Victor Oladipo #7 of the Houston Rockets (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
The Houston Rockets and Victor Oladipo weren’t able to come to terms on a mid-season extension and have begun the process of shopping him around the league. With the expanded playoffs and condensed schedule, more teams than ever see themselves as playoff contenders.
The trade market is going to be ultra-competitive, much like the race for the playoffs, and the Golden State Warriors are rumored to be interested in an upgrade to pull themselves out of the ninth seed in the Western Conference.