NBA Trade Watch: Phoenix Suns To Sell Gerald Green, Lakers & Kings Want More Assets

By Staff Reporter | Feb 02, 2015 12:00 AM EST

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With roughly three weeks to go before February 19 trade deadline, Jabari Davis of Basketball Insiders listed several teams expected to make moves on the trading front in the coming days.

Davis listed the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings as the teams in the Pacific Division likely to sell some of their trade assets in hope of acquiring more draft picks or landing a young talent with great upside.

The Suns are currently in the thick of the fight for a playoff spot in a very brutal Western Conference. However, Davis thinks the Suns will still try to unload few players on their roster, especially those who has become dispensable due to prior trades (Miles Plumlee) or players with expiring deal (Gerald Green).

"With Green's expiring contract looming, this could be an excellent opportunity for the team to determine whether Goodwin could be a viable replacement in the event that negotiations don't go in favor of the front office's stated desire to re-sign their soon-to-be free agent this summer," according to Davis.

The Lakers and Kings will also attempt to trade some of their players who are drawing significant interest on the trading front. Davis views Jordan Hill and Jeremy Lin as the top trade candidates for the Lakers, while the Kings are reportedly eager to swing a deal for an upgrade at the point guard spot.

"As Kennedy mentioned, they've got plenty of young assets to package if the right deal presented itself and even though point guard Darren Collison has seemed to be a good fit for them, the team could still be pursuing a young backcourt asset like OKC's Reggie Jackson if the Thunder were to make him available prior to the deadline."

"Hill has been productive, but also remains the team's best trading asset as several contending teams are sorely in need of frontcourt depth as we head into the playoff push."

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