Deals are few and far apart so far this trade deadline and one reason is that teams, scared off by the Nets’ 2013 Boston debacle, are unwilling to offer first rounders as part of packages.
As Adrian Wojnarowski points out in a series of overnight tweets, no team is willing to offer a first for Julius Randle; Memphis is still holding out for a first in return for Tyreke Evans ... but with little hope of success; and Indiana has been aggressive in offering its salary space to extract a first-round pick.