NBA Trade Rumors: Paul Millsap Keeping With Atlanta Hawks, Dwight Howard Being Considered For New Orleans Pelicans

Half a month prior, the Atlanta Hawks were thinking about shaking up their list by putting All-Star Paul Millsap on the trading piece. Atlanta, at last, decided to keep Millsap yet the Hawks made one move, trading Kyle Korver to the Cleveland Cavaliers for basically Mike Dunleavy and a first-round pick.

Paul Millsap and Kyle Korver weren't the main players the Hawks were thinking about trading. Thabo Sefolosha was supposed to be on the trading piece, and, as per ESPN's Zach Lowe, Atlanta was likewise considering trading Dwight Howard, who they simply marked in the offseason.

As indicated by Lowe, the Atlanta Hawks examined trading Howard to the New Orleans Pelicans. However, these discussions were quite recently exploratory and the two sides never got into any genuine discussion. Atlanta Hawks and New Orleans basically had a talk, and as Lowe notes, the Pelicans might not have even been that genuine about obtaining Howard in any case reports, CBS sports.

In any case, the possibility that the New Orleans Pelicans were considering trading for Dwight Howard is fascinating. They do need to upgrade at center since Omer Asik is simply not taking care of business. Anthony Davis has exceeded expectations while playing at that position, yet since he's the Pelicans' fundamental star one can comprehend their tension with him at the 5 spot because of the wear and tear brought about by conflicting against bigger players.

Dwight Howard would be an upgrade over Asik and on the off chance that he was playing close by Davis, the Pelicans would be extraordinarily hard to score on in the paint. Furthermore, Howard has played well with the Atlanta Hawks, staying sound and not requesting a bigger offensive role on the team. Be that as it may, generally, he simply doesn't appear to be a solid match for the New Orleans Pelicans, particularly since mentor Alvin Gentry needs to have a free flowing offense, reports news.

The New Orleans Pelicans appear to have understood this, which is the reason their discussions with Atlanta never moved beyond the exploratory stage. Yet, it seems like the Pelicans need to roll out an improvement at center, which may help them as they attempt to climb the standings and secure the eighth seed in the West.