LaVine, Murray, Olynyk and Tucker among trade aims in the NBA / News - Basketnews.com

Trade rumors abound regarding the NBA, with Zach LaVine, Dejounte Murray, Kelly Olynyk, and PJ Tucker being aims for numerous teams.

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NBA correspondent Marc Stein notes that Zach LaVine, Dejounte Murray, Kelly Olynyk, and P.J. Tucker may be switching teams as upcoming trade prospects.

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To begin with, the Philadelphia 76ers still continue to express interest in Zach LaVine, the Chicago Bulls player.

Stein's league sources note that the 76ers are "prioritizing a two-way player … as well as a move that does not limit its future optionality."

Another target is Dejounte Murray, a shooting guard for the Atlanta Hawks. According to Marc Stein, the Hawks will explore their trade options with the guard until the February 8 trade deadline.

Clint Capela and De'Andre Hunter of the Atlanta Hawks have been involved in trade scenarios way back in the summer. However, Stein claims that the middling start to the season made by the Atlanta squad has pushed them to "expand their trade scope" and build a team around Trae Young.

Continuing on with the players at hand, Stein alleges that the Boston Celtics are observing the case of Kelly Olynyk, who is currently at Utah Jazz.

Having spent 4 years with the Celtics makes Olynyk a strong candidate for them, according to Stein. Moreover, his overall strong performance this year is also attractive.

A final player discussed by Stein is the veteran P.J. Tucker, who has been very ineffective with this season's tenure at the Los Angeles Clippers.

Apparently, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat are interested in the experienced guard, whose trade might be made difficult because of the fact that he still has a one-season guaranteed contract.

Respectively, LaVine is averaging 21 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game with the Chicago Bulls.

Dejounte Murray has been also effective this year, scoring 20.3 points, and gathering 4.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists this year. In the meanwhile, Canadian national team player Olynyk is averaging 7.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game on almost 55% field-goal shooting.

Finally, veteran Tucker is having a remarkably unimpressive season, where he is averaging 1.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 0.5 assists on 31.16% field-goal shooting.

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