The NBA trade deadline is coming up and with the date just 10 days away, rumors are popping out from every direction and names like Kyle Lowry, Kenneth Faried, Trevor Ariza, Arron Afflalo, Glen Davis and Thaddeus Young are some of the most likely to get traded heading into the February 20 date and teams like the Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Charlotte Bobcats and Indiana Pacers could get in on the action.
The deadline always has crazy rumors and speculation, but this year it has been even more rampant due to the fact that there are a number of bad teams in the league and a deep list of players set to hit free agency. According to NBA.com, Lowry and Kenneth Faried are two players that could move, as the Raptors star is set to be an unrestricted free agent, while the Nuggets forward has an option for next season.
Both Lowry and Faried came up in discussions this season with the Knicks, but neither of those deals ended up moving forward and now that the deadline is just a little over a week away, those names could be in play yet again. The Detroit Pistons may end up moving Greg Monroe after firing head coach Maurice Cheeks and other players that could get traded includes names like Trevor Ariza and Arron Afflalo, as playoff teams are going to be looking for depth. Ariza is on a potential playoff team in the Wizards, but they would like some extra depth behind John Wall and Afflalo is a way they could go.
The Orlando Magic are in the middle of a huge rebuilding process and Afflalo and Davis have come up in trade rumors this offseason as well. Afflalo could be a valuable option, while Davis could bring size to a contender like the Miami Heat or the Los Angeles Clippers. Lowry has an interesting situation as well, as he is playing extremely well this season for the Raptors, averaging close to 20 points and eight assists and while the team is in playoff position, Masai Ujiri is rebuilding and with Lowry likely leaving for big money, the team could get some value for him.
Lowry is looking at deals around the league and he could get about four years and $50 million and that could be too much for the Raptors to spend on him. This season he was mentioned in Knicks talks for Raymond Felton and Iman Shumpert and after the Rudy Gay trade, he could be next to go.
Faried has developed into one of the best young forwards and he has a fourth year team option that might not get picked up and he is in line to make some money as well. Faried is looking at Taj Gibson's deal with the Bulls and Larry Sanders, as each got multiple years with four year deals and around $40 million and the Nuggets could look to trade him to avoid that as they rebuild as well. The NBA trade deadline should be very active this season and these are just some of the names that could move and as it gets closer, more rumors will come out about these players and others.