Every rule has an exception. Maybe you don’t eat junk food. Good for you. Do you still abstain at a party? Will you ever let yourself live? NBA teams set rules for themselves as well.
Often, they’ll abide by them. With that said, some circumstances will dictate that they ought to break them.
For example, most fans don’t expect the Brooklyn Nets to trade Kevin Durant unless they are getting a young star in return for him.
After all, they owe their first-round picks to the Houston Rockets through to 2027. With that in mind, they have little incentive to bottom out.
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Of course, they might make an exception for the right package.
Could the Golden State Warriors be the team to offer it?