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Tyson Chandler might actually be on the move

By Adam Maynes

DENVER, CO - JANUARY 19: Tyson Chandler #4 of the Phoenix Suns plays defense against Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets on January 19, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 19: Tyson Chandler #4 of the Phoenix Suns plays defense against Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets on January 19, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – OCTOBER 28: Tyson Chandler #4 of the Phoenix Suns and Steven Adams #12 of the Oklahoma City Thunder are seen during the game on October 28, 2016 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE(Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – OCTOBER 28: Tyson Chandler #4 of the Phoenix Suns and Steven Adams #12 of the Oklahoma City Thunder are seen during the game on October 28, 2016 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE(Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Just looking at teams currently slotted a playoff position, or those still in the hunt, there honestly aren’t too many who would make sense for a trade of Chandler.

Like the Bucks, in concept there are plenty of teams that the acquisition of DeAndre Jordan or Tyson Chandler makes sense for, but on paper moves just do not seem to shake out.

I’d think that a reunion of Chandler with the New York Knicks would be a nice way to end his career, but with Enus Cantor and Joakim Noah making $17M each at center, acquiring Chandler isn’t viable – not to mention, unless the Knicks traded Phoenix at least two first round picks to acquire one of them in a trade of Chandler, I don’t see the Suns having any interest in making a move with the Knicks at all.

The surprising Miami Heat could have interest if they move Hassan Whiteside, but with two of their next four first round picks already heading to Phoenix, adding a first round pick six to seven years from now doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for either team.

Oklahoma City have been fantastic defensively this season and adding Chandler as a backup center to Steven Adams would make them terribly deep and imposing. They just don’t have the tradable assets (or cap space) to make such a move happen – at least so we’d think. General Manager Sam Presti did find a way to acquire both Paul George and Carmelo Anthony this past offseason without giving much up, so maybe he could find a way to pull off another move, should Chandler be anywhere near the top of his radar.

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Outside of these teams mentioned in this post, I really don’t see a whole lot of options for Chandler out there, even those, like New York, Miami, and Oklahoma City, who I would consider far outliers of possibility.

Waiting for DeAndre Jordan to either be traded, or not traded, will likely be the catalyst for calls in regards to Tyson Chandler. Only time will tell if he is eventually traded, a clock whose perpetual ticks are growing louder and louder by the second.

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