The ESPN Fantasy Basketball trade deadline is mere days away (March 4), so here is some final advice: trade for Denver Nuggets C Nikola Jokic! Wow, great advice there, Eric. What about making a move for Golden State Warriors PG Stephen Curry and Philadelphia 76ers C Joel Embiid, too. Anyone else?
Sure, but what would trades of that potential ilk look like? It is rather easy for us to write about great players we all would gladly trade for, but getting something done is a different story.
To be fair, I have not seen trades of top-5 fantasy basketball options in my redraft leagues. While there was a whole lot of Anfernee Simons, Oshae Brissett and Kemba Walker (someone would always, foolishly, believe until recently) trades, we rarely see Milwaukee Bucks PF/C Giannis Antetokounmpo or other MVP-caliber talents on the move. Fantasy managers wisely love to build around superstars, so trading one away for another or lesser players is often nonsensical.
Just not always.