History is known for repeating itself. If you listen, it’s got many valuable lessons to bestow upon us. That’s as true in the NBA as it is anywhere else.

Any good historian of the league will tell you that, if you pay attention, you will notice trends. 

Sometimes, it’s as simple as two players being traded for one another with several years in between. Other times, there are more complicated trends to follow. For example, contending teams often fall apart once they get too expensive to sustain their success. 

That’s likely to happen to the Golden State Warriors after the 2022-23 season. Draymond Green will be eligible for an extension, and by all accounts, he’s expecting a big one.

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Moreover, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins will both need new deals as well. In all likelihood, someone is going to have to be the odd man out. 

If the Warriors decide that it ought to be Wiggins, here’s a deal that sends him back to the team that drafted him – for a player he’d been traded for in the past.