Trades; reports; rumors; speculation. This will the next 48 hours of the NBA news cycle, with the 2018 NBA Trade Deadline almost here, and earlier than ever, with the date pushed up from after the All-Star Break to one week before. Given the Blake Griffin trade and the smaller deals that accompanied it, ripple effects were already in play.
For the San Antonio Spurs, midseason trades, whether they happen well before the trade deadline or on the day of, remain a rare occurrence. Only five have happened on deadline day in franchise history, with just two over the past 12 years.