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NBA Rumors Shopping For Philadelphia 76ers Center? Price May Be Going Up

By Bret Stuter

Jan 5, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Kyle Korver (26) sits on the bench during the first quarter of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Kyle Korver (26) sits on the bench during the first quarter of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Overnight, the landscape of the NBA has changed. With Cleveland improving, other playoff teams must now follow suit. But for NBA Rumors about teams shopping for a Philadelphia 76ers center? The asking price may be going up

The Philadelphia 76ers had nothing to lose by waiting. After all, from the moment the team spoke plain language voicing concerns about the logjam at center, NBA rumors began. But the rumors seemed to compete as to which team offered the lowest value offer possible.

Yes, things are changing rapidly now, as events this time of year on the NBA calendar tend to do. The NFL season is over for more than half the teams. Baseball is still months away. And NHL Hockey? Well, teams are warming up for the real hockey – the NHL playoffs.

That leaves fans coming to check out the NBA. And the NBA has plenty to offer right now.  The NBA trade deadline is 23 February 2017. The NBA All Star events run from 17-19 February 2017.
Meanwhile, this is the first “systems check” for NBA playoff hopeful teams.

For non-playoff teams, it’s a different kind of test. Now personnel offices must decide which players to commit to, and which can escape the team via the trading block. The Atlanta Hawks seems to have made that decision  despite their current trajectory into another playoff round.

The Atlanta Hawks have a curious strategy going right now.