The Best Fake NBA Trades That Work on ESPN's Trade Machine

Melo to the Warriors is possible.

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Anything is possible in the NBA. Over the years, we've seen rosters quickly overturned and CBA rules bent and skewed so that GMs can get almost any deal done. The Rockets went from Kevin Martin and Luis Scola as their two best players in 2011 to James Harden and Dwight Howard leading the way in 2013. If GMs are patient and shrewd enough, that can happen to almost any team (except for the jackass Knicks).

Inspired by the likes of the Rockets, Knicks, Nets, and Suns, who have put together the core of their teams through trades, we shuffled through ESPN's NBA Trade Machine (if you're a basketball junkie who also enjoys long hours of Candy Crushing, do not open that link at work) to address a few major issues for a select bunch of teams. We were able to deal Rajon Rondo to the Pacers, Carmelo Anthony to the Warriors, and Kevin Love to the Raptors in trades that not only make sense in real life, but also pan out in the Trade Machine. Check out the Best Fake NBA Trades That Work on ESPN's Trade Machine

The Celtics trade Rajon Rondo, Gerald Wallace, and Jeff Green for Ben Gordon, Ramon Sessions, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, and Kemba Walker

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Rockets trade Omer Asik to the Hawks for Paul Millsap

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Rockets trade Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik to the Lakers for Pau Gasol.

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Timberwolves trade Kevin Love and J.J. Barea for Kyle Lowry, Landry Fields, and Jonas Valančiūnas

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Thunder trade Kendrick Perkins and Jeremy Lamb to the Magic for Arron Affalo

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Thunder trade Kendrick Perkins and Jeremy Lamb to the Raptors for DeMar DeRozan

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Knicks Trade Carmelo Anthony to the Suns For Emeka Okafor, Channing Frye, and Two 1st Round Picks

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Warriors trade David Lee and Festus Ezeli to the Suns for Emeka Okafor, Marcus Morris, and Miles Plumlee

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Celtics trade Rajon Rondo to the Pacers and Jordan Crawford to the Suns, Pacers trade Danny Granger and George Hill to the Suns, and Lance Stephenson to the Celtics, and the Suns trade Emeka Okafor to the Celtics and Goran Dragic to the Pacers.

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