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TrueHoop trade deadline guide

A comprehensive collection of our trade talk this season

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BY HENRY ABBOTT, JAROD HECTOR, TRAVIS MORAN, and DAVID THORPE
The spotlight is on Jimmy Butler, but will he be the biggest name to change teams? MEGAN BRIGGS/GETTY IMAGES

Everyone loves the trade deadline! For contenders, it’s a chance to leapfrog the competition. For rebuilding teams, it’s a chance to offer their fans hope for next season.

Sometimes the biggest moves aren’t necessarily the biggest names. Last year, David Thorpe tabbed the Mavericks as winners of the deadline for acquiring Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington. Who’ll come out on top this season? The team that gets Jimmy Butler? The team that ends up with a quiver of the Thunder’s gazillion picks?

This deadline doesn’t compare to the past. Upcoming changes to the salary cap and luxury tax will hinder nearly every team’s ability to sign free agents this summer. That means this trade deadline could reshape the entire league.

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