The NBA season is in full swing and the trade rumors are starting to heat up.
Check out the latest buzz below.
Bass Being Shopped by Celtics
Brandon Bass is playing well for the Boston Celtics, but that could easily mean he'll be shipped out since the team is trying to acquire younger pieces and draft picks.
“Scouts and opposing front-office types have begun to speak and inquire about the 29-year-old forward, a practice that’s generally a precursor to discussing a trade. Danny Ainge could not be reached on whether teams have called about Bass — not that he would say anyway — but it certainly makes sense,” reported the Boston Herald.
The 6-foot-8 Bass was brought to the Celts to replace Glen Davis and be a complementary piece on the Paul Pierce/Kevin Garnett/let’s-go-for-it CelticThe 6-foot-8 Bass was brought to the Celts to replace Glen Davis and be a complementary piece on the Paul Pierce/Kevin Garnett/let’s-go-for-it Celtics, and now he finds himself in the last year of a contract that pays him a very reasonable $6.9 million.s, and now he finds himself in the last year of a contract that pays him a very reasonable $6.9 million.”
Teammates said that they understand why teams are inquiring about Bass.
“If there’s a team competing for a championship and they could steal him, that'd be big,” said Rajon Rondo.
“He’s one of the best mid-range shooters in the league. ”He’s a professional. That’s why he’s here. That’s why he’s getting paid the big bucks. He does what it takes to stay at this level, and he’s playing at a high level.”
Rondo himself has been subject to trade rumors, but CSN claimed, citing a league executive, that Jeff Green’s value is as strong if not stronger than the star point guard’s.
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