Why the Kings do this: The Kings are in a terrible position this season. They trade Fox for Castle and some picks, Castle and Carter pair up in the backcourt for a lethal duo. And trade Sabonis to get more valuable assets who could be traded.
Lineup
PG: Stephon Castle
SG: Marcus Smart
SF: Keegan Murray
PF: DeMar DeRozan
C: Orlando Robinson
6th: Malik Monk
Why the Spurs do this: The Spurs recieve Fox, a proper guard who can score and pass dimes to Wemby. They recieve MPJ. Even though they trade Barnes, Collins and a 2nd. MPJ is still that 7ft small foward who has the abilities to space and shoot 3s efficiently. Starting lineup:
PG: Fox
SG: Vassell
SF: MPJ
PF: Sochan/Johnson
C: Wemby
Why the Nuggets do this: They recieve Harrison Barnes, a proven foward who can deliver on a day to day basis, he'll open up Jokic to scoring. And recieve Collins for better depth and provide defense off the bench.
Line-up
PG: Murray
SG: Braun
SF: Harrison Barnes
PF: Aaron Gordon
C: Jokic
6th: Collins.
Why the Grizzlies do this: They recieve a proper PF to pair with JJJ and Ja. They give up some assests but how they're playing, they need a proper PF to help this team contend.
Starting Lineup
PG: Ja Morant
SG: Bane
SF: GG Jackson
PF: Sabonis
C: JJJ