Let The Trade Rumors Begin!

It's that time of the season, NBA fans. The time of the year when the trade deadline is just a couple of weeks away and all of the analysts are being completely irrational as they bring up just about every player's possible trade status. Pau Gasol is too weak, Rajon Rondo is too stubborn, Dwight Howard is just being Dwight Howard, and so on. Television analysts from all sports networks continue to babble on and on about nothing. They're bored and figure that they mind as well just talk about players leaving their teams. Sure, there will obviously be some last minute trades (like there are every year), but this year has been particularly annoying. Once that trade deadline passes, general managers and coaches are stuck with the team they have (unless they sign a free agent). It's TV analysts like these that sometimes push GM's into making hasty decisions, in my opinion.

Tim Duncan

What ever happened to players staying with the same team for the entirety of their career? This is basically a lost art at this point in the NBA's development. Paul Pierce, Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, and Dirk Nowitzki are the only four players in the league that have played for more than 10 years with one team. This is pathetic. There used to be a time when it was shocking to see a trade happen. Nearly all players stayed with their respective teams and didn't strive to team up with 1 or 2 other superstars to increase the chance of winning a championship. They worked TOGETHER to make their team better. Sure, Bird and Magic could have potentially played together and won more championships, but instead, they wanted to beat each other to a pulp and represent their cities. The NBA has taken a change for the worse in these regards. The Boston Celtics, for example, only have 4 players remaining from their 2008 championship team and it may be down to 3 soon! Rather than working to develop young players, coaches are just ditching them and looking for better talent. These young players need to be trained and have enough potential to be great. The age of social media and fast-paced advertising is giving the news industries the upper hand on the people who REALLY decide who comes and goes.