The 2017 NBA trade deadline is less than a week away. Here’s a look at the latest from the rumor mill …
* Previewing the trade deadline in a video for The Vertical, Adrian Wojnarowski says a potential Jimmy Butler trade from the Chicago Bulls to the Boston Celtics will loom over the entire week.
“These teams have engaged on the potential of this trade,” Wojnarowski says in the video. “They have not gotten far down the road on it.”
Wojnarowski says it comes down to the Bulls’ front office deciding if it wants to engage in a full rebuild by trading Butler and that Boston has the assets necessary (players and picks) to make a deal happen.
“These are two teams that have exactly what the other wants,” Wojnarowski says. “Boston has been hoarding assets for years, for a couple of seasons, trying to get in a position to get a star player. The fact that the Celtics have a swap with Brooklyn this year that could potentially be a top-3 pick and they have Brooklyn’s pick outright next year. Either of those picks, I don’t think Chicago can get both of them, but that is the beginning point of a deal for the Bulls for Jimmy Butler.”
Check out the full video with Wojnarowski and Chris Mannix below:
* Wojnarowski also identifies the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers as two teams who could be buyers next week, specifically if the Denver Nuggets make wing Wilson Chandler available.
* The Phoenix Suns could be sellers this week, according to Wojnarowski, with PJ Tucker, Tyson Chandler and Brandon Knight being shopped.
The NBA trade deadline is Thursday, Feb. 23 at noon PT.
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