NBA franchises will no longer be able to make trades from Thursday, 9 p.m. (French time). Until then, you can find here all the most solid rumors and officializations until the deadline.
08h45 : We don’t know what Ben Simmons did to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, who is renowned for being objective and to the point, but the Aussie took a monumental scud during the conversation between Lowe and Brian Windhorst. According to the first, Simmons has “no more value on the market” and was “the Nets’ biggest problem” in front of Kyrie because of his contract and his low contribution. All that to say that if Brooklyn intends to separate from Simmons before Thursday, it looks very complicated …
08h03 : Kyle Lowry must really like the trade deadline. Each time he finds a way to be in the news at that time. According to Heat insider Greg Sylvander, the veteran point guard and the franchise are looking for a way to part ways before Thursday. The graft never really took. We know a few teams that are looking for a reliable leader, especially on the side of Los Angeles, where the Clippers and the Lakers failed in the Kyrie file …
07h20 : We learn from the Philly Inquirer that Furkan Korkmaz of the Sixers asks for his trade. So now even the tenth men ask for their trade? In any case, the Turk has a shot – if he manages to find it – and it can still be useful to a few teams here and there.
06h54 : The trade of Kyrie Irving is validated. No third team involved as we might have thought for a time, given the time it took to formalize. The most talented fullback is unpredictable – in a bad way – in the entire NBA, so joins Dallas with Markieff Morris. Brooklyn recovers Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, a 1st round of Draft 2027 and two future second rounds. Ah, and a bit of peace of mind too. As the New York Daily News captioned it to the Mavs: “He’s your problem now.”
#Podcast 76: Who are the winners and losers of Kyrie’s trade?
