With the NBA playoffs about to get underway, it may be a strange time to look at trade rumors. Until the smoke clears, nobody can be certain how the league’s landscape will take place.

Still, the rumor mill stops for no one. It’s simply too much fun to speculate about who might land where. As in any NBA season, some teams disappointed this regular season. Inevitably, some will disappoint in the playoffs. We’ll see players and picks change hands as teams gear up for 2022-23.

Some stars wouldn’t have to look hard to find their name in a trade proposal. Russell Westbrook, Donovan Mitchell, and Rudy Gobert must all be well-aware that they may be packing bags soon.

Westbrook is as good as gone. The Lakers’ 2021-22 season is already over, and it was an unmitigated disaster. Donovan Mitchell Mitchell and Rudy Gobert still have shots at redemption, as the Utah Jazz head into the playoffs.

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However, if they fail to make a deep run, many observers are wondering if the Jazz may blow up their core.

Here’s one intriguing trade for each of these stars that sees them get moved in the offseason.