We’re now just 10 days from the NBA trade deadline, and it’s altogether unclear what that will mean this season. Ben Simmons is still theoretically in play, though no one seems to think he’ll be moved. The Lakers are desperate for a quick fix, though it’s hard to see how they get one. The Hawks seem to have stabilized. The Jazz are unraveling.
Meanwhile, in the era of the play-in tournament, only a handful of teams in each conference truly appear to be out of the running. It doesn’t feel like a market ripe for major activity, but the NBA has a way of surprising us.
We’ll know soon enough.
