On February 6, Beijing time, there are still 5 days before the NBA trading deadline, the league has a number of trading dynamics overnight, the Rockets welcome Harden's return, a number of teams are interested in CJ McCollum, the Knicks peddle Walker and so on.
The Rockets welcomed Harden back
According to Amick, when Harden left the Rockets, the Rockets owner allowed him the freedom to choose his next destination between the Nets and the 76ers; When Harden chose the Nets, Fertitta breathed a sigh of relief.
The Rockets have made it clear to Harden that they would welcome Harden back to Houston if possible; when the Rockets handled the deal at the time, they took the players' own opinions into account.
Harden has played 8 seasons with the Rockets, led the team to the playoffs for 8 consecutive years, in January 2021, Harden applied to leave the team and joined the Nets as desired, and now only 1 year has passed, Harden has fallen into trading rumors, and the Nets are currently open to trading Harden.
The Lakers peddled Howard, Bazemore and many other players.
Multiple teams are interested in McCollum
According to Michael Scotto, executives at rivals in the league believe that the Blazers will send CJ McCollum before the trade deadline or this year's offseason; there are several teams interested in getting McCollum, and in addition to the Pelicans, the Lone Rangers and other teams are also interested in signing him.
Previously, the Blazers and clippers reached a big deal, trading Powell and Covington to the Clippers, bringing in players such as Bledsoe and Winslow; the Blazers are currently 10th in the West with 21 wins and 32 losses.
Multi-team inquiry Covington
Michael Scotto reported that after the Clippers and Trail Blazers trade, multiple teams called the Clippers to ask if they would trade Covington; the Clippers were willing to keep Covington, and the team valued his defensive and locker room role.
Covington, who will become a full free agent this summer, has been officially traded to the Clippers, averaging 7.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks per game this season.
The Knicks peddled Kemba Walker
According to New York Post reporter Mark Berman, the Knicks want a trade to send away Kemba Walker, who has struggled this season, to put Burks as a point guard.
There are indeed teams that are interested in Walker, but no team is willing to give him valuable assets, or even more chips than the second round of picks.
Walker has played in 31 games for the Knicks this season, averaging 26 minutes per game, and can get 12 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists, and was once abandoned by the manager.
The Cavaliers tried to trade for Le Vere
According to Cavalier journalist Joe Vardon, the Cavaliers are trying to get LeVille from the Pacers before the trade deadline; the Pacers have already put LeVille on the shelves.
This season, Le Vere has played in 39 regular-season games for the Pacers, averaging 18.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks in 31.1 minutes per game.
The Raptors are interested in several centers such as Turner and Nurkic
According to Michael Scotto, the Raptors are actively looking for centers in the trading market and are interested in several players, including: Perltel (Spurs), Turner (Pacers), Clarkston (Nets), Nurkic (Blazers); among them, Pollle's asking price is 1 first round + 1 good player, Andr's asking price is 2 first round or 1 first round + 1 young player with better prospects.
The Maverick refused to trade Finney Smith
Finney Smith is important to the Mavericks at the moment, having previously tried to trade Finney Smith with a lotto draw with the bottom pick in the first round, but the Mavericks refused.
Finney Smith will be a free agent this summer; so far this season, Finney Smith has played in 52 games, averaging 10.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.17 steals in 32.3 minutes per game.
The 76ers only wanted to trade Simmons for Harden and refused to give up other quality chips.