NBA trade deadline aftermath: The other guys who didn’t get dealt

Several big names did not get traded despite being involved in rumors. Here’s everyone else.

Jimmer Fredette: Sacramento was looking to unload the 6’2 shooting guard, but evidently found no takers, since the reported asking price of a second-round pick is just about as low it gets (it’s not “draft rights to the 59th pick from nine years ago” low, but it’s close). Fredette also made sense as part of a package deal, but when Marcus Thornton went off to Brooklyn alone, so went a lot of trade scenarios.

Beno Udrih: Udrih was the putative target of a trade with Denver for Jordan Hamilton, but after days of rumors to that end, Denver hit the brakes and instead unloaded Hamilton for Aaron Brooks. It’s not a huge deal for the Knicks — Udrih only has this year left under contract, and for less that $1.3 million — and Denver has real help in perimeter shooting now.

Mike Dunleavy: The Chicago Bulls’ swingman hasn’t been much of a factor this year, though his primary benefit is on offense and the Bulls basically had to punt there as soon as Derrick Rose went down again. But Dunleavy’s salary of $3.3 million is money they could be putting toward buying out Nikola Mirotic’s contract with Real Madrid instead, so Chicago’s inability to make a move must be grating for fans looking forward to 2015 — usually an insane thing to say about a team in fourth place in the playoff race, but here we are.

Jordan Hill: How the Lakers couldn’t move Hill is a mystery; with only this year and $3.5 million left on his deal, the Lakers have no incentive to keep Hill around, and with the luxury tax looming, there was significant reason to unload the forward. Of course, everyone in the NBA knew the Lakers needed to move salary to avoid the hit, so that combined with Hill’s limited offensive skill set likely drove demand prohibitively low.

Brandon Bass: On paper, Bass looks like an obvious trade piece: he makes a decent but significant amount of money on a struggling team that needs space to rebuild, and the Celtics have invested at power forward behind him. Bass was the subject of trade rumors as early as December (Houston), but nothing ever came through.

Jeff Green: Also on the list of players the Celtics could move. Boston reportedly wanted a first-rounder for its leading scorer (understandable), and speculation was that Green would land in Atlanta, but Boston instead stood firm at the deadline. Green is due $9.2 million next year with a player option for the same amount in 2016.

Jarrett Jack: Jack was heavily rumored to be Sacramento-bound in exchange for Marcus Thornton, and he’s another one of the types whose value exceeds his production. Being the third-highest paid player on the team and stuck behind Kyrie Irving will do that. Jack is scarcely removed from some very productive seasons in New Orleans and Golden State, so the Cavs’ inability to find value for him is a puzzler, especially since Jason Terry doesn’t really solve the point guard issue in Sactown. Jack’s contract, which has three years and $19 million remaining, may have a lot to do with that.

Chris Kaman: Kaman’s back issues are real and a major red flag, but we’re still talking about a guy averaging more than 10 points a game in 18.7 minutes per. That’s significant production from a backup big man, which seems like the exact sort of “last piece of the puzzle” guy a playoff contender would bring in. But ugh, the back thing. Kaman has only played 30 games this season, and he’s topped 60 games played in only two of the last seven seasons. There’s no guarantee he stays healthy through the playoffs (and good reason to fear he might not). And with Jordan Hill, just because the Lakers want to dump salary, doesn’t mean there’s any incentive or obligation for other teams to let them do that. So Kaman stayed in L.A.

Tayshaun Prince: Prince had been rumored for a deal to Minnesota, though the Timberwolves wanted Tony Allen to come with him. Say what you will about Memphis, but that team is not dumb enough to trade Tony Allen for a bag of snacks. Prince is getting up there in age and his production is flagging, but he’s still a 6’9 guy who plays hard on both ends of the floor and has a ring to show for it.

J.J. Barea: How did nobody want J.J. Barea?! Come on!