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Ranking the top 18 shooters available on NBA trade market

By Holden Walter-Warner

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NBA Trades, Toronto Raptors: Gary Trent Jr., Portland Trail Blazers: Jusuf Nurkic
Nov 15, 2021; Portland, Oregon, USA: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports /

2. G Gary Trent Jr., Toronto Raptors

Gary Trent Jr. is an underrated, well-rounded player with a shooting touch and the ability to play the passing lanes. Even better for a team interested in improving at the deadline? Trent is only 24 years old.

Now it’s not entirely clear what the Toronto Raptors are going to do at the deadline. The team is under-performing, but they still seemed to be stacked with plenty of young to young-ish talent, including Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby (who would rank high on this list if he was more definitively on the block.) They may not be ready to throw in the towel with their current core.

Masai Ujiri could command a lot in a trade of Trent, though. The young guard is among the league’s best in a number of categories, including steals, steal percentage, and turnover percentage, the latter of which he’s on pace to lead the league in for the second time.

Importantly, Trent can also shoot. Last season, finished 17th in three-point makes (though he also finished 20th in three-point attempts). In 2019-20, his 41.8 percent three-point shooting ranked ninth in the league.

This season hasn’t been Trent’s best from beyond the arc. He’s hitting 36.8 percent of his threes, below his career average of 38.5 percent. Still, in fewer starts and playing time than a year ago, Trent is averaging a career-high 18.6 points per game.

Trent does have a player option for next season, which could see his salary rise from $17.5 million to $18.8 million. He can probably get more on the open market, though, so he may prove to be a rental unless he really likes where he plays the latter part of the season.

The Milwaukee Bucks should be all-in on Trent. A couple of more sneaky destinations include the Phoenix Suns and LA Clippers.

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