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It's now over an hour after the trade deadline, meaning it's unlikely that there are any deals that we haven't heard about.
In the end, it looks like we've had 9 trades completed today:
- The Utah Jazz traded a 2018 Denver second round pick to the Atlanta Hawks for PG Shelvin Mack. Atlanta traded Justin Holiday and that same second round pick to Chicago. Chicago traded Kirk Hinrich to Atlanta.
- Lance Stephenson was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, along with a 2019 first-round pick, in exchange for Jeff Green.
- Joel Anthony was sent to the Sixers along with a second-round pick.
- Brian Roberts was traded to the Blazers along with a second-round pick.
- Randy Foye was traded to the Thunder, in exchange for D.J. Augustin, Steve Novak, and two second-round picks.
- Channing Frye was sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Orlando received Jared Cunningham and a Cavaliers second-round pick. The Blazers received Anderson Varejao and the 2018 Cavaliers first-round pick, top-10 protected.
- Donatas Motiejunas and Marcus Thornton were traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Joel Anthony and Detroit's 2016 first-round pick, top-8 protected.
- Jarnell Stokes was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, along with cash. Miami received a heavily protected second-round pick in the deal.
Special thanks to KSL's Angie Treasure for assisting with the operation of this live blog. We'll continue to have more analysis of the NBA's trade deadline, especially of the Jazz's moves (and non-moves) here on KSL.com. The Jazz also play the Washington Wizards tonight in D.C. at 5:00 PM MT. As usual, I'll be writing a Triple Team recap to be posted after the game ends.
Thanks to you all for following along! For news, analysis, and information on the Utah Jazz throughout the season, follow me at @andyblarsen on Twitter.
In our 1:41 update, the possibility of Holiday coming to the Jazz was mentioned, and the dismissed as untrue. We now know what was the cause of that confusion, thanks to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune:
Bulls getting Justin Holiday in that Hinrich trade as well, per source. It's a 3-team deal with the Jazz. — K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) February 18, 2016
So Holiday is included in the deal, just not headed to Utah. Everything makes sense now.
I'm surprised, but it looks true: Trey Burke will be staying in a Jazz uniform, despite the Jazz acquiring a point guard at the deadline in the form of Shelvin Mack.
I had expected the Jazz's point guard rotation to become clearer today, but it looks muddier than ever. Who will receive the most minutes out of Neto, Burke, and Mack? Will Neto continue to start? I'd imagine so, given that lineup's success (it has one of the best plus-minuses in the league). It's not a problem, by any means, unless one of those point guards causes a problem in the locker room over their minutes. Burke and Mack have proven to be professionals in the past, though.
Earlier, we referenced tweets from Burke's parents that seemed to indicate the point guard was unhappy with his situation here, that will be a storyline moving forward. I will say this: the Jazz's decision to keep Burke from meeting with the media at yesterday's practice, while understandable, becomes more of a problem given that Burke wasn't traded today. I understand that the Jazz wanted to protect their player, but if even unacted-upon rumors cause the Jazz to pull access, that might be going too far.
Holiday not coming to Utah: Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution had reported that Justin Holiday is part of the Jazz's Shelvin Mack deal.
Justin Holiday is part of Hawks' deal with Jazz. — Chris Vivlamore (@CVivlamoreAJC) February 18, 2016
But after seeking confirmation, KSL.com learned that it's not true: Holiday is not going to Utah. We'll keep you updated as to what happens with Holiday, or if anything on the Jazz's roster changes over the next hour.
Joel Anthony will be sent to the Philadelphia 76ers along with a second round pick, according to Wojnarowski.
Detroit has traded Joel Anthony to Philadelphia, league sources tell @TheVertical. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 18, 2016
Earlier, we talked about the Sixers having cap space to make a deal, acquiring value in return. Looks like they achieved that again today.
In maybe the day's weirdest move, the Los Angeles Clippers have traded Lance Stephenson to the Memphis Grizzlies. Dan Woike, who covers the Clippers for the OC Register, was first to report the deal.
Source: Lance Stephenson has been traded to Memphis — Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) February 18, 2016
> Clippers have acquired Jeff Green in the deal > > — Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) [February 18, 2016](https://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/status/700413879839383552)
Zach Lowe reported that Jeff Green is going back to the Clippers. Stephenson didn't fit with the Clippers, and coach and GM Doc Rivers had lost trust in him. Jeff Green might help, but has really frustrated every team that's acquired him. Maybe he'll enjoy working with Rivers again?
The Grizzlies will also get a first-round pick in the deal.
ESPN's Brian Windhorst is reporting that Kirk Hinrich has been traded to the Atlanta Hawks for a second round pick.
Kirk Hinrich has been traded to Hawks for a second round pick sources say — Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) February 18, 2016
In essence, the Hawks have traded Mack for Hinrich. That's fine for both sides, IMO. Hinrich isn't a good defender anymore, so I'm not sure he would have fit as the Jazz's PG. Mack is better at that end of the floor. Meanwhile, the Hawks get the better shooter of the two point guards, which probably fits their needs too.
As the deadline ends, word is starting to filter in on which players are definitely safe from being traded.
In a big surprise, Ryan Anderson is staying with the Pelicans. It would have seemed to behoove them to trade him while they could still get value for him, as he's an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year and seems unlikely to stay as the Pelicans don't make the playoffs.
The Lakers, Kings and Celtics are also reportedly done for the day. More reports coming.
A source told KSL.com that the Utah Jazz will not make any other trades today beyond the Shelvin Mack for a second round pick deal.
ESPN's Zach Lowe reports that Kris Humphries and DeJuan Blair being sent to Phoenix in return.
Kris Humphries and DeJuan Blair also going to PHX — Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) February 18, 2016
That clears some of the salary issue with regards to Kevin Durant, but not all: that only saves them about $4.4 million of Morris' $8 million deal.
10 minutes to go.
The Phoenix Suns have traded Markieff Morris to the Washington Wizards, according to Yahoo's Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski.
Phoenix has traded Markieff Morris to the Wizards, reports @ShamsCharania and @WojVerticalNBA. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 18, 2016
Morris has caused many, many problems this season in Phoenix. His behavior after his brother was his traded, his fight with teammates, his disrespect towards former head coach Jeff Hornacek, and much more has meant Phoenix has been shopping him very heavily.
It's a little bit surprising that the Wizards are stepping up to the plate to acquire him. The Suns are getting a protected first round pick in the deal, but it'll will be interesting to see if any salary is sent back his way. The Wizards, conceptually, need to clear space for Kevin Durant this offseason so that they may be able to trade for him, but Morris has 3 more years on his deal after this one.
Utah Jazz radio play-by-play man David Locke reports that the pick the Jazz are trading in exchange for Shelvin Mack is Denver's 2018 2nd round pick.
The 2nd round pick the Jazz are sending to Atlanta is Denver 2018 2nd round pick — David Locke (@Lockedonsports) February 18, 2016
The Jazz got this pick way back in 2013, when they traded Randy Foye to the Nuggets in a three-team deal involving the Golden State Warriors. I have written way more than I expected to write about Randy Foye today.
Nothing is happening in Brooklyn. Despite being one of the league's worst teams, Chris Mannix reports that newly hired GM Sean Marks wants time to evaluate the roster before making any moves.
Responses coming from teams inquiring about Nets players: Nothing happening. Marks wants time to evaluate the roster before making moves. — Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixYS) February 18, 2016
That's a logical approach! But what's illogical is hiring a new general manager on trade deadline day itself. Probably shouldn't have done that, Nets.
According to ESPN's Marc Stein, Sacramento has "not yet abandoned" its idea of trading for Pau Gasol.
But Sacramento, according to ESPN sources, has not yet abandoned its trade pursuit of Chicago's Pau Gasol with just under an hour to go — Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) February 18, 2016
The Kings trading for Pau Gasol would be a monumentally bad idea. Gasol is good (he was just an All-Star!), but is pretty bad defensively. Vlade Divac just told George Karl that he needed to improve the team's defense to keep his job, and now they're looking to acquire Gasol? It makes no sense at all. Add to that that Gasol and Cousins shouldn't be playing together in Karl's high-tempo system, and, well, you have a deal that makes no sense at all.
But that's par for the course for the Sacramento Kings.
The Miami Heat are trading guard Brian Roberts to the Portland Trail Blazers, along with a second round pick to incentivize the Blazers to make the trade.
MIami has traded guard Brian Roberts and a second-round pick to Portland, league source tells @TheVertical — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 18, 2016
It makes a lot of sense: Portland gets a good look at a decent guard, the Heat gets under the luxury tax.
The Jazz still have about 5 million dollars in cap space that they could use to acquire a contract. Portland and Philadelphia are the only other teams with such space, and the Jazz may look to get assets in exchange for helping another team with their salary woes.
Vincent Goodwill of CSN Chicago reports that the Orlando Magic and Chicago Bulls are discussing a trade: Shabazz Napier for Aaron Brooks.
Bulls discussing trade with Magic about G Shabazz Napier for Aaron Brooks, according to a source — Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) February 18, 2016
I don't think this moves the needle for either team. But second-and-third-string point guards are really moving, aren't they!
Both ESPN's Marc Stein and Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski have reported bad news on the Dwight Howard negotiations. Wojnarowski reports that Boston, always Howard's clearest landing spot, is sitting out negotiations.
Sources: Seventy minutes until deadline -- and Dwight Howard remains firmly in Houston. Rockets know how to make deals, so it isn't over. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 18, 2016
Meanwhile, [Stein reports](https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/700394654739476480) that there is "much pessimism" around the league and in Houston's camp that a Howard trade will be able to get done in the next hour. It looks like he's staying.
We're now at 12:00 PM MST, just one hour before the trade deadline. Now, teams should really be finalizing any conversations they're having and turning them into reality by calling the league office. If they're not on the phone with a representative of the league office before 1:00 PM, the deal won't count. We've seen teams run late on that, believe it or not.
But there's about a 30-60 minute period after the deadline where, while the teams may be on the phone with the league office, they're not on the phone with reporters to tell the deals to. We'll let you know when we receive final confirmation that the Jazz are done making moves on deadline day.
Brian Windhorst of ESPN reported that the Rockets have been making calls around the league, asking about the trade value of Patrick Beverley.
The Rockets have been making calls in the last few hours checking to see the value of PG Patrick Beverley, sources said — Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) February 18, 2016
I wonder if the Jazz would be interested. The Lawson/Burke rumors aren't going to work out, but Beverley would be nice for the Jazz as a defensive monster that fits the Jazz's defense-first philosophy.
Ultimately, I figure that Beverley's long-term cheap deal means that he'll have more value than the Jazz will want to give up, Trey Burke plus second round picks isn't getting it done, I don't think.
Trey Burke's mother, Ronda Burke, just tweeted this:
I presume that the karma from the Burke's perspective would be good things happening for Trey? Namely, a trade to get him more playing time?
To be fair, it could be about something else. Knowing the Burkes, though, I'm betting Trey is the topic.
We mentioned earlier the possibility of Denver's Randy Foye being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Well, it appears that deal has been completed, according to Ken Berger of CBS sports.
The Thunder send D.J. Augustin, Steve Novak and two second-round picks to Denver for Randy Foye, league source says. — Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) February 18, 2016
Looks like Denver is primarily doing it for the picks, while being willing to take on Novak and Augustin's salary. Good deal that should improve the Thunder overall, though doesn't help them on the defensive end.
Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Atlanta has shut down negotiations with the Jazz and Knicks on Jeff Teague.
Sources: Atlanta has shut down talks on guard Jeff Teague with several suitors -- including Utah and New York. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 18, 2016
For the Hawks to trade both Mack and Teague, they'd need another point guard in return. That's not impossible, but the Hawks liked Mack, and trading him was always a sign that Teague was unlikely to be moved.
Interesting, though, that negotiations on the Hawks and the Jazz about Teague were ongoing today. The deal for Mack may not be the only trade made by the Jazz today.
Here's a great photo of Mack and Gordon Hayward together in Vivint Arena, back when Butler played in the NCAA tournament in Salt Lake City.
For those who don't know ... @ShelvinMack and @gordonhayward played together at @ButlerMBB#TBT#JazzNationpic.twitter.com/vOOlX4DGfe — JazzNation (@JazzNationNews) February 18, 2016
Chris Vivlamore, the beatwriter for the Atlanta Hawks representing the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has this to say about Mack:
The Jazz are getting one professional point guard. — Chris Vivlamore (@CVivlamoreAJC) February 18, 2016
The most minutes Mack has received in his career was the 2013-14 season, when he played over 20 MPG for the Hawks as a third year player. His defense isn't fantastic, but it is an upgrade over Burke, and he's far better at getting to the rim, passing, and finishing. I consider it to be about a lateral move.
Mack's contract is for $2.43 million for this season and next, according to Basketball Reference. Next year, though, his contract is not guaranteed until July 7th, so the Jazz would have the opportunity to acquire a point guard in the draft (or negotiate with one in free agency) before deciding on whether or not to keep Mack for the 16-17 season.
I suspect they'll keep him, though. Even as a third point guard, $2.4 million won't break the bank as the cap rises to $92 million next year, and the Jazz will have so much cap space as a result of the rise that they can't possibly spend it all.
According to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, the Utah Jazz have acquired point guard Shelvin Mack in exchange for a second round pick.
The Atlanta Hawks are trading guard Shelvin Mack to the Utah Jazz for a second round draft pick, league sources tell @TheVertical. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 18, 2016
KSL.com had reported this possibility at 10:05 AM below.
Shelvin Mack is a nice player who hasn't had the chance to play much behind Jeff Teague and Dennis Schroder. Mack's not a great outside shooter, but he's a better passer than Burke, and does a great job of getting to the rim, shooting 60% of his field goal attempts from within 3 feet of the hoop.
This obviously opens up the possibility for Burke to be traded to the highest bidder sometime this afternoon. We'll be watching.
Looks like Channing Frye's trade will be a three-teamer: Orlando will get a second round pick, and the Portland Trail Blazers will take on Anderson Varejao's salary in order to open up cap space for the Cavs to take Frye on.
In another report by Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, Randy Foye may be headed to Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City and Denver are in advanced talks on a deal for guard Randy Foye, league sources tell @TheVertical — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 18, 2016
Foye would reunite with former teammate Enes Kanter, likely off the bench for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder are in a win-now mindset so that they have a better chance of keeping Kevin Durant, a free agent this summer. We'll see what long-term assets (and contract ballast) the Thunder are willing to give up for Frye.
According to the New York Daily News' Frank Isola, the Cavaliers will be trading for Channing Frye from Orlando.
Cavs are getting Channing Frye from Orlando, according to a source. — Frank Isola (@FisolaNYDN) February 18, 2016
That probably helps the Jazz. The other major suitor for Frye was the Los Angeles Clippers, who could really use a shooting big off the bench. For the Clippers to not get Frye's help may end up important in a conceivable 4/5 playoff series between the teams.
Probably the league's biggest name mentioned in trade rumors over the last week has been Houston's Dwight Howard. Word is that the Rockets are indeed shopping Howard, but not many teams are interested in acquiring Howard's unique blend of immaturity and skill. Wojnarowski reports that the Rockets don't have traction on a trade for Howard, not a good sign for a move for a big player that, you'd think, would take more than 2 hours to put together.
Still time until 3 PM ET deadline, but Houston has no significant traction on a trade for Dwight Howard, league sources tell @TheVertical — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 18, 2016
Howard's history of leaving Los Angeles for Houston in free agency also isn't helping his's value here: no team is willing to bet significant assets that he stays.
Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Rockets are sending Donatas Motiejunas and Marcus Thornton to the Pistons, in exchange for Joel Anthony and a protected 2016 first round pick.
Houston has traded Donatas Motiejunas and Marcus Thornton to the Detroit Pistons, league sources tell @TheVertical — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 18, 2016
That's interesting. First of all, it signals a willingness by the Rockets to get worse right away in return for longer-term assets, like the first round pick.
Motiejunas had been injured for much of this season, but played over 2000 minutes for the Rockets last season in their run to the Western Conference Finals.
Meanwhile, Detroit's become big buyers at the deadline, after having acquired Tobias Harris from the Orlando Magic on Thursday. We'll see if they want to keep adding to their roster.
One aspect of the day that's going to be interesting watching: what happens with Trey Burke. Earlier in the day, Basketball Insiders' Steve Kyler reported that Burke had asked for a trade, but has amended it to say that the Jazz "would honor his desire to be in a situation where he can start."
It's not a secret that Burke's camp is unhappy with his situation in Utah at the moment: he's not starting behind a rookie, second-round-pick PG. His father and part-agent, Benji, has been public on Twitter about his desire to find Burke more playing time, including posting this tweet
And "liking" this one:
Trey Burke has to get out of Utah — 04 Lil Wayne (@OJYayo_) December 14, 2015
I get the sense that the Jazz have agreed to work with Burke on such a deal, but keeping quiet has been a priority. Yesterday, Jazz PR declined multiple requests to interview Burke at practice, a violation of the league's media rules. The Jazz want badly to avoid a situation like last year's Kanter drama, where the Turkish big man's trade demand likely lowered his value on the open market.
News of the day's first reported trade! It's a small one, though. The Miami Heat traded Jarnell Stokes to the New Orleans Pelicans, according to Zach Lowe.
This won't exaclty rev up the deadline, but the Heat have traded Jarnell Stokes. Details coming, likely just a small salary dump. — Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) February 18, 2016
Stokes was actually initially a Jazz draft pick, but was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies on draft day in 2014. Memphis traded Stokes to the Heat in November. It appears that the Heat won't receive anything substantive for Stokes in a deal, it's just a salary dump for the Heat, who are looking to get under the luxury tax line.
ESPN's Marc Stein is reporting that the Jazz have looked at Hawks PG Shelvin Mack as a possible option to acquire.
If Jazz have indeed walked away for good from the Ty Lawson gamble, I'm told one "safer" PG option they've looked at is Hawks' Shelvin Mack — Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) February 18, 2016
I know, I know, Stein's report on Lawson was just refuted minutes ago, why should we believe him? But I've heard the same thing about Mack being a possibility, dependent on if the Hawks end up trading Jeff Teague. If the Hawks choose to keep Teague, Mack may end up being surplus to requirements.
The Jazz and Hawks have had multiple conversations about Mack, even agreeing on a good second round pick as approximately fair compensation for the guard.
As for Mack, he might be a good locker room fit in Utah: he was teammates with Jazz star Gordon Hayward at Butler during that team's run to the NCAA championship game.
The big Utah Jazz rumor of the day is about the Utah Jazz sending Trey Burke to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Ty Lawson. Because Lawson's salary is so much bigger than Lawson's, the Jazz would need to send another contract along with Burke to make a potential deal work, such as Trevor Booker, Joe Ingles, or Tibor Pleiss.
Yesterday, ESPN.com's Marc Stein reported the possibility of a deal, but today, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reported that those talks were "casual", but both teams had moved on.
Sources: Rockets, Jazz had casual talks on Ty Lawson, but those ended. Both teams moved on. Another thing: Rockets won't buy out Lawson. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 18, 2016
Wojnarowski's report reflects more of what I heard from sources late last night. The Rockets had called the Jazz and had passing talks on the possibility of acquiring Lawson, but ultimately the deal looks unlikely at this point.
