I see no reason why Humphries should still be on this team after the deadline. Nothing personal against him, he's actually played well this year, but he will be a free agent and can definitely help a contender.
I'm sure we wouldn't get much, but even a distant future first would be worth it IMO.
Blazers? Clippers? Surely someone would take him.
The issue with trading Humphries' $12m expiring is that we'd probably have to take on long term salary in the deal. Contenders would likely being more interested, but they're also the likeliest to be well over cap. At this point, I'd rather just let him expire and not compromise future flexibility.
(Also, I'm sure Clippers would love to have him but we can't trade with them until this offseason because of the Doc Rivers situation).
The Celtics have a $10M trade exception. They can take back a vet min player.
Right, but whatever team that's getting Humphries (if they're over cap like most contenders are) has to send out $12m to make room for Humphries unless the incoming team has a massive TPE to send back our way.
There are at least two teams that have those big contracts as expirings: CHA (Gordon) and Phoenix (Okafur).
Humphries would be great for both of those teams who are making a playoff push.
Humphries (a contributor now and an expiring) for their non-contributing expiring and another asset.
EDIT: Add Cleveland to that list with Deng, although that's more unlikely and Detroit with Villanueva.