ThThe Knicks and Hawks have conducted “very preliminary” trade talks concerning point guard Jeff Teague, league sources confirmed. However, a trade seems improbable.
The Knicks are one of several teams to contact Atlanta about the 27-year-old guard. Yahoo! Sports first reported the Hawks talking with multiple teams.
One source claimed there was “nothing to report at this stage” of the discussions between the Knicks and Hawks.
“It makes sense for the Knicks, but what do they have to offer?” one opposing executive said. “Teague is a good player under control for a low figure [$8 million] next year and then he’ll enter the richest free-agency period ever.”
One important question for the Hawks, who currently are seeded third in the East, is whether or not they are ready to hand over the team to 22-year-old, third-season guard Dennis Schroder, who recently sat two games as a DNP (did not play)- coach’s decision.
Here’s a shocker: Kristaps Porzingis will be in Toronto for All-Star Weekend as part of the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge game on Friday, Feb. 12. Porzingis will play for the 10-man World Team against the 10-man U.S. Team in a competition featuring first- and second-year players that seemingly includes half the Minnesota Timberwolves roster.
Trivia answer: According to Elias Sports Bureau, the only NBA teams without a 10-game win streak in franchise history are: Toronto, Washington, Orlando and Indiana.
Since suffering their worst beating of the season on Jan. 4, a 122-100 loss to the Cavaliers, the Raptors have beaten nine teams by average of 12.7 points. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 23.0 points, third best in East, and tops in the East among non-All-Star starters.
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