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Details On Russell Westbrook Spurs-Lakers Talks
- The two teams have spoken about a deal that would send Josh Richardson and Doug McDermott to the Lakers for Westbrook, though Los Angeles has only been willing to include a pair of second-round picks in the deal (via LJ Ellis of SpursTalk.com).
NBA Front Offices Execs Believe Tanking Will Pick Up
- Teams like the Jazz, Spurs, and Pacers were all expected to be contenders for the No. 1 pick, though all three are off to fine starts to the season. However, many around the league believe it’s just a matter of time before tanking picks up “It’s such a long season,” one NBA executive tells Sam Amick of The Athletic. “A lot of people that run and operate teams understand the risk of not winning games, as far as what it does to the fabric of your organization or your team. They do value teaching the right habits and making sure they’re putting their best foot forward and trying to win games, so I think that’s why you’re seeing teams perform better than what we thought coming out. But I do think at some point during the season, when teams realize where they’re at, they’ll adjust and do more things to try to procure the best position they can.”
Spurs Unlikely To Trade Tre Jones
- San Antonio views Tre Jones very favorably and they have no interest in trading their starting point guard (via LJ Ellis of SpursTalk.com).
Jazz Could Keep Veterans?
- One NBA executive tells Sam Amick of The Athletic that he’s not so sure the Jazz will go into rebuild mode, explaining that Danny Ainge may not “have the stomach for a true rebuild.”
Seattle Continues To Garner Expansion Buzz
- The NBA has no immediate plans for expansion, though it’s wildly assumed that Seattle will be getting a team should the league go that route, per a recent report by Marc J. Spears of AndScape.
