Andre Iguodala

Parts Unknown/Memphis Grizzlies

At age 35, Iggy has no interest in holding the hands of his young Grizzlies teammates as they find their way in the NBA.

Perhaps his time at Golden State has spoilt him, but Iguodala wants to play on a contender to see out his own NBA journey.

To that end, he's essentially been on gardening leave whilst Memphis find a trade partner. Iguodala is on an expiring $17 million deal, so even if he was playing mentor to the young Grizz Cubs, a trade would be likely.

All that leads to a certain trade – to where is the question.

We expect he'll be going to a contender and that narrows down the field somewhat: Lakers, Clippers, Bucks.

But there is a bloated second tier in the NBA. The Rockets, Sixers (a Philly return would be a nice story), Celtics, Nuggets, Raptors, Mavs and perhaps even the Jazz can all lay claim to a legitimate shot at the crown.

The second question is what would teams give up for a creaking 35 year old who hasn't been around an NBA team for 6 months. A first round pick seems a bit steep. Would a pair of seconds get the job done?

If Memphis can't trade Iggy, it's reported they'll do the right thing by the veteran and buy him out.

Goran Dragic

Miami Heat

The veteran Slovenian was thought to be the odd man out at the beginning of this season.

Between his own health (36 games played last season), the ball dominance of the incoming Jimmy Butler, the emergence of Point Justice Winslow and the evolution of play making big Bam Adebayo, Dragic was expected to be more than a touch redundant on this roster.

Throw in his expiring $19.3 million contract and it seemed a matter of time before he was thanked for his services and moved on.

But a funny thing happened: Dragic has thrived as the lead guard on the second unit. The now healthy (touch wood) 33 year old is averaging 15.9 points per game and knocking down over a pair of 3s a night. He has given Miami's bench a steady hand, able to continue the flow of Coach Spoelstra's drive and kick offense.

Yet it's exactly those reasons as to why he's on this list.

In adapting to and thriving in a reserve role, Dragic has possibly played his way into the thoughts of plenty of contenders who are looking for some deep shooting and play making, combined with a veterans poise.

That begs the question: Is Miami one of those contenders? Perhaps.

If Grand Poo-bah Pat Riley believes the Heat are in with a legitimate shot at the finals, Dragic will stay put. But if Riley thinks they're not at that level, we should expect a trade.

In that sense, the status of Dragic come the deadline will tell us a lot about Miami's expectations.

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