The NBA hot stove is reaching higher temperature levels seemingly every minute but as the temperatures rise, big names around the NBA are coming off the board in terms of players who are likely to move teams and potentially impact the race for the 2021 NBA title. The Lakers already made a big move before everyone else, getting Dennis Schröder for the very palatable price of Danny Green and the 28th pick in the first round of Wednesday’s draft.
Then on Monday night, the Portland Trail Blazers, who played the Lakers in the first round of last seasons’s playoffs and made the Western Conference Finals the year before, acquired Rockets do-it-all forward Robert Covington.
The Rockets are finalizing a trade to send Robert Covington to Portland for Trevor Ariza and 2020 first-round pick and 2021 protected first-round pick, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 17, 2020
The Bucks are giving up three first-round picks for Holiday.
Bucks are finalizing a package that includes three future first-round picks to the Pelicans in deal, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/7TYoogZHCD
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 17, 2020
The Lakers made one of the biggest moves since the moratorium was lifted. The Suns, of course, stole the show with their deal for Chris Paul but Monday was only the first in seven days of NBA action that will feel like a whirlwind.
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