Old man Morton: NBA trades are actually rare

"I’m not the oldest of the young guys, I’m the youngest of the old guys" - Francis Ford Coppola

2017 is the year of acceptance I feel, for a lot of different things. My part is working on accepting I’ve become more and more "old" mentally as I’ve progressed through my basketball fandom. A little more stubborn. More to a point, I have zero f**ks left to give. Behold my new series: Old Man Morton (Hat tip to Nate Timmons)

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Trades are hard.

No, seriously. They are. You are dealing with humans and in some cases multiple humans who have differing agendas, values, goals than your average fan may have. Even executives for our favorite teams may not feel the same way we do. To a fan, doing a…