UPDATE (12:21 PM PST): According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the deal for Dragic has become a three-team deal involving the New Orleans Pelicans:
Source: Miami sends Danny Granger, Norris Cole, Shawne Williams, Jordan Hamilton and two first-round picks to the Suns for Dragic brothers.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) February 19, 2015
As part of massive deal, Miami sends Shawne Williams to New Orleans, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) February 19, 2015
As part of deal, New Orleans trades John Salmons to Phoenix, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) February 19, 2015
The Phoenix Suns have been engaged in discussions with numerous teams regarding point guard Goran Dragic. While the team hoped to keep him around, Dragic made it clear that he did not want to remain in Phoenix and would leave after the season if he was not dealt.
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Many teams were mentioned, but the Suns have agreed to deal Dragic to the Miami Heat according to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski:
Phoenix is finalizing a deal to send Goran Dragic to the Miami Heat, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) February 19, 2015
The Heat were one of the teams that Dragic had listed as preferred destinations which is bad news for the Los Angeles Lakers. The team’s chances of signing Dragic in free agency lessens significantly if he likes what he experiences in Miami this season.
It is currently unclear what the Heat have agreed to give up in exchange for Dragic, but his acquisition definitely changes the outlook on their season as they try to make a run in a wide-open Eastern Conference.
With Reggie Jackson also being dealt at the trade deadline to the Detroit Pistons, the Lakers free agency options at point guard could be dwindling. The team had interest in Dragic, but simply didn’t have the assets to pull off a deal. At this point, the Lakers’ best bet at a point guard is either through draft or free agency.
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