic after the two shared the 2024 Finals run in Dallas.
With the NBA's salary cap circumvention findings against the Clippers now final, the Raptors have paused the previously agreed trade sending Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto, reportedly wary his contract could be voided.
The NBA's cap-circumvention ruling stripped the Clippers of five first-round picks (2029-2033), fined owner Steve Ballmer $30 million and suspended executives Gillian Zucker and Lawrence Frank over off-court payments steered to Kawhi Leonard.
A hypothetical trade floated would send Miles McBride to the Hornets for center Moussa Diabaté, with no indication the two sides have actually discussed it.
ESPN's Tim MacMahon reported on The Hoop Collective podcast that Sacramento would love to sign-and-trade for Jalen Duren and send Domantas Sabonis to Detroit, but called the idea dead, noting the Pistons have no interest.
Anthony Slater reported the Warriors explored acquiring Jaren Jackson Jr. at last season's trade deadline before Memphis instead sent him to Utah for three first-round picks, two former firsts, Kyle Anderson and Georges Niang.
Brian Windhorst said on the Hoop Collective podcast that the Warriors could still trade Jimmy Butler if a difference-making star becomes available before the February deadline, with Butler's torn ACL and $56.8 million expiring salary framed as a useful trade chip rather than part of an active plan.
Domantas Sabonis hired CAA agent Aaron Mintz this offseason, the same agent who engineered Trae Young's trade to Washington and Walker Kessler's move to the Lakers, ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported on the Hoop Collective podcast.
Sean Deveney reports the Lakers tried to use Jaden Hardy as a piece in a Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade with Atlanta, and now that deal has fallen through, they simply want to move on from him.
A trade idea floated by Heavy would send Dalton Knecht from the Lakers to Toronto for Jamison Battle's expiring $2.3M salary and a 2029 second-round pick.
Lu Dort, traded to the Hawks after seven seasons in Oklahoma City, told Clemente Almanza he called close friend Nickeil Alexander-Walker as soon as he heard the news.
ESPN's Ramona Shelburne said on ESPN LA's Mason & Ireland that the Clippers are comfortable keeping Kawhi Leonard if Toronto backs out of the trade, which has been on hold since July 9 amid the NBA's investigation into the team.
With Jonathan Kuminga off the board in Minnesota, Lakers reporter Jacob Rude says a trade is now more likely than a free-agent signing, though roster spots around the league are scarce.
Bleacher Report's Greg Swartz names Scoot Henderson a sneaky trade candidate, citing Portland's crowded backcourt with Ja Morant, Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday ahead of him plus Shaedon Sharpe needing minutes.
James L. Edwards III of The Athletic flagged Miles McBride as New York's most likely trade candidate before the 2027 deadline if the sides can't agree on an extension, given McBride enters the final year of his deal at roughly $4 million and could command a raise the Knicks may struggle to fit under the second apron.
Anonymous executives gave Heavy their estimates for what it would take to land three trade-market names. One Western Conference exec pegs Trey Murphy's price at a good rotation player plus two firsts, down from the four-first-rounder asks the Pelicans have floated before.
A trade proposal from Heavy would send Derrick White to Detroit for Duncan Robinson, Ron Holland II and a 2031 first-round pick, with Boston also getting 2028 and 2030 second-rounders in one version.
Lakers reporters Jacob Rude and Khobi Price say Los Angeles remains uninterested in trading for Mavericks forward P.J. Washington, largely because of the $88.8 million he's owed over four seasons. Washington was a Doncic teammate in Dallas, but that history hasn't moved the Lakers off their stance this offseason.
Heavy Sports' Adam Ahmed floated a trade sending Brook Lopez from the Clippers to the Lakers in exchange for Jaden Hardy and Washington's 2031 second-round pick, an idea also raised by Lakers insider Khobi Price.
A hypothetical four-team trade floated by Heavy would send Bronny James from the Lakers to the Sixers, reuniting him with his father's old team.
