Part of being a fan of the NBA is fantasizing. Sometimes, that’s part of writing about the NBA as well.
The combinations of players who can be put together in this league are endless. With so much talent, it’s impossible not to consider possibilities.
Most of those possibilities will never come to fruition. Put differently, the trades that don’t happen will always outweigh the ones that do. With that said, player movement has become increasingly common in the NBA. It’s getting increasingly difficult to predict what could happen.
Nikola Jokic and Pascal Siakam are a tandem made in basketball heaven. It’s easy to envision Siakam’s versatile brand of defense covering for Jokic’s limitations on one end.
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On the other end, Siakam would make for the most dynamic, athletic cutter Jokic has ever played with. The combined playmaking and size of the two would be a nightmare for opposing defenses.
Whether the pairing is that or fantasy is up to the reader. Either way, here are three trades that make it happen.