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+3Rival executives are watching whether Portland could rehab Ja Morant's value before flipping him, Bleacher Report's Jake Fischer said, though his $87M salary and injury history make a deadline deal unlikely.
+2A trade idea would send De'Aaron Fox to Houston for Fred VanVleet and Jabari Smith Jr., clearing room for Dylan Harper in San Antonio. Another proposal has Myles Turner moving from Milwaukee to the Clippers to open a starting center job for Kel'el Ware.
Houston has waived two-way center Rafael Castro, according to ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel.
Tristen Newton has signed a training camp contract with Sacramento, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac. The guard was waived by Houston in late August after two-way stints with Indiana, Minnesota and Houston.
Extension talks between Karl-Anthony Towns and New York have stalled, with Towns eligible for a four-year, $276 million deal per ESPN's Bobby Marks.
A three-team trade concept built on FanSpo would send Alperen Şengün from Houston to Detroit and Jalen Duren from Detroit to Houston on a proposed four-year, $160 million deal.
NBA insider Brian Windhorst said Houston locking up Amen Thompson on a $208 million extension frees the Rockets to pursue another big trade, though he was unsure of the timing. He named Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun as the two other max-money players who could realistically move.
A hypothetical proposal would send Kevin Durant and Steven Adams to Golden State in exchange for Jimmy Butler, Brandin Podziemski, an unprotected 2032 first-round pick and 2028 first-round swap rights going to Houston.
A trade proposal from Eric Jay Santos of Sports Illustrated would send OG Anunoby, Pacome Dadiet and draft compensation to Houston for Kevin Durant. Santos noted some front offices now view Durant as a diminished trade chip, which could push the Rockets to move faster.
A hypothetical deal would send Kevin Durant from Houston to Boston in exchange for Derrick White, Sam Hauser, Luke Garza and two future draft picks. The idea would pair Durant with Jayson Tatum and Paul George while keeping Payton Pritchard as the point guard.
