With a little under a month to go before the Feb. 6 trade deadline, the NBA is poised for potential shake-ups as teams decide who they’re trying to be moving forward. ThomasKetko has the latest rumblings and reports from around the Association.
As for Detroit, any aspiration for the financial flexibility to make a move for VanVleet largely hinges on the fate of Andre Drummond, who holds a cap-strapping $28.7-million player option for next year — a massive sum given the team’s commitment to Griffin, who is in the third year of a five-year, $171-million deal.
Even if the Pistons were to find a trading partner for Drummond, though, there’s still no guarantee their pursuit of VanVleet would be fruitful. As recently as this past October, VanVleet was vocal about what Toronto meant to him. “I’ve been here. This is the team that gave me my chance, I think we understand that. I’m not gonna speak too much on free agency this year just ’cause it’s a business and I have to do what’s best for me and my family,” VanVleet said during
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