The NBA's superstars are on the move again. And when that moment comes, teams not only have to be prepared, but they need to have something to offer. The Athletic drafted NBA teams by those best positioned to trade for that unnamed star:
Inevitably, it will happen again. And when that moment comes, teams must be prepared. But just being ready isn’t enough. Teams have to have something to offer for that unnamed star.
To get an understanding of which teams are best positioned to hypothetically trade for a star player,had three of its NBA writers — James L. Edwards III, Fred Katz and Mike Vorkunov — draft the squads they believe can make the most attractive potential offer for a star player. The rules of this draft are simple. Each writer picks the team he believes has the best selection of players on its roster and draft assets available that it can offer for the next star to hit the market to pair him with its current blue-chip player. The writers are working under the assumption that each team’s best player or building-block player is off-limits (for example, the
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