NBA Trade Rumors: Predicting Big Names Who Will Be Traded Before Deadline

With the abundance of NBA trade rumors clogging the headlines, it seems like the right time to predict which big names could actually be dealt before the Feb. 23 deadline.

It’s that time of year–the time when we see a flood of NBA trade rumors turn the league upside down. Not only is it a stressful time for the players mentioned as trade candidates, but it’s also a time where a lot of nonsense is disguised as fact.

That’s why I’m here today. I want to help you determine which players could actually be traded in the next couple of weeks, and which ones simply aren’t going anywhere. It’s no easy task, but it seems necessary considering all of the unfounded junk out there.

Realistically, though, we can only expect so much movement between now and Feb. 23. Every year, the trade deadline brings plenty of speculation and little action.

It’s become the norm, and yet we continue to wait around eagerly like the NBA is going to look drastically different after the big day.

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So which players could actually be on the move this year?

Let’s attempt to answer that question with my predictions for five big-name NBA players who could actually be traded before the deadline. I could be wrong on all of them, but what I’ve heard and read makes me believe all five stand a good chance of being dealt.