The San Antonio Spurs could land De'Aaron Fox before the trade deadline in this perfect three-team mock scenario with the Sacramento Kings and Chicago Bulls.

Rob Pelinka and the front office of the Los Angeles Lakers are on the clock because LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and even Lakers fans want a major move to happen before the February 6th trade deadline.

Golden State Warriors, who are, as usual, in an array of conversations regarding multiple potential deals to bolster their chances of what might be a last hurrah playoff run in the Stephen Curry era.

Will the Bulls part ways with Zach LaVine ahead of the NBA ... to Oklahoma City and DeMar DeRozan to Sacramento. The potential good: perhaps LaVine can finally join an NBA title contender ...

It further goes on to read: "LaVine is viewed by some within the organization as the safer option. At 29, he’s five and a half years younger and some $6 million cheaper than Butler this season, though his contract extends longer and he’s had some recent health concerns. There are risks all over the board."

But the team has been "fun-bad," thanks to solid play from two-time All-Star small forward/shooting guard LaVine, two-time All-Star center Nikola Vucevic, and guards Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu and Giddey. In the mediocre East, the Bulls are good enough to have at least a shot at the postseason.

The Warriors superstar and head coach are aligned in their doubts about the combustible Butler's fit in Golden State's locker room.

In the days leading up to the matchup, the Kings made headlines for suddenly having one of the most notable players to hit the trade block in De’Aaron Fox. Throughout the start of the 2024-2025 NBA season,

After last season, Zach LaVine was labeled as a negative asset, and someone that the Chicago Bulls were going to have to attach assets to in order to trade. This season, with some better luck ...

There were seven players picked Thursday from each conference. From the Eastern Conference: Boston's Jaylen Brown, Indiana's Pascal Siakam, Cleveland's Darius Garland and Evan Mobley, Detroit's Cade Cunningham, Milwaukee's Damian Lillard — last year's All-Star MVP — and Miami's Tyler Herro.

All-Star snubs, at least not outside a couple of cases. Even so, with the NBA as talented as it is these days, there were still some very high-level players who failed to earn All-Star honors this year.

Uncover the reasons why Zach LaVine is seen as a safer option for the Golden State Warriors over Jimmy Butler in ongoing trade discussions.