NBA Rumors: Latest Info on Potential Trades Involving Goran Dragic and More
The Phoenix Suns' Goran Dragic is a wanted man, and it appears his current team might be willing to part ways with him. Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times says the Suns have apparently set their asking price. Should the Houston Rockets—one of Dragic's former teams—be interested in bringing him back into the fold?
There's no doubt, point guard is the primary spot the Rockets could stand to improve. With all due respect to Patrick Beverley, he's much better suited for a backup role.
Dragic would give the Rockets another premier ball-handler and scorer from the perimeter. Thus far this season, Dragic is averaging 16.2 points, 4.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game.
He could be the biggest name to switch teams at the trade deadline.
Isaiah Thomas Might Be on the Move
While ESPN's Marc Stein isn't saying Dragic isn't on the block, a recent tweet implies that diminutive guard Isaiah Thomas might have a better chance of being moved.
Thomas has value as a dynamic scorer in a reserve role. He's not exactly a distributor as he's dishing just 3.7 assists while scoring 15.2 points for the Suns this season.
The Chicago Bulls have had great success with smaller guards in sixth-man roles. This season, Aaron Brooks is doing a fine job for them in that capacity. While the Bulls don't seem to have a need for such a player this year, but a team like the Rockets and even the Cleveland Cavaliers could use some scoring off the bench.
Neither of these teams have a ton of scoring beyond their starting five. If Thomas moves, we'll see if he lands with one of those contenders.
Miami Heat Looking to Unload Danny Granger
The Miami Heat haven't gotten what they wanted to get from Danny Granger, and it appears the team is ready to dump him.
"And it sure seemed, based on word out of Detroit, that Riley was looking to make Granger a plus-one in any [Norris] Cole deal. Granger otherwise is on the Heat's books at $2.2 million next season at his option.
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It seems crazy that a player who strung together three straight 20-point-per-game seasons just five seasons ago is now a throw-in for a deal for Cole.
Injuries have drastically reduced Granger's effectiveness. The 31-year-old is now averaging just 6.3 points per game. There's a chance he could take a gamble on the open market, but any suitor for a Heat deal had best be prepared to be on the hook for Granger's $2.2 million.
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