With the NBA trade deadline less than a week away, executives are working the phones with more urgency as some teams seek to upgrade for the playoffs, and others look to improve their long-term outlook for the future.
Below is the latest intel gathered by HoopsHype on some of the top names mentioned on the trade market.
Clippers: Norman Powell and Robert Covington
The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers made the first trade of deadline week by swapping Norman Powell and Robert Covington for Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson, and a future second-round pick, as ESPN reported.
Powell won a championship with Kawhi Leonard in Toronto and has a good relationship with the star forward.
Following the acquisition of Covington, several teams called the Clippers and inquired about the possibility of Los Angeles flipping the veteran forward in a trade, HoopsHype has learned.
By acquiring Covington now, the Clippers will retain his Bird Rights heading into the summer when he…