With the 2014 NBA Trade Deadline just eight days away, trade talks around the league are heating up. A number of teams have been mentioned as potential buyers at the deadline, such as the Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Bobcats, Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons. However, the problem that these teams are running into is that there aren’t many teams willing to give away significant pieces that can help a team get to the next level. The players who were expected to be available earlier in the season – Rajon Rondo, Arron Afflalo, Kyle Lowry and Goran Dragic among others – now seem more and more likely to stay with their current teams. This year, there are a lot of buyers with attractive assets, but the sellers don’t have great pieces to shop. It’s possible that players like Pau Gasol, Eric Gordon, Omer Asik, Evan Turner and Andre Miller will be moved between now and Feb. 20, but those players have low trade value for a variety of reasons and they aren’t exactly pieces that help a team make a leap. One could argue that Gasol fits that mold, but keep in mind that he’s injured and the Los Angeles Lakers’ asking price is very high, based on how talks with the Suns went. Read more at http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-pm-luol-deng-may-be-traded-once-again/#we2IKvyhDPrv0JXT.99
