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Look, don't trade.(basketball trade deadline)(Brief Article)
Most teams do little more than window shop as the trade deadline approaches
Last season offered the ultimate proof of how the NBA trade deadline no longer stands as the primary personnel date on the league calendar.
As the deadline approached, rumors swirled, and a veritable dream team of transaction was in play.
The Lakers were going to trade Glen Rice for additional bulk. The Hornets were positioned to deal Eddie Jones rather than lose him in free agency. The Raptors were about to put Doug Christie out of his misery. The Warriors stood poised to unload Donyell Marshall's overbearing contract.
And then? And then nothing other than this, the only deal at the 2000 NBA trade deadline: guard Anthony Johnson from the Hawks to the Magic in exchange for a future second-round pick.
That's it.
The NBA has shown in recent seasons that the midseason trade deadline is only one component of the transaction trail and a relatively minor one at that. Seemingly more significant in recent seasons has been the period just before the late-June draft and the time frame just after the August 1 start of the free-agent signing period.
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