This Heat-Pelicans Trade Features Bam Adebayo

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Often, the present is at odds with the future. By prioritizing one, you run the risk of neglecting the other. This can happen to NBA teams, too.

For example, say you have two career opportunities. One doesn’t pay so well, but it offers potential for upward mobility. The other pays nicely, but it’s not going to help you get any further. Which one do you take? 

In all likelihood, it depends on your financial situation. NBA teams have to make the same considerations. Whether they’re prioritizing the present or the future depends on their current roster’s age and ability. 

The Miami Heat were not supposed to be prioritizing the future this season. Yet, at 6-7, they may need to start doing so shortly.

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If they don’t turn things around soon, they may need to concede that they aren’t in the mix for an NBA title this year. 

In that event, no trade should be off the table. For example, here’s a deal that sends Bam Adebayo to the New Orleans Pelicans. 

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