According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks are interested in trading for Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond.
Drummond is making $3.4 million this season in the final year of his contract.
Drummond is averaging 7.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocks this season while shooting 55.2% from the field and 55.6% from the free-throw line. He has nine double-doubles in 51 games.
Multiple teams have engaged the Bulls in trade talks for Drummond, who has been traded twice in his career.
“I control what I can control,” Drummond said after the Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves last night. “I’ve been doing this for 12 years. There’s nothing I can do about it. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn’t, great. Either way, I’m going to continue to come in and do my job on a daily basis.”
One of the best rebounders in NBA history, Drummond has career averages of 12.8 points, 12.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks with the Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, Sixers, Brooklyn Nets and Bulls. He’s 14th all-time in rebounds per game.
The Bulls are 24-27 on the season. They are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings. If the season ended today, Chicago would be in the play-in tournament for the second straight year.
Along with the Sixers, Celtics and Mavericks, Drummond has drawn trade interest from the Lakers, Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns, sources told NBA Analysis Network. The trade deadline is tomorrow.
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