The NBA trade deadline is hours away. How many hours exactly? As of this point, there's 20 hours remaining for teams to make a move. There are plenty of moves that have been rumored as teams need to make improvements and are interested in bettering their roster. Check out all the rumors we've heard and covered during this trade deadline period.
The Brooklyn Nets have been rumored to making a move for Josh Smith. Though the improvements he'd bring to the club are questionable, the Nets could use a better forward than a depleting Kris Humphries.
Another player heavily rumored in getting traded following his return from a knee injury is Danny Granger. The Indiana Pacers are surprisingly competitive and they've done it without Granger's daily play. It was considered earlier last week that Granger could join the Houston Rockets as James Harden is doing promotion to bring stars over to Texas.
The New York Knicks feel that they don't need to make any moves despite having a list of veteran players bouncing back from injuries. The Knicks are keeping pace with the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference and Carmelo Anthony doesn't want to see anybody getting traded. Iman Shumpert was heavily rumored of being the only or more logical moving piece.
The Atlanta Hawks continued to hit the rumor mills as their search for another big men hit the ears of the Phoenix Suns. Marcin Gortat became the man that the Hawks laid their eyes on and rumors of a trade have been roaming recently .
Of course, what's a trade deadline without Dwight Howard possibly getting dealt? The Los Angeles Lakers haven't gotten what the expected from Howard, or is it Mike D'Antoni's fault? It's no mystery, the Nets want Howard and a possible package could be set., or at least, they wanted him last season. Right now, Brook Lopez is playing better ball than the Lakers' center.
Check out other NBA trade rumors that have been in the air waves these past couple of weeks.
Boston Celtics and Kevin Garnett-
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AROUND THE NBA
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