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Category Strategy: Trade Deadline Targets

James Anderson

James Anderson

James Anderson writes about fantasy sports for RotoWire.

Trade Deadline Targets

The NBA trade deadline is less than a week away, and there are a wide array of rumors on the internet about which players will be on the move, with a variety of landing spots for each player. This is all just talk obviously, and to try to guess which trades will and won't happen would be foolish. But from a fantasy perspective, we can still make moves that have limited downside, and could turn out to be heists if certain players do get traded. Here are a few scenarios to try to take advantage of before the Feb. 21 deadline:

It's widely assumed that the Hawks will move Josh Smith, as they don't intend on signing him to a max-contract after the season, and the team isn't a serious contender right now. If you trade for Al Horford in fantasy before Smith gets dealt, there's limited risk, and it could work out well in your favor. The Hawks would likely be looking to get a package of young players and/or draft picks back for Smith, neither

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