SI.com - 4 Stars most likely to be traded

[Moranis]

http://www.si.com/thecauldron/2015/11/12/four-nba-stars-could-be-traded-deadline-cousins-bosh-george-love
1. Cousins
2. Love
3. George
4. Bosh

[arctic 3.0]

call me crazy but i'd want george over cousins.
also bosh would (surprisingly) probably cost the least.

[Tr1boy]

call me crazy but i'd want george over cousins.
also bosh would (surprisingly) probably cost the least.

Your not crazy

I would take any of the three vs DM aka child in a man's body

[PhoSita]

Bosh I could see, maybe, if Miami struggles and they feel like they should try to get something for him while they can.

Love ... nope.  Don't see it.  I don't see Indiana trading George, either.  Just doesn't make sense.

Cousins ... seems like the Kings could be headed for a trade at some point, but I feel like they'll wait until they've got their new arena built.  Sometime next year, or the following summer, is when I'd expect Cousins to get traded.



I like Bosh a lot, but he's a pretty clear cut #2, especially at this point in his career.  So I wouldn't want the Celts to pursue a trade for him unless they already had an alpha dog in place.

[MikeJelly]

call me crazy but i'd want george over cousins.
also bosh would (surprisingly) probably cost the least.

Your not crazy

I would take any of the three vs DM aka child in a man's body

Absolutely not crazy, our defense is already good. What we're missing is a scorer and PG13 is one heck of a scorer.

[Csfan1984]

So IT isn't a star. Oh well.

[wdleehi]

Dream scenario, add Cousins with either George or Bosh. 

[SparzWizard]

I'm also a big Chris Bosh fan after Paul Pierce...and that would be enlightening if he comes to Boston! 

[sofutomygaha]

If those are the stars most likely to be traded, then my takeaway is it's going to be a very quiet deadline.

Fortunately, it's completely wrong. There are several stars who would be far more likely traded. Aside from Cousins, I think Brook Lopez, Carmelo Anthony, and Nikola Pekovic are much more likely to be traded than any of these players.

[Irish Stew]

Pekovic? Star? Yikes!

[PhoSita]

If those are the stars most likely to be traded, then my takeaway is it's going to be a very quiet deadline.

Fortunately, it's completely wrong. There are several stars who would be far more likely traded. Aside from Cousins, I think Brook Lopez, Carmelo Anthony, and Nikola Pekovic are much more likely to be traded than any of these players.

Yeah, I disagree with your characterization of Lopez and Pekovic as stars -- injury concerns, at the very least, prevent that -- but I'd agree that Melo seems like the most likely to get dealt.

[furball]

If George is getting moved he has to end up a Celtic.  I don't see Indy trading him but he's the guy you give up Brooklyn's pick for.  He is exactly what the Celtics are lacking and would make them contenders immediately. 

[snively]

If those are the stars most likely to be traded, then my takeaway is it's going to be a very quiet deadline.

Fortunately, it's completely wrong. There are several stars who would be far more likely traded. Aside from Cousins, I think Brook Lopez, Carmelo Anthony, and Nikola Pekovic are much more likely to be traded than any of these players.

Yeah, I disagree with your characterization of Lopez and Pekovic as stars -- injury concerns, at the very least, prevent that -- but I'd agree that Melo seems like the most likely to get dealt.

Under-reported aspect of Melo trade rumors - he stands to gain a lot more financially if he waits for his 2016/2017 salary to kick in to okay a trade, at which point his trade kicker will generate a much bigger payoff.

[manl_lui]

call me crazy but i'd want george over cousins.
also bosh would (surprisingly) probably cost the least.

you're not, George is top 10 player when healthy, and this season he is slowly regaining that form.

[sofutomygaha]

If those are the stars most likely to be traded, then my takeaway is it's going to be a very quiet deadline.

Fortunately, it's completely wrong. There are several stars who would be far more likely traded. Aside from Cousins, I think Brook Lopez, Carmelo Anthony, and Nikola Pekovic are much more likely to be traded than any of these players.

Yeah, I disagree with your characterization of Lopez and Pekovic as stars -- injury concerns, at the very least, prevent that -- but I'd agree that Melo seems like the most likely to get dealt.

Under-reported aspect of Melo trade rumors - he stands to gain a lot more financially if he waits for his 2016/2017 salary to kick in to okay a trade, at which point his trade kicker will generate a much bigger payoff.

That's a great point.