NEWSLETTER
One of the craziest days of the NBA season has officially arrived. The 2021 NBA Trade Deadline is set for 2:00 p.m. CT today, which means that over the course of the next several hours we should get a handful of deals and rumors as teams scrap to find upgrades for a potential playoff push.
Are the Chicago Bulls going to be one of those teams? Buying or selling? I guess we’ll know soon enough.
We will update this post throughout the day with all of the deals, so if you need a one-stop-shop, leave the page open on your phone/laptop/tablet and just hit that refresher. See ya on the other side!
• Things kind of tipped-off last night with a small deal between the Pistons and Kings. Delon Wright will head over to Sacramento as Detroit continues its rebuilding project.
Kings are sending a 2021 via second-round pick via Lakers and their own 2024 second-rounder to Pistons in the deal, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/yXGXXwbsL6
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021
• A center domino has fallen. JaVale McGee was expected to be a sough-out big man option for contending teams.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are finalizing a deal to send JaVale McGee to the Denver Nuggets, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 25, 2021
• Heads up: The Magic are expected to be busy today, so keep an eye out.
Sources indicate the Orlando Magic are engaged in trade talks with several teams for both Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier. Interest has also picked up for Khem Birch and James Ennis (both on expiring contracts) as well. It's going to be a very busy day for Orlando up to 3 PM ET.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) March 25, 2021
• OH, OK, LET’S GO:
BOOM: Bulls Are Trading for Nikola Vucevic!!! https://t.co/fFxO8nSXy6
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) March 25, 2021
Let's get nuts.
After Adding Nikola Vucevic, the Bulls Are Interested in a Trade for Lonzo Ballhttps://t.co/birFAf38ue
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) March 25, 2021
• Bulls swapped bench guys with the Wizards (and came out on top IMO).
Bulls Trading Chandler Hutchison and Daniel Gafford to the Wizards https://t.co/w6a7Y8nLPl
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) March 25, 2021
• Nuggets swung big and landed another former-Magic.
Gary Harris, RJ Hampton and a first-round pick to the Magic for Aaron Gordon, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/VWMUVCokeS
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021
• The 76ers added veteran point guard George Hill, which almost surely takes them out of the running for the Raptors Kyle Lowry. Knicks also get some assets in the process.
Three-way deal with Knicks. Terrance Ferguson to New York in the trade, per sources. https://t.co/NU3JgmUV0k
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021
• Portland gets one of the deadline’s more interesting pieces, and traded Gary Trent Jr. to the Raptors in the process (who the Bulls were briefly attached to).
Portland just got a shooter.
Out of 64 NBA players that have tried at least 200 3s this season, Norman Powell currently ranks 3rd in 3P%.
He's made 43.9% of 269 attempts from beyond the arc this year.
Only Joe Ingles and Joe Harris have been more accurate this season. pic.twitter.com/nhcKgBDnMQ
— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) March 25, 2021
• Miami did a thing. Whatever.
Miami is sending Moe Harkless and Chris Silva to the Kings, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/qcIwNnme3t
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021
• Old friend Rajon Rondo is heading to the Clippers for Lou Williams and two future second-round picks. This will be Rondo’s eighth team in his 15-year-career.
Clippers also send two future second-round picks to the Hawks in the deal, per source.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021
• We’re getting awfully close to the deadline, but things are still happening. For example, Toronto is trading guard Terrence Davis to the Kings for a future second round pick. The move opens another roster spot for Raptors in case of a potential Kyle Lowry trade.
Toronto is trading guard Terrence Davis to Sacramento for a future second round pick, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021
• Uh, hello. The deadline is technically over, but deals can still trickle out. It happens every year.
The Bulls are in talks to trade Mo Wagner to the Celtics for Daniel Theis, per sources. Working it to deadline. Not official yet.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) March 25, 2021
• Miami got their guy.
Houston is trading Victor Oladipo to Miami, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021
• I can’t believe he is staying. Toronto had some big-time offers.
The Raptors are keeping Kyle Lowry, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021
