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If you’re expecting a windfall of trades before Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET deadline, you might yet get them. Just don’t expect a bunch of big-name players to change teams.
The reasons are multiple: The championship contenders don’t appear likely to shake up their rotations chasing a major move, and there are relatively few, if any, All-Stars on the market. Add to that the new luxury-tax penalties and financial governors in place, and you’ve got front offices moving at a glacial pace.
Still, there are players who are getting close looks by rival GMs. Here are 10 who could or should get dealt.
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Kobe Bryant is frustrated with a former Orlando Magic center who clowns a lot and can't shoot free throws, and as we all know from the documented past, this probably won't end well. At least Kobe won three championships with... more »
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Clippers' biggest sweetheart needs to get nastier.Drive to the basket as if his defender has just made a Kardashian joke.Use his superior length to bury teams under a flurry of floaters. Stop passing up... more »
When it came to containing Spurs point guard Tony Parker, Minnesota coach Rick Adelman arrived at the Target Center on Wednesday with modest goals. Apprised that Parker once had a 55-point game in this building — in a Nov.... more »
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