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Washington Wizards superstar wing Bradley Beal was considered by many to be the most notable omission from the 2020 NBA All-Star Game.

CAPELA BEING SHOPPED? Rockets big man Clint Capela, averaging 13.9 points and 13.8 rebounds this season on 62.9 percent shooting, has been a major part of Houston’s success over the past four seasons. So it was a bit surprising when, in the middle of the Super Bowl, Woj dropped a bomb on us, as he is apt to do, regarding the Rockets and Capela. Houston is shopping their starting center to teams in the East – like Atlanta, for one – in hopes of flipping him for draft assets they could then use to acquire a strong wing player. Читать дальше...

So far this season, we’ve seen five trades go down, with the most impactful being the Utah Jazz acquiring Jordan Clarkson from the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers landing Trevor Ariza, who has acclimated wonderfully to his new team. Some of the other moves that have gone down include the Dallas Mavericks trading for Willie Cauley-Stein and the Atlanta Hawks bringing Jeff Teague back to play a reserve role behind Trae Young, though neither player has done much for their new club quite yet. Читать дальше...

If the current trade buzz is accurate, the general market for young frontcourt players is robust, with league executives saying both the Indiana Pacers’ Myles Turner and the Atlanta Hawks’ John Collins, big men with the ability to switch between power forward and center, are on the trading block.

Atlanta has been interested in acquiring a starting level center, and have talked with Houston on Capela and Oklahoma City on Steven Adams, league sources said. Atlanta’s talks with Detroit on center Andre Drummond lost momentum in recent weeks.

Adrian Wojnarowski: As trade deadline looms on Thursday, Houston is engaged with several Eastern Conference teams — including Atlanta — on C Clint Capela, league sources tell ESPN. There are a few multi-team trade scenarios in play.