Appearing on SportsCenter late on Wednesday night (Twitter video link), Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN said the Sixers and Pistons have had recent trade discussions about players like Alec Burks and Bojan Bogdanovic, but that those talks “largely broke down” on Wednesday.
That doesn’t necessarily mean that the Sixers and Pistons won’t reengage on Thursday, but Philadelphia is exploring several avenues in search of size and shooting. The 76ers have also talked to the Bulls about multiple players, including DeMar DeRozan, Wojnarowski stated on the latest episode of the Woj Pod.
The challenge in trading with the Bulls, Woj explains, is that they want to remain competitive this season, so they’re not looking to sell off starters or key rotation players for draft assets. Given that position, it may be difficult for a contender to make more than a minor deal with Chicago, but K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago (Twitter link) believes Philadelphia is the potential trade partner worth keeping the closest eye on for the Bulls.
Besides DeRozan, Andre Drummond is another Bulls player who has reportedly drawn interest from the Sixers. Chicago may take its Drummond talks down to the wire, according to Marc Stein, who says in his latest Substack story that the club could command multiple second-round picks for the veteran center.
Here are a few more trade rumors from around the NBA:
- Wojnarowski also indicated during his SportsCenter appearances that forward Miles Bridges is “very, very likely” to remain in Charlotte beyond the trade deadline, with the Hornets hoping to re-sign him this offseason. Stein (Substack link) has also heard that Bridges may very well stay put, despite interest from the Suns and a handful of other clubs. The 25-year-old has the ability to veto a trade and would lose his Bird rights if he approves a move to a new team.
- According to Wojnarowski (via the Woj Pod), the Mavericks‘ efforts to pry Kyle Kuzma away from the Wizards haven’t been successful, so Dallas is believed to be pivoting to P.J. Washington and will likely keep talking to the Hornets on Thursday. Stein suggests that Kuzma’s preference has been to stay in D.C. rather than seek a change of scenery, which has been a factor in Washington’s apparent reluctance to move him.
- The Knicks have been willing to attach a first-round pick to Evan Fournier‘s expiring contract in a trade offer for Raptors wing Bruce Brown, but they want to include one of their 2024 first-rounders (their own or Dallas’), reports Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca. Toronto, which already controls at least two first-rounders and a high second-rounder in a 2024 draft considered to be weak, has sought a future pick, but New York wants to preserve those selections for a potential deal for a star, Grange explains.
- Some teams have kicked the tires on Raptors center Jakob Poeltl, Grange reports, though he looks like a long shot to be moved. Although Dennis Schröder is a more likely trade candidate, Grange hears from a league source that the return for the veteran point guard would probably just be second-round picks at best.
Bruce Brown for Olynyk, Agbaji and a 2025 first works.
Teams like the wiz and Bulls just have no plan…
Oh, I don’t know. They seem to have a plan. Make decisions late. Appear competitive. Try to catch lightning in a bottle on personnel. And ride or die till you’ve no choice but to make a move, screaming “continuity” till your own family don’t even believe you anymore.
It’s a bad plan, but I guess still a plan.
Wizards have a plan to be bad and have all their first round picks owed out become 2nd round picks. Bulls plan is stupidity, I mean continuity
Toronto plan is like Wizz and Bulls show no regrets when their GM trade players too late
Raptors have building blocks. Bulls can’t even clean house with Derozen and are stuck with an overpaid Lavine. That’s not a plan. Wiz are stuck with Poole and they act like having Kuzma will guarantee them a playoff spot. No plan and bad comparison.
Yeah, Toronto got great value out of OG. Less so out of Siakam, but if they get a good return out of Brown, that’s still a decent return.
The Bulls have been ramming their heads into the same wall for the past three seasons.
Raptors trade Gary Trent and Temple to Detroit for Wiseman and Hayes then trade Brown, Jacob P and Dennis S to Memphis for Luke Kennard, Victor O, Clarke(flip), Jake L, GG Jackson, one 1st and cash.
Dennis S for Marcus Morris and a 2nd*
Oladipo cannot be traded in a package deal.
Oh yeah you are right. I forgot about that. Thanks
Bulls aiming high, as usual. Trying to get multiple second round picks!
PJ seems like a good fit for Dallas. With the Hornets presumably keeping Bridges with the intentions of trying to re-signing him, Washington kind of seems like the odd man out despite his manageable contract. Now the question is, what does the return look like? That’s where it’s tough to find a match. Should be interesting as we get down to the wire.
Why people in this site don’t understand how HARD is to make a trade in the NBA and keep proposing this crazy ideas for trades that doesn’t make sense just to benefit
their teams. Sometimes without matching salaries or the amount of players included in the trades. I would love to trade Luka to Orlando for Mickie Mouse and Donald Duck, just for fun.
You seem upset… Sounds like a you problem.