Trade deadline window shopping: Western Conference

Welcome to part two of trade deadline window shopping. Two weeks ago, we discussed possible trade candidates in the Eastern Conference but held off on the west as, at the time, 14 teams were still full steam ahead for the playoffs.

Unfortunately, although the picture is slightly clearer now, the league’s superior conference remains as competitive as ever, making it difficult to parse through which teams want to sell. Regardless, with just over two weeks until the big day, it’s necessary to consider possible trade targets on teams that could theoretically fall out of the playoff race enough to shift their focus to next season and auction off spare parts.

So, for now, we will only touch on the…