As long as Ben Simmons remains in Philadelphia and Kyle Lowry hasn’t reached an agreement in free agency, league sources aren’t ruling out the possibility of a deal between the Sixers and Raptors that would send Lowry to his hometown via sign-and-trade, says Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report. However, with several suitors expected to pursue Lowry aggressively in free agency, that doesn’t appear to be a likely outcome for the time being.
According to Fischer, one intriguing trade framework that the Raptors have discussed with the Trail Blazers would involve Pascal Siakam and CJ McCollum. But those talks haven’t gathered any real momentum yet, Fischer cautions.
Here are a few more trade-related rumors and notes from around the NBA:
- Although Shai Gilgeous-Alexander‘s name popped up in trade rumors leading up to the draft, the Thunder never offered him to the Cavaliers in negotiations for the No. 3 pick, according to Fischer, who reports that Oklahoma City only made present and future draft assets available in those discussions. The expectation is that the Thunder and Gilgeous-Alexander will reach an agreement on a maximum-salary contract extension this offseason, Fischer adds.
- Before agreeing to a deal to acquire Josh Richardson from Dallas, the Celtics also expressed trade interest in Grizzlies wing Kyle Anderson, sources tell Fischer.
- The Timberwolves, who have long been in the market for a power forward, inquired on Danilo Gallinari before agreeing to send Ricky Rubio to Cleveland, says Chris Kirschner of The Athletic. The Hawks turned down Minnesota’s offer for Gallinari.
I doubt we would trade Siakam for CJ, doesn’t make sense for the Raptors.
Actually it does. With Barnes and Anouby, it makes Siakam expendable. McCollum would give them a three level scorer and help spread the floor even more.
Na, CJ isn’t really the type of player Toronto usually targets. I think we’d aim higher in a Siakam trade
Siakam is not efficient
His trade value is overrated
Good trade for Blazers
But terrible for the Raptors.
I think the Sixers are stuck with Simmons because in addition to being a Primadonna, he Sux !
As an orioles fan you would be the expert.
Also, you can say sucks on here. You don’t need to type like a 12 year old.
… because we all know the most mature comments come on this site
@Sillies Fan
I had no idea
Some sites filter Sucks and block it
As well as Damn
because a philly fan can’t be an expert because they win sooooo much.
Why the harsh shade? What does being an O’s fan have to do with NBA takes. If B/R can throw stupid trades out there, then anything is possible.
I believe Holmes asking for too much money backfired on him. I believe he will go back to sac for 10-12m unless he takes a discount to go to Toronto(which I doubt he does).
CJ doesn’t get this team over the hump. Sorry, Dame or Beal or it’s not even worth it.
Buddy and MB3 don’t do it. Fox and MB3 doesn’t do it. Brogdon doesn’t do it.
Maybe if the got an entire team of dogs like the Lowry, FvF, OG trade but that was fantasy.
You have to deal with a fully healthy Durant/Kyrie/Harden or Giannis/Khris/Jrue the Rest of the East isn’t an issue. Hawks series aside, it’s only about beating Brooklyn and Milwaukee.