Ben Gordon Trade Rumors

Rapid Reaction: Nets don't make a deal

Josh Smith? Paul Pierce? Paul Millsap? Ben Gordon? Ersan Ilyasova? The Brooklyn Nets ended up with none of them. It wasn’t for a lack of trying. More like a lack of assets. A league source told ESPNNewYork.com the Nets will indeed stand pat with the same roster they had going into Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline. REMEMBER: Nets GM Billy King said Tuesday that there was only a 10 percent chance the team would make a trade. Not like he didn’t want to. Nets Blog | ESPN New York

Source: Humphries-for-Gordon deal off

The Kris Humphries-for-Ben Gordon trade talks between the Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Bobcats have broken down. The deal is "not happening," a league source said Thursday morning, in the hours leading up to the 3 p.m. trade deadline. Ben Gordon#8 SGCharlotte Bobcats2013 STATSGM48PPG12.6 RPG1.9 APG2.2FG%.427FT%.849The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the Nets "don't want Gordon, period." FoxSports had reported that the Nets and Bobcats had a Humphries-for-Gordon agreement in principle, pending what happens with Atlanta Hawks power forward Josh Smith. Nets Blog | ESPN New York

Utah Jazz: Nets shift trade focus to Paul Millsap, Kris Humphries could return to Utah

The Brooklyn Nets have reportedly been trying to acquire Josh Smith or Ben Gordon, but the New York Daily News reports that... Deseret Morning News

Nets still thinking big as trade deadline looms

According to league sources familiar with the Nets thinking, they're still searching to add a big man, but don't believe that they are going to wind up with Josh Smith or Ben Gordon, despite having recent trade talks with Atlanta and Charlotte. New York Daily News

King: Not going to force a trade

Will the Brooklyn Nets make a deal by the Feb. 21 trade deadline? “I’m not going to make a trade just to make a trade,” Nets GM Billy King told reporters in Indiana Monday. In recent days, the Nets have been linked to Josh Smith and Ben Gordon, with sources telling ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard that pursuing Smith is a high priority for the team. But Brooklyn is lacking in tradeable assets. Kris Humphries, who will have a $12 million expiring contract next season, is their main one. Nets Blog | ESPN New York

Nets interested in Millsap?

The Brooklyn Nets are interested in trading for Utah Jazz power forward Paul Millsap, according to a report in the New York Daily News. The Nets have also been recently exploring trade opportunities for Josh Smith and Ben Gordon, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard. Sources told the Daily News that the Nets offered Kris Humphries and MarShon Brooks for Smith, but the Atlanta Hawks want a better package for their 27-year-old power forward. Nets Blog | ESPN New York

Humphries for Gordon trade talk

WASHINGTON — A league source confirmed a report the Nets and Bobcats have had preliminary discussions about swapping power forward Kris Humphries to Charlotte for guard Ben Gordon.No deal is imminent, however. The Feb. 21 trade deadline is less than two weeks away.“You don’t pay attention to it... New York Post

Nets, Bobcats have discussed Humphries-for-Gordon trade

WASHINGTON – A league source confirmed a report that the Nets and Bobcats have had preliminary discussions about swapping power forward Kris Humphries to the Bobcats for guard Ben Gordon. No deal is imminent, however. The Feb. 21 trade deadline is less than two weeks away. The potential swap, which was... Nets Blog | New York Post

Charlotte Bobcats may trade Ben Gordon for Brooklyn Nets' Kris Humphries

The Charlotte Bobcats and Brooklyn Nets have had discussions about a possible trade of shooting guard Ben Gordon for power forward Kris Humphries, two NBA sources confirmed.Click to Continue » Charlotte Observer