The Chicago Bulls are aggressively shopping All-Star forward Pau Gasol, league sources told The Vertical.

Gasol, 35, can opt out of his contract this summer and become an unrestricted free agent, and Bulls general manager Gar Forman seems determined to move him before Thursday's trade deadline with the hope of bringing back value.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-trade-deadline-buzz--clippers-move-closer-toward-channing-frye-deal-023959300.html

crzymdups wrote:Woj saying the Bulls are aggressively shopping Pau.

The Chicago Bulls are aggressively shopping All-Star forward Pau Gasol, league sources told The Vertical.

Gasol, 35, can opt out of his contract this summer and become an unrestricted free agent, and Bulls general manager Gar Forman seems determined to move him before Thursday's trade deadline with the hope of bringing back value.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-trade-deadline-buzz--clippers-move-closer-toward-channing-frye-deal-023959300.html

have to imagine someone like clips would be interested. they want another big especially for late in game so they dont have to watch, and hope, Deandre at FT line

crzymdups wrote:Wonder if we might see MCW for Rubio? Or something involving Teague?

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crzymdups wrote:Wonder if we might see MCW for Rubio? Or something involving Teague?

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Are the TWolves the team that keeps being linked to Plumlee? If so maybe a bigger deal happens between these teams

Interesting. Yeah, maybe. I have a feeling that is why it is quiet right now - teams trying to arrange big complicated deals.

Lance Stevenson is a SG .. Lance Thomas is a SG .. Gallo is a combo-guard .. Grant is a combo-guard
No we dont need Afflalo or Calderon on the Knicks roster (trade Afflalo for Stevenson defensive prowness).
What we were suppose to go after in the 2015 offseason were a legit experience starter PG (Rondo/Charmers/Ty Lawson), especially if we were going to keep Calderon for the 2015-16 season.
The signing of Afflalo in the offseason added nothing to the team, especially when the 17 win Knicks were in dire need of a experience starter PG to replace Calderon to make the 2015-16 playoffs.

Our Guard problem took a lot of playing time away from our big men Lopez O'Quinn Serafin at the C/F position.
The lineup of KP D.Will Melo is a poor-poor big man lineup, and the Calderon Afflalo guard tandem are a poor-poor tandem to depend on offense/defense that has produce a 1-11 record in our last 12 games.

We need to stop thinking OFFENSIVE-players n silly 3 point shooting players, and start playing NBA-basketball

I am going to be really surprised if they don't make a trade before the trade deadline.

NYKBocker wrote:Dang. I know that it has been mentioned already before but I just checked NBADraft.net and Boston has 3 1st round picks and 5 2nd round picks.

I am going to be really surprised if they don't make a trade before the trade deadline.

NBA TRADE RUMORS 2016
Blakely: Celtics have emerged as a favorite for Hawks' Al Horford
By Bobby Manning  @RealBobManning on Feb 17, 2016, 4:20p 67

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The veteran big man is a player the Celtics have been connected to for over a week now, and would be a great fit in Boston's system.

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Al Horford may be the best fit for the Celtics should they want to add to their team with less than 24 hours to go until the trade deadline. A two-way veteran who seemingly fits right in with Brad Stevens' pace and space philosophy, he both fits a need on the interior and would be right up with Isaiah Thomas immediately as the team's most purely talented player.

As of Wednesday afternoon, it appears that the rumors connecting Horford to Boston now have some probable cause behind them with CSNNE's A. Sherrod Blakely reporting that Boston is a top possible landing spot for Atlanta's center:

The Atlanta Hawks have not made a decision on whether they will trade Al Horford but a league source tells CSNNE.com that the Boston Celtics have emerged as one of the favorites to land him if the Hawks decide to part ways with the veteran forward.

The crucial question surrounding Horford isn't whether or not he'd fit and help the team, that's almost an assurance, but he is in the final season of a five-year, $60-million deal and will be heading into free agency bonanza with the cap boom coming up this summer.

I wrote yesterday there's no deal out there that warrants Boston giving up their coveted 2016 Brooklyn pick, that's the case here as well, but there are plenty of other assets that could be at play should the Hawks want to get something for him before his contract expires at year's end.

With Thomas and Horford buddying up at the All-Star Game on the court and some loose reports stating that "a player" told I.T. he would enjoy the idea of playing in Boston, many have assumed that this is the deal that makes the most sense for Boston all-around. If he does indeed want to be here, the chance of him signing with the C's would be better if he was in-house than if he stays in Atlanta through the contract expiration or is sent elsewhere by 3pm tomorrow.

Talking with Blakely in Toronto, Horford seemed prepared for anything this week:

For me, I ask for guidance but at the end of the day I understand the business of everything...I know how everything works. For me, I need to stay diligent, keep doing what I do and whatever happens, happens.

The wheels are beginning to turn towards some action for the C's, but for the moment talk is cheap. We'll see if it turns into action by Thursday afternoon.

Horford is averaging 15.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.5 blocks in 55 games shooting an effective 55% from the field and 34% outside. His 19.91 player efficiency rating is 44th among NBA players.