Approaching the 2017 NBA Trade Deadline, here are 10 less prominent trade targets that could really help a playoff team if they’re moved.
As the 2017 NBA Trade Deadline creeps closer and closer, each passing day seems to bring a new set of trade rumors. We’ve already heard about plenty of trade conjecture — some grounded, some not so much — involving superstar names like Paul Millsap, Jimmy Butler, DeMarcus Cousins and many others.
However, the most likely outcome leading up to Feb. 23 is a series of less juicy trades headlined by role players and veterans changing hands to bolster the rosters of playoff teams for their postseason runs.
With so many bottom-feeder teams beginning to accept their fate as tank candidates, the shipping off of current assets has become an annual tradition in the NBA. Outside of providing a good example for youngsters in the locker room, the older veterans and even current talent aren’t as valuable for rebuilding teams compared to the young players or future draft picks they attain on the trade market.
Bearing all this in mind, here’s a look at 10 less prominent players who have already been mentioned as trade targets — or should be expected to be on the trade block — that could help a playoff team if they’re moved before the deadline.