NBA Trade Rumors: 10 Out-Of-The-Blue Trades We’d Love To See

Even though the NBA trade deadline is long away, the rumor mills have already been wildly abuzz with potential swaps.

Analysts are quick to point out teams' weaknesses, overflow of talent at a single position, upcoming matchups and playoff aspirations as they concoct trade scenarios.

Who doesn't love a big trade? Or, one that adds that one missing piece?  One that changes a squad from a playoff hopeful to a playoff team, from playoff pretender to playoff advancer, from contender to champion?

The 2010-11 NBA season is shaping up to be one filled with parity.  Not even the league-leading San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics are necessarily running away with it.  They've got the Mavericks, Jazz, Lakers and Heat, Bulls and Magic to deal with.  And look out for the spoilers: Knicks, Hawks, Thunder and a few others.

A few trades here and there would shake up the pecking order and make a title up for grabs.

Here's 10 out-of-blue trades that would do just that.

 

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