Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio (3), Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) and Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors (15) watch the last of the game from the bench as the Utah Jazz and the Houston Rockets play an NBA basketball game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Rockets won 125-98.
SALT LAKE CITY — The approaching NBA trade deadline is heating up and the league resembles a bunch of 10 year olds with Pokémon cards. Fans see it as a way for their team to improve or become the best tanking team.