Pistons expected to be active in trade market, OG Anunoby and Tobias Harris two potential targets
League sources tell The Athletic that Detroit is expected to be active in the trade market over the next few weeks and are eying a forward. One player I’m hearing that the Pistons are interested in, as is the rest of the league, is Toronto’s OG Anunoby. However, it’s possible Detroit will wait to see if it can land Anunoby in the open market next summer — the two-way wing has a player option for next season that he’ll most certainly decline — and avoid giving up some of its young players. Tobias Harris, who is an unrestricted free agent after this season, is another name the Pistons could target sooner rather than later if he becomes available before the NBA’s February trade deadline.
Source: James L. Edwards III @ The Athletic
Source: James L. Edwards III @ The Athletic
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Pistons are expected to be very active on the trade market, per @JLEdwardsIII (theathletic.com/5141521/2023/1…).
OG Anunoby and Tobias Harris sit atop their potential wishlist. pic.twitter.com/VrwXVoHcma – 11:20 AM
The Pistons are expected to be very active on the trade market, per @JLEdwardsIII (theathletic.com/5141521/2023/1…).
OG Anunoby and Tobias Harris sit atop their potential wishlist. pic.twitter.com/VrwXVoHcma – 11:20 AM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
One of the encouraging things about the last couple games was how good the Raps’ core 3 looked together. Not the case tonight. Quiet game for Siakam (just 10 FGA coming off his 33pt gem). After a nice start, Anunoby has looked off in the 2nd half. Has mostly been the Scottie show – 9:37 PM
One of the encouraging things about the last couple games was how good the Raps’ core 3 looked together. Not the case tonight. Quiet game for Siakam (just 10 FGA coming off his 33pt gem). After a nice start, Anunoby has looked off in the 2nd half. Has mostly been the Scottie show – 9:37 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Not sure Capela appreciated OG putting him on a poster the other night. He has 10 of the Hawks’ 20 points (and 5 of their 11 rebounds) on 5-5 FG. On the other side, Poeltl is also perfect from the field (4-4) and has 8 pts. Anunoby and Barnes have been looking for him on the roll – 7:57 PM
Not sure Capela appreciated OG putting him on a poster the other night. He has 10 of the Hawks’ 20 points (and 5 of their 11 rebounds) on 5-5 FG. On the other side, Poeltl is also perfect from the field (4-4) and has 8 pts. Anunoby and Barnes have been looking for him on the roll – 7:57 PM
Lauren Rosen @LaurenMRosen
Scoring update from this basketball game:
Tyrese Maxey: 7
Tobias Harris: 6
The Detroit Pistons: 5 – 7:23 PM
Scoring update from this basketball game:
Tyrese Maxey: 7
Tobias Harris: 6
The Detroit Pistons: 5 – 7:23 PM
Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
NBA trade talks always heat up on Dec. 15 because players who were signed last offseason can be traded.
@BenGolliver and I are discussing the latest trade rumors, including Zach LaVine, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Keegan Murray and more: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 6:28 PM
NBA trade talks always heat up on Dec. 15 because players who were signed last offseason can be traded.
@BenGolliver and I are discussing the latest trade rumors, including Zach LaVine, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Keegan Murray and more: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 6:28 PM
Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
NBA trade talks always heats up on Dec. 15 because players who were signed last offseason can be traded.
@BenGolliver and I are discussing the latest trade rumors, including Zach LaVine, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Keegan Murray and more: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 6:27 PM
NBA trade talks always heats up on Dec. 15 because players who were signed last offseason can be traded.
@BenGolliver and I are discussing the latest trade rumors, including Zach LaVine, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Keegan Murray and more: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 6:27 PM
Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
Latest for @YahooSports: Emptying the notebook on usual trade suspects like Zach Lavine, Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby. But with a lack of clear sellers, several teams have indeed called Utah and learned a surprising change in Lauri Markkanen’s status sports.yahoo.com/how-the-trade-… – 10:00 AM
Latest for @YahooSports: Emptying the notebook on usual trade suspects like Zach Lavine, Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby. But with a lack of clear sellers, several teams have indeed called Utah and learned a surprising change in Lauri Markkanen’s status sports.yahoo.com/how-the-trade-… – 10:00 AM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
“I don’t see [the Sixers trading Tobias Harris] at this moment because Harris would be hard to replace. Plus, the Sixers will need the power forward to play at a high level to win a championship. Harris has to score 15 to 20 points a game in the postseason.
So it’s hard to get… – 9:25 AM
“I don’t see [the Sixers trading Tobias Harris] at this moment because Harris would be hard to replace. Plus, the Sixers will need the power forward to play at a high level to win a championship. Harris has to score 15 to 20 points a game in the postseason.
So it’s hard to get… – 9:25 AM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Sixers mailbag: ‘Will they please trade Tobias Harris?’ inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… via @phillyinquirer #NBA #basketball – 7:31 AM
Sixers mailbag: ‘Will they please trade Tobias Harris?’ inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… via @phillyinquirer #NBA #basketball – 7:31 AM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Sixers mailbag: ‘Will they please trade Tobias Harris?’ inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… via @phillyinquirer #BrotherlyLove #NBA – 5:08 AM
Sixers mailbag: ‘Will they please trade Tobias Harris?’ inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… via @phillyinquirer #BrotherlyLove #NBA – 5:08 AM
Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Tobias Harris: “It was a time where we both were figuring out our careers and where we were at and whatnot, but we enjoyed our time here.”
The city of Detroit is special for both Harris and Marcus Morris Sr. #Sixers sixerswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/14/det… via @SixersWire – 7:21 PM
Tobias Harris: “It was a time where we both were figuring out our careers and where we were at and whatnot, but we enjoyed our time here.”
The city of Detroit is special for both Harris and Marcus Morris Sr. #Sixers sixerswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/14/det… via @SixersWire – 7:21 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Where does last night’s dunk over Clint Capela rank for OG Anunoby?
OG: “In my life?”
Sure.
“Top 15” – 1:37 PM
Where does last night’s dunk over Clint Capela rank for OG Anunoby?
OG: “In my life?”
Sure.
“Top 15” – 1:37 PM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Tobias Harris played with the aggressiveness he displayed at the beginning of the season.
The Sixers power forward got himself going with an early catch-and-shoot three-pointer and several transition baskets. That start enabled him to finish with 21 points on 7-for-10 shooting… – 9:14 AM
Tobias Harris played with the aggressiveness he displayed at the beginning of the season.
The Sixers power forward got himself going with an early catch-and-shoot three-pointer and several transition baskets. That start enabled him to finish with 21 points on 7-for-10 shooting… – 9:14 AM
Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Tobias Harris and Marcus Morris Sr. have known each other for a long time, and the city of Detroit played a part in their journey when they were teammates on the Pistons. They reminisced on their time in the Motor City. #Sixers sixerswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/14/det… via @SixersWire – 7:45 AM
Tobias Harris and Marcus Morris Sr. have known each other for a long time, and the city of Detroit played a part in their journey when they were teammates on the Pistons. They reminisced on their time in the Motor City. #Sixers sixerswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/14/det… via @SixersWire – 7:45 AM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
The Detroit Pistons were the latest team Joel Embiid made a mockery of.
Tobias Harris showed why he needs to be more aggressive. And the Detroit Pistons are the NBA’s worst team since The Process 76ers.
Those three things stood out in the Sixers’ 129-111 victory over Detroit at… – 6:59 AM
The Detroit Pistons were the latest team Joel Embiid made a mockery of.
Tobias Harris showed why he needs to be more aggressive. And the Detroit Pistons are the NBA’s worst team since The Process 76ers.
Those three things stood out in the Sixers’ 129-111 victory over Detroit at… – 6:59 AM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Sixers vs. Pistons takeaways: Joel Embiid achieves milestones; Tobias Harris steps up; Detroit is woeful inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… via @phillyinquirer #NBA #BrotherlyLove #Pistons – 5:06 AM
Sixers vs. Pistons takeaways: Joel Embiid achieves milestones; Tobias Harris steps up; Detroit is woeful inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… via @phillyinquirer #NBA #BrotherlyLove #Pistons – 5:06 AM
Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Tobias Harris stepped up in a big way on Wednesday with Tyrese Maxey struggling. Nick Nurse gave him a lot of love after the win. #Sixers sixerswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/13/nic… via @SixersWire – 11:41 PM
Tobias Harris stepped up in a big way on Wednesday with Tyrese Maxey struggling. Nick Nurse gave him a lot of love after the win. #Sixers sixerswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/13/nic… via @SixersWire – 11:41 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Absolute KILLER sequence for the Hawks that completely takes the wind out of the sails of their comeback. Poetl blocks B2B floater attempts from Young. The Hawks don’t get back in transition and Anunoby gets a monster dunk off one and Barnes makes a wild layup, draws a foul – 9:38 PM
Absolute KILLER sequence for the Hawks that completely takes the wind out of the sails of their comeback. Poetl blocks B2B floater attempts from Young. The Hawks don’t get back in transition and Anunoby gets a monster dunk off one and Barnes makes a wild layup, draws a foul – 9:38 PM
Derek Bodner @DerekBodnerNBA
A very easy 41/11/5 from Joel Embiid, strong performances from Tobias Harris (especially early) and Kelly Oubre lead the Sixers to an easy over the 2-22 Detroit Pistons.
I’ll be talking about this one with @KyleNeubeck and @_devongivens at 9:35.
youtube.com/live/gtVhgVkcw… pic.twitter.com/SM7EhuMEEL – 9:31 PM
A very easy 41/11/5 from Joel Embiid, strong performances from Tobias Harris (especially early) and Kelly Oubre lead the Sixers to an easy over the 2-22 Detroit Pistons.
I’ll be talking about this one with @KyleNeubeck and @_devongivens at 9:35.
youtube.com/live/gtVhgVkcw… pic.twitter.com/SM7EhuMEEL – 9:31 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
66-64 Hawks in a every entertaining half if seeing the Raptors string together stops isn’t important to you. Trae Young with 20 and 10 for Atlanta while Siakam was just as dominant with 24 points in 17 minutes. Barnes with 12 and Anunoby with 11. – 8:43 PM
66-64 Hawks in a every entertaining half if seeing the Raptors string together stops isn’t important to you. Trae Young with 20 and 10 for Atlanta while Siakam was just as dominant with 24 points in 17 minutes. Barnes with 12 and Anunoby with 11. – 8:43 PM
More on this storyline
Mike O’Connor: I’ve just uncovered an absolutely insane stat Per http://NBA.com, Tobias Harris has never drawn a charge in his 5+ years as a Sixer. Not once. It has never happened. -via Twitter / December 12, 2023
Harris, who had 23 points on the night, knows how important it is to set good habits at this stage of the season. Yes, it’s only November and the Sixers still have 68 games to go before the postseason, but these games matter. “It is disappointing,” he added. “It’s something we wanted to play in. I don’t know if many people follow in-season tournaments and EuroCups and whatever, but those things matter in the grand scheme of things of just having that competitive nature and set the tone for the year and for what type of team you are. A lost opportunity for us, but we’ll make sure we’ll cover that ground.” -via Sixers Wire / November 22, 2023
Gina Mizell: Nico Batum (personal reasons) is listed as OUT again tonight for Sixers-Celtics. Joel Embiid (hip soreness) is listed as questionable after playing in last night’s loss, while Tobias Harris (neck pain) is probable after briefly leaving game after getting tangled with Bruce Brown -via Twitter @ginamizell / November 15, 2023
Raptors president and vice chairman Masai Ujiri and general manager Bobby Webster have stuck with their talented core of Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby over the past three seasons. But Toronto has lost three games in a row, stands 9-13 on the season and has left teams believing that now, more than ever, either Siakam or Anunoby could be traded by the Feb. 8 deadline. Barnes has been deemed untouchable in any trade conversations, league sources say. -via The Athletic / December 11, 2023
Teams such as the Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers are expected suitors for Siakam or Anunoby but believe Siakam appears to be the likelier player to be dealt, league sources tell The Athletic. -via The Athletic / December 11, 2023
Maybe the most common question asked around the league is: What do the Toronto Raptors do? Toronto has three consequential players — Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. — on expiring deals and is treading around .500 for the second consecutive season. The Knicks made a play for Anunoby last winter, league sources said, but Toronto never engaged in serious discussions to trade away the two-way stud. Anunoby made his first-ever NBA All-Defense team in 2022-23 and should be headed for another in 2023-24 if he keeps up this level of play. -via The Athletic / December 9, 2023