NBA Rumors: Latest on Joe Johnson, Markieff Morris Trade Talks and More

July 7th, 2015 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »

While most of the major July signings are over less than a week into free agency, the NBA rumor mill isn't close to drying up.

Teams that struck out in free agency are trying to save face, teams that won in free agency are trying to add depth and the teams in between are finding ways to take advantage. Tuesday's trade of David Lee to Boston, first reported by ESPN's Marc Stein, was the first of what should be quite a few moves in the coming weeks.

On the other hand, before there are actual moves, there must be speculation about what could potentially lie ahead. Keep in mind we knew the Warriors were moving Lee before the draft even began; it's typically a slow build before deals actually get done.

With that in mind, let's take a look around the league at some of the latest trade rumors.

 

'Nothing Cooking' on Joe Johnson/Cavs Deal

The Nets' desire to trade Joe Johnson is no secret. Shaving part of his $24.89 million salary for 2015-16 off the books would save Brooklyn, which is in dreaded repeater tax territory, untold millions in luxury tax payments.

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