![]() MacMullan said on Simmons’ podcast on March 1 that she did some digging on Tucker around the NBA and half the people she asked said they were bullish on what he could add to a team while the other half said he’s “cooked.” However, not everyone believes that Tucker can be the productive player he once was. Tucker and Jeff Green were also teammates last season in the “bubble.” He played with Harden under then Rockets head coach -and now Nets assistant - Mike D’antoni for three years, starting every game since February 2018. Tucker has multiple connections to the Nets. ![]() Smith, Bill Simmons and Jackie MacMullan all reported on the interest. Earlier in the month, Woj, Shams Charania, Stephen A. He is, of course, rehabbing from a partially torn ACL in L.A., hoping to rejoin the team.īrooklyn’s interest in the 6’5” wing defender and small-ball center is not new. Any Nets deal would almost certainly have to include Spencer Dinwiddie who is nearly a decade younger and makes $11.5 million. Tucker makes a little less than $8 million this year, the last on a four-year deal. As is, I think the Nets have way more options and flexibility than they get credit for, which will be most valuable in a postseason series. League sources say the Nets aren’t done making moves to bolster the defense-they want PJ Tucker!-so we’ll wait to do a deep dive of the Brooklyn defense closer to the playoffs once the roster is locked in. In the comments on his analysis of Blake Griffin’s addition Thursday, O’Connor says the Nets “want Tucker.” Meanwhile, Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer is even more explicit. The Rockets have sought a young player for Tucker, rather than to only collect draft picks, two individuals with the team’s thinking said. Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Rockets similarly reports Friday that the Rockets aren’t interested in draft picks. So far, the Rockets’ preference for a young, productive rotation player in trade talks has been a sticking point with teams, which haven’t been willing to part with that kind of an asset for a 35-year-old on an expiring contract, sources said. However, Woj also said that the Rockets, as they did with James Harden, are playing hardball and potential partners haven’t been willing to go along. The Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets are among teams that have discussed possible deals with the Rockets in recent weeks, sources said. The Rockets have had several concurrent trade discussions with teams in recent weeks involving Tucker, talks that are expected to result in a deal for Tucker prior to the March 25 trade deadline, sources said. Redick - isn’t playing because of injury.)Īdrian Wojnarowski reports that the Rockets have been in “concurrent trade discussions” with several teams including Brooklyn. (In addition to those players, another possible buyout candidate -J.J. ![]() Like Blake Griffin, who joined the Nets after a Pistons buyout this week, Cleveland’s Andre Drummond and San Antonio’s LaMarcus Aldridge, the decision to deactivate him seems mutual. Tucker, their 35-year-old defensive specialist, leave the team after he balked at playing Thursday night, irked that he still hasn’t been traded. The Rockets, losers of 14 straight, have agreed to let P.J. and once again, the Nets are seen as a possible landing spot the result of a trade deadline deal or a buyout. Another veteran player has been sent home while their team searches for a trade partner.
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