Nobody likes to quit. It’s perceived as weak. That holds especially true in an especially competitive environment. If you weren’t aware, the NBA is an especially competitive environment. 

NBA franchises are proud organizations. For that reason, they’d all like to be in the running for the NBA championship in any given season. With that said – they are not. 

Sometimes, a team is forced to cut some losses. Perhaps they’ve hit a ceiling, and don’t have the resources required to raise it.

That leaves an NBA team with two options: either forge ahead with their core and hope for the best or, make a trade that nets them some of those resources. 

LATEST NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Russell Westbrook, Los Angeles Lakers & Miami Heat Updates

Here’s a trade between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers that has the Heat replenishing some resources, and the Lakers forging ahead.