NBA Rumors: Analyzing League’s Top Trade Candidates

February 15th, 2016 by Andrew Gould Leave a reply »

Because of the rapidly approaching NBA trade deadline, no alert general manager has received any rest during the All-Star break. 

Teams have until 3 p.m. ET on Thursday afternoon to complete any deals. The league's juggernauts dissuade everyone else from harboring title aspirations, causing many front offices to feel disgruntled. ESPN.com's Zach Lowe told Bleacher Report's Howard Beck as much on a Sirius XM B/R Radio appearance:



When only four or five teams can seriously entertain thoughts of a championship run, everyone else has to think about moving top players, particularly pending free agents. Then again, most teams are trapped in the middle rather than tanking for better lottery odds. No NBA team wants to be stuck as a No. 8 seed, but it beats just missing the postseason and a top-10 pick. 

The rumor mill hasn't given way to any concrete deals, but these prominent players are reportedly on the market heading into the deadline.

 

Dwight Howard, Houston Rockets



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