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Honesty is important among friends, and if we re telling the truth, this NBA offseason wants for flight risks of star proportions.
Sure, you can talk yourself into certain scenarios. That doesn t making them especially likely.
This exercise seeks to juggle the relative spiciness of marquee-name movement with reality. Put another way: This isn t the spot to predict Stephen Curry and Karl-Anthony Towns trade demands. Those can be filed under Not happening and He has three years left on his contract so chill, respectively.
Candidates must have a clearer path to changing digs than becoming the subject of a shocking Woj bomb. Combined with the relative lack of available star power, that severely narrows the scope of our search.
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We're full steam ahead into the second half of the NBA season with the All-Star break behind us. Some teams have stumbled out of the blocks, while a few picked up right where they left off.
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The MLB trade deadline was relatively quiet last year because of a thin upcoming free-agent class, the coronavirus pandemic and an expanded playoff field that convinced more teams buying or holding was the right move.
As clubs have placed increasing value on prospects and young, controllable MLB players, fewer and fewer blockbuster deals have taken place at midseason.
That said, there will still almost certainly be a handful of notable veterans who move this summer, and there s a chance there could be headline-grabbing deals ahead of next year s bumper crop of free-agent talent.
We selected the 10 players most likely to be traded in 2021 based on their teams outlooks, their contract situations and past trade rumors.
The six-time All-Star has spent the bulk of his career among NBA royalty.
But a series of injuries have diminished his impact, resulting in a buyout of the 31-year-old s contract (he ll be 32 years old on Tuesday) by the Detroit Pistons and his leaving $13.3 million on the table.
Unsurprisingly, Griffin wanted to join a title contender, which speaks to his intent as an aging veteran.
By pursuing him, title hopefuls such as the Brooklyn Nets the team he eventually signed with for the rest of the season recognized that despite their regular-season success and talent, they were probably one or two moves away from solidifying their status as a bona fide championship threat.