On January 15, there were many trading trends in the alliance. The Pacers and Raptors recently explored a potential trade between Miles Turner and Anunoby, with multiple teams interested in Kings guard Fox. The Kings will likely send Barnes and Hield away before the trade deadline. The Raptors are interested in bringing in Spurs center Pelter.
The Pacers Raptors explore the Turner and Anunoby trades
The Pacers had already put Miles Turner on the shelves, even though he was the Cap King. Turner, 25, is averaging 13 points and 7.1 rebounds per game this season and leads the league with 2.8 blocks.
Anunoby has averaged 19.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists this season. Previously, the media broke the news that the Pacers asked for multiple first-round picks for the transaction Turner, and the Lakers were also pursuing Turner, but they could not meet the Pacers' requirements.
Several teams are interested in Fox
According to the famous Chris Haynes report, the Kings will consider sending away team center guard Fox before the trade deadline. There are currently quite a few teams interested in Kings guard Fox, and Haliburton has also attracted the interest of some teams. The King did not sell non-sale items, but sources revealed that the King was still more inclined to keep Fox and Haliburton.
Fox is averaging 20.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game this season.
Philadelphia had explored Simmons for Fox
Chris Haynes revealed that the Philadelphia team has recently discussed a trade between Simmons and Fox, but it is only in the exploratory stage. Both had big contracts on them. Simmons' contract expires after the 2024-25 season and the Fox contract expires after the 2025-26 season.
NBA reporter Paul Hadrick followed up and reported that the Philadelphia team had no interest in the swap between Simmons and Fox, and that a third party would need to be pulled in to close the deal.
The probability that the king sent Barnes and Hield away was high
Mark Stein revealed that league insiders are now increasingly confident that the Kings will send Barnes and Hield before the trade deadline. Among them, Hield was almost traded to the Lakers in the 2021 offseason, but the Lakers finally chose to exchange for Wei Shao. Hield is averaging 15.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2 assists and 0.9 steals this season, shooting 38 percent from three-point range. Barnes averaged 16.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.7 steals per game and shot 42.5 percent from three-point range.
The Raptors are interested in Spurs center Peltel
According to Mark Stein, the Raptors returned to the ranks of the playoffs to compete for a place seeking to upgrade the interior, with Spurs center Pollle terre being targeted. Peltel is averaging 12.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.4 blocks this season and shoots 59.7 percent from the field.
Peltel debuted at the Raptors and played for 2 seasons at the Raptors.