Damian Lillard, Paul George and more
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With the free-agent market in the NBA officially opening up tomorrow evening, trade speculation is hitting a fever pitch around the Association as teams look to the trade market for improvements due to how weak the free-agent class is this offseason.
We have already seen big names like Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis get traded and now all eyes turn to Damian Lillard as the potential next big domino to fall.
The Will he? Won’t He? with regard to a potential Lillard trade request appears as real as it’s ever been but still, we’ll have to see it to believe it.
Below, the five players who have appeared most often on our Trade Page over the previous week.
Kyle Lowry (Miami)
After missing on Bradley Beal, the Miami Heat still have Kyle Lowry’s $29.7 million expiring salary on their books to use as trade bait, which they are hoping to dangle in a potential Lillard deal.
There was a stir this week on the Lowry front when it was reported by the Miami Herald that Miami was considering waiving and stretching the final year of Lowry’s salary…
According to two sources, the Heat has been giving thought to potentially using the waive-and-stretch provision on Lowry if Miami is unable to trade him, though a firm decision on that has not been made. That waive-and-stretch mechanism would allocate his remaining cap hit equally over three seasons.
…but cooler heads appeared to prevail, with the same publication reporting yesterday that the Heat had decided against going down that route, with the team now focused on trading Lowry instead:
After considering multiple options with Kyle Lowry, the Heat has decided against one of them: waiving and stretching his contract. The Heat instead is now focused on using his salary in a trade for Damian Lillard or another potential deal, according to a league source. Miami also is comfortable beginning next season with Lowry on the roster if he isn’t traded this summer. More trade opportunities could…
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