The NBA trade market typically doesn’t open until Dec. 15, when most players who signed offseason deals become trade-eligible.
However, this is the time when you start to hear some rumblings about what could be ahead.
Teams are quickly moving toward the one-quarter mark of the campaign, meaning they’re getting a better grasp on what they have, what they can reasonably achieve and what they still need to realize those goals.
By rounding up the rumor-mill buzz, we can build a big board with the players involved in those talks and take things a step further by piecing together hypothetical deals for all of them.
While a calf strain has so far delayed Bogdanović’s season debut for the Detroit Pistons, win-now suitors aren’t holding that against him.
There’s already an expectation he’ll be “heavily pursued by contenders” once he’s healthy, per Hoops Wire’s
who noted the New York Knicks and Miami Heat “have been mentioned as potential suitors.”
As long as clubs have no reason to worry about Bogdanović’s injury lingering, it makes sense to give him a long look.
The 34-year-old clearly doesn’t fit the Pistons’ long-term plans, but he could hit the ground ru
The Trade
Bojan Bogdanović to the New York Knicks for Evan Fournier, Miles McBride and a 2024 first-round pick (via DET)
The Knicks need a little more offensive juice, and they’ll always be in the market for more shooting as long as RJ Barrett, Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson are in the frontcourt.
Bogdanović could immediately improve their spacing and add a touch more size (6’7″, 226 lbs) to their non-Randle lineups.
Detroit, which has so far posted its worst winning percentage in franchise history (.133), should be fully focused on the future. So, it makes sense to get back this first-roundernning as a net-shredder (career 39.4 percent from deep) and support scorer (career-high 21.6 points per game last season) for an offense-needy contender.
The Trade
Bojan Bogdanović to the New York Knicks for Evan Fournier, Miles McBride and a 2024 first-round pick (via DET)
The Knicks need a little more offensive juice, and they’ll always be in the market for more shooting as long as RJ Barrett, Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson are in the frontcourt.
Bogdanović could immediately improve their spacing and add a touch more size (6’7″, 226 lbs) to their non-Randle lineups.
Detroit, which has so far posted its worst winning percentage in franchise history (.133), should be fully focused on the future. So, it makes sense to get back this first-rounder