The Clippers aren’t overly interested in taking back Wesley Matthews in a trade sending DeAndre Jordan to the Mavericks, reports Marc Stein of The New York Times (via Twitter). Los Angeles’ reluctance to accept Matthews makes some sense — while his salary is a little more affordable than Jordan’s, his contract expires at the same time, and the veteran swingman doesn’t really fill a major need for the Clips.
In order to work out a deal with the Clippers, the Mavericks will have to come up with an alternative trade scenario for Jordan, Stein notes. However, if the two sides can’t reach an agreement, that doesn’t necessarily mean Dallas is out of the running for Jordan, since the standout center could always decline his player option and sign with the Mavs as a free agent. If Dallas can work out a trade for Jordan, the team could theoretically preserve a good chunk of its cap room for another signing.
Here are a few more trade-related rumors from around the NBA:
- Several teams called the Heat to inquire about Josh Richardson during the draft, but Miami showed no interest in moving him, sources tell ESPN’s Zach Lowe. If the Heat hope to re-sign Wayne Ellington or use their mid-level exception, they’ll almost certainly have to shed salary, but Richardson isn’t a player the club is willing to lose.
- The Suns made Marquese Chriss available in trade talks on draft night, according to Lowe. The ESPN.com scribe adds that the Suns, who are in the market for a point guard this summer, have yet to show any interest in trading for Dennis Schroder of the Hawks.
- Multiple sources tell Tim Bontemps of The Washington Post that the Lakers and Nuggets have discussed a trade that would send unwanted salary and a draft pick to Los Angeles. Reports earlier this week indicated that the Lakers were exploring ways to acquire another first-round pick to sweeten a potential offer for Kawhi Leonard.
- In a piece for ESPN.com, Bobby Marks examines some of the more intriguing expiring contracts and trade chips around the NBA.
I can’t see anyone who is interested in Dennis. That said Dallas should just sign Jordan as a free-agent. Anything LA would want is a core piece(Barnes,Doncic, or Smith Jr).
You’re delusional if you think the clippers would actually even attempt for Dennis smith Or Doncic. They wouldn’t even want Barnes Since he has more years left imo.
You serious? If Jerry could have Doncic he would even find a 3rd team to facilitate a trade.
He’s saying that it’s insane to ask for either Doncic or Smith Jr for a guy with an opt out and only one year left. Dallas wouldn’t part with a core piece for a guy they can sign outright. If the Clippers can’t find a taker by the deadline, Jordan is opting out
Go back to the teams interested in Matthews 3 years ago, see if they have any for a 3-way. Raptors and Kings.
Dallas – DJ
Kings – Matthews
LAC – WCS, Skal, Shumpert (7M in savings)
If you’re asking for J-Rich, good luck with that lol
Why on earth does Dallas want DJ, cannot see it, just hope it doesn’t work out. Seems to be the safest easy option, but he doesn’t turn a team into a contender, not special talent, please go big, go ambitious, go for contending… go for DMC
I guess the Clips just want DJ to leave. They’ve got Gortat standing on the sidewalk outside his house. Just staring. This is not true.