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Youhadasparkwhenustarted said:
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Well first off, if you're not aware, the nba made changes to all-star voting; instead of being forced to vote for a center we can now vote in two backcourt players and three frontcourt players. I think it's a great change since play at the center position is so weak. Well I was thinking, why not extend that change to all nba team voting at the end of the season? I mean, I can't think of any center right now who screams "all-first team" with their play. I don't think someone should get that first-team label just because of a lack of better options instead of earning it with their play; I'd rather see a PF like Tim Duncan get that spot.I just don't think voting should be so traditional anymore since roles aren't typically defined nowadays.
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tremonthustler1 said:
I get what you're trying to say, but the all-nba teams are still designed to recognize that. Why kill off any recognition for who the best C is? If a PF like Duncan is gonna be worthy of a spot, he'll get that spot at F.
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They should just let the All NBA Teams be voted without regard for position. If the best five players in the NBA in a particular season all happened to be point guards, then those should be the five guys on the All NBA First Team.

And Duncan's a center anyway.
 
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It's a working assumption in front offices all over the league that the Jazz will trade Al Jefferson or Paul Millsap for a front-line point guard at some point during the next 10 weeks. For two reasons. 1. Jefferson and Millsap will be free agents in July, meaning that Utah risks losing both without compensation if they're still on the roster beyond Feb. 21. 2. Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter are the undeniable power players of the future in Utah, even though Jefferson is one of only five players this season averaging 17 and 10 -- along with Dwight Howard, David Lee, Kevin Love and Zach Randolph -- and despite Millsap's status as the most productive forward from the 2006 draft not named LaMarcus Aldridge.
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Other names that dribbled out this week as likely candidates to be dealt this trade season include Milwaukee's expiring-contract backcourt duo of Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings, based on the premise that the Bucks, if they start drifting out of playoff contention, won't want to risk losing their smallish scorers for nothing in free agency. Also mentioned frequently is the Minnesota trio of Derrick Williams, Luke Ridnour and J.J. Barea, given that Wolves coach Rick Adelman appears to have no use for Williams and with the Wolves now boasting a surplus of point guards with Ricky Rubio poised to return from his knee tear.
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The Cavs, sources say, want multiple young assets in return for the 30-year-old, who is averaging 14.3 points and 14.8 rebounds and possesses a very manageable contract that calls for Varejao to receive $9.1 million next season with a $9.8 million team option in 2014-15. The Thunder are the rare title contender also blessed with the sort of youth/stashed draft picks to appeal to Cleveland, but sources say OKC has shown little interest to date.
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Sources have maintained for weeks that former No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani is available in tandem with the expiring contract of veteran point guard Jose Calderon, but Bargnani is suddenly dealing with an elbow injury that is expected to sideline him at least three weeks. Combine that with the fact that Bargnani hasn't played well all season -- as well as the contractual issues detailed in this cyberspace last week that would presumably turn off the Lakers in particular -- and you struggle to see how the Raps could find a taker for the Italian. The growing sentiment around the league, as a result, is that the Raptors might be forced to move Calderon on his own or as the headliner in a deal to initiate the shakeup they appear to badly need.

Numerous front-office sources describe the Raptors as the team, more than any other on the NBA map, most motivated to make a deal. Which isn't terribly surprisingly when you consider that the Raps began the season with dreams of challenging for the last playoff spot in the East ... and entered the weekend at 4-19.

Sources say that the Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks would love to import Calderon, but neither has the spare assets to easily swing a trade for a player making $10.6 million this season with a 10-percent trade kicker in his contract.
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Steve Nash will make life easier for Gasol, and make no mistake: Once Gasol's knee tendinitis lessens enough to allow him to return, Nash could be responsible for sparing Gasol his Lakers career. The organization will give Gasol a chance to work within D'Antoni's system, but should he struggle to find his fit, multiple sources insist the Lakers are prepared to trade him for a younger, more athletic forward and bench help.
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In terms of those 108 offseason signees who become trade-eligible Saturday, at least three names are coming up repeatedly on the personnel grapevine: Indiana's D.J. Augustin, Phoenix's Michael Beasley and Boston's Courtney Lee. There's a reason for that, though: All three are seriously struggling.
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