With the NBA trade deadline in the past, Dwight Howard, Kevin Love and other major names remain with their original teams.
Based on the rumor mill, though, efforts were certainly made to move those guys and others.
This shouldn't come as a surprise, as teams would be silly not to listen to offers for a player to see what they could get back in return. Contender and pretender alike have to at least do the so-called due diligence.
Though nothing major went down, the post-deadline mill certainly makes for some eye-opening "what if?" scenarios.
Price Wasn't Right for Raptors
The Toronto Raptors looked like one of the teams most ready to make a deal.
While sitting second in the Eastern Conference to only the Cleveland Cavaliers, the position didn't stop the front office from looking for a floor-stretching presence who could knock down shots and clear the paint.
While the Luis Scola-Patrick Patterson combination next to center Jonas Valanciunas hasn't been miserable, there was nothing wrong with looking for a tad more versatility to sprinkle into the ...
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