Some players toil for years on a basement dwelling team and are traded to a contender that will let them play for something. With his recent trade to a successful team, Kevin Martin can utilize his efficiency and finally play for a winner.
Talented players can be buried under perrenial All-Stars, and need a trade to enough minutes to make an impact. Devin Harris nearly won last year's Most Improved trophy after being traded from the guard log-jam in Dallas.
When coaches and players feud, the players almost always end up on the back end of the bench until a trade moves them - like Nate Robinson to the Celtics.
So who else in the league could benefit from a trade out of their current situation?
Ramon Sessions
A player who could benefit from getting out from underneath another player, but in this case the other player isn't an All-Star this time. Johnny Flynn has gotten almost all of the PG minutes in Minny, mostly in the name of developing him as a player. I have always felt Sessions has the talent to be a starting PG, you can see it in his career highs of 44 points and 24 assists. He has no defense, but he gets the odd steal in the passing lanes.
Potential Teams to be Traded to: Indiana, Cleveland, Lakers, Washington
Marcin Gortat
A big bodied centre like Gortat doesn't come around often. He is a legitimate seven-footer weighing a sturdy 255 who has decent hands and runs the floor hard, and has shown he is willing to learn and develop under a coach. He uses his physical attributes to cause a bunch of mismatches and is still developing his skills in the paint, but for all his ability he isn't getting many minutes under Dwight Howard.
Potential Teams to be Traded to: Minnesota, Charlotte, Detroit, San Antonio
C.J. Watson
A great two-way player, Watson has extremely quick hands and is great at starting the break and keeps his turnover numbers low. He could be a great fit on a team who could use a spark-plug type player off the bench, and Watson has shown the ability to improve his overall game, and most importantly his shooting. Watson is currently stuck with Don Nelson's erratic minutes and an inconsistent role.
Potential Teams to be Traded to: Utah, Phoenix, Indiana
Ronnie Brewer
This is a bit of an odd inclusion, as Brewer was recently traded to the Grizzlies, but Brewer has had a tough time getting off the bench because of a hamstring injury and Memphis' excellent starting 5. Brewer could be a big piece of Memphis' future, but he has shown in the past that he can be an effective low-usage member of a starting 5, something similar to Trevor Ariza's role with the Lakers last year. More than a few teams could use his efficient scoring and ball hawking ability.
Potential Teams to be Traded to: Raptors, New Orleans, back to Utah
Kevin Love
After only one year at UCLA, Kevin Love came into the NBA and has already established himself as a elite rebounder, especially offensively. He has some skills in the post and finishing under the rim, but has had some trouble with the athletic NBA defenders. Minnesota is a good fit for him, but Al Jefferson is essentially the same player as him. While Jefferson tends to score more and rebound less, they are both undersized PFs who operate in the low post. If Love could get to a new team who could use his inside-outside game and rebounding, he could be a real force in this league.
Potential Teams to be Traded to: Golden State, Oklahoma City, Chicago
Who else does everyone think belong on this list? Let me know in the comments.
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