The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics had the trading floor shaken up as both teams made significant deals over the past couple of weeks. But the trading fever hasn't worn out yet, with multiple NBA insiders indicating more deals to come ahead of the February 19 trade deadline.
The Cavs might be already done in re-tooling their lineup after exhausting Anderson Varejao's medical players' exception following their acquisition of Timofey Mozgov from the Denver Nuggets, but the Celtics are still on a selling mode in an attempt to acquire more assets out of expiring contracts.
Celtics Potential Moves: After trading Rajon Rondo to the Dallas Mavericks, general manager Danny Ainge made a follow-up move by sending Jeff Green to the Memphis Grizzlies and recently acquired big man Brendan Wright to the Phoenix Suns.
Those moves allowed the Celtics to add two first-round picks in their growing stash of draft picks over the next two years, along with expiring contracts.
Basketball Insiders writer Steve Kyler already portended of another wave of deals by the Celtics front-office over the next few days, with Austin Rivers, Brandon Bass, Marcus Thornton and Gerald Wallace next in line.
What's Next for the Nuggets: Like the Celtics, the Nuggets possess a deep roster of tradable assets. Denver's move to trade Timofey Mozgov to the Cavaliers was made for two reasons: free-up time for blossoming rookie Jusuf Nurkic and trigger more trades.
While the Denver Nuggets front-office considers everybody in the locker room as tradable assets, Arron Afflalo and Wilson Chandler are the ones considered 'available.'
The Charlotte Hornets, who have awaken from a nightmarish start and now hovering just outside the magic 8 in the Eastern Conference standings, are reportedly hot after Afflalo, who is averaging 15.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game this season.
Meanwhile, the 6-foot-9 Chandler is reportedly drawing interest from Western Conference contenders like the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are in neck-to-neck race with the Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns for the final spot in the West.
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