For NBA lovers, the anticipation brought on by the February trade deadline is only eclipsed by the wide open feeding frenzy of the summer free agency period. It’s like a birthday. It’s not quite Christmas, but it will do.
With the departure of #35 last summer, this season’s trade deadline is the most anticipated since the inception of the Oklahoma City era, and has been a hot-topic of discussion since before training camp. Even Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett weighed in with a question about the Thunder’s future line-up during the press conference announcing Russell Westbrook’s contract extension on August 4:
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