The NBA trade deadline is less than a week away, and there is more to follow than just flashy names. Let’s open up the notebook to run through three under-the-radar deadline narratives that have caught my eye with Feb. 6 approaching: Andrew Nembhard appears ripe for the picking, but don’t judge an NBA team’s books by its cover.
The surging Indiana Pacers have made themselves an interesting team to watch leading up to the NBA trade deadline, but they are unlikely to deal from
Pistons' Isaiah Stewart's 6th flagrant foul of season, a blow to Thomas Bryant, triggered automatic suspension. He was fined $50,000 for gestures.
Nembhard, a 25-year-old guard, is only making $2MM this season, but that will increase to $18.1MM when his extension begins in 2025/26. Katz notes that Indiana could deal him now
Isaiah Stewart of the Detroit Pistons was suspended by the NBA on Friday for one game without pay after the forward/center picked up a sixth flagrant-foul point this season.
Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin "is being monitored by nearly every team seen as a buyer at the deadline," according to the Los Angeles Times'
There is some outside buzz related to teams trying to trade for Myles Turner. The question is, why would the Indiana Pacers do this? Hint, it's likely to never occur.
Only one more quarter stands between the Pacers and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have jumped out to a 102-96 lead against the Pistons. If the Pacers keep playing like this,
The NBA has suspended Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart without pay for one game after he picked up his sixth flagrant foul of the season during Wednesday's loss to the Indiana Pacers. Stewart was also fined $50,000 for making "inappropriate and objectionable gestures" after he was tossed.
The Detroit Pistons might have to reschedule a planned bobblehead night for 23-year-old center Isaiah Stewart. The NBA handed Stewart a one-game suspension without pay on Friday for picking up his sixth flagrant foul of the 2024-25 season.