The holidays are upon us, which for some people means the creation of long lists of wishes, scheduled for the North Pole to a certain chubby fellow wearing red and white.
As it so happens, NBA general managers are not so different. They constantly review their own roster constructions, second-guessing the structure of the squads they put together, wishing endlessly for upgrades in their chase for that elusive championship.
(Or course, some general managers wish for more ping-pong balls, but the ultimate goal remains the same.)
These wishes can come true, however, albeit not through the magical workings of Santa, but rather through months and months of relentless, non-stop negotiations, all of which culminate before the Feb.