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On December 15th, a slew of players that were signed as free agents during the off-season will be trade-eligible. So, regardless of the Toronto Raptors’ two recent losses to the Orlando Magic — and the angst they’ve created — trade machine season was about to kick off anyway.
While most of the trade ideas you’ll see will never happen, the ones that actually do are interesting to analyze, both short-term and long-term.