Starting with the 2016 cap spike, the NBA has been a transaction-based drama where the business between teams has arguably made more headlines than the games. The floodgates for the NBA’s 2019-20 trade season are open today.
As we all share our armchair GM trade proposals, I’d like to suggest that people consider some of the less discussed elements of trade negotiations. While modern analytics dictate how teams play, general managers are not computers. Like you and I, they try to think outside the box, solve problems that can’t be computed, and sometimes act based on gut and instinct.