NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on DeAndre Jordan, Tyson Chandler and 2015 Draft Picks

June 6th, 2015 by Sam Spiegelman Leave a reply »

The NBA trade winds are beginning to swirl, especially as the 2015 draft nears.

As the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors continue to battle in the 2015 NBA Finals, 30 other teams are contemplating how to improve their roster to be in the same position at this time next year.

The Detroit Pistons are among the teams attempting to make a trade this June. According to Chad Ford of ESPN, Detroit is dangling the No. 8 overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.

“The Pistons' pick is being shopped around, though Detroit might be better off just holding onto it,” Ford wrote.

This draft marks the third time in the last five years that Detroit is picking eighth. Previously, the team selected Brandon Knight (2011) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (2013).

Keith Langlois of NBA.com concurred with Ford’s report, suggesting the Pistons’ six-year playoff drought might force the team to make somewhat of a splash in the form of a trade to appease the front office.

“It's pointless to speculate on speculation, but my educated guess is it was idle chatter by another team's execu ...

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