One of the prevailing narratives of the 2022 NBA trade deadline is that the newly formed play-in round is causing a glut of buyers and a dearth of sellers. There might be some truth to this, at least on the seller side, but it tells a fairly incomplete story because it paints all buyers in the same light. What’s so fascinating about this year’s deadline is that quite a few teams are fighting for many of the same players for very different reasons.
We certainly don’t lack the traditional sort of buyers. There’s no clear championship favorite, and that is going to empower aggressive general managers. There are plenty of teams that might really be one move away from the title. But what makes the 2022 deadline so interesting are a few trends that have been burbling under the surface of the NBA’s roster-building landscape for the past few years.
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