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Coping with your NBA team not making a trade deadline deal

By Jeremy Lambert

Sep 25, 2015; Waltham, MA, USA; Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge (left) and co-owner Wyc Grousbeck, during media day at the Boston Celtic Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2015; Waltham, MA, USA; Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge (left) and co-owner Wyc Grousbeck, during media day at the Boston Celtic Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports /
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So, your team didn’t make that big trade you spent days tweeting about? They didn’t pull the trigger on that deal that you put together in five minutes on the Trade Machine? They just couldn’t part with that draft pick or prospect that you don’t see as a big deal because you want to win today, not tomorrow?

It’s okay. In the words of Sean Maguire, “It’s not your fault.”

Sure, you watched the Oklahoma City Thunder acquire a veteran big man and a potentially dangerous shooter for two scrap pieces and a guy best known for dancing, but that’s not your fault. And I know it was tough to see the Houston Rockets add another 3-point shooter as they attempt to win a game by shooting nothing but 3s, but that’s not your fault. And the New Orleans Pelicans getting DeMarcus Cousins definitely isn’t your fault. I mean, come on. You don’t think Buddy Hield is the next Steph Curry, do you?

I know you wanted that mediocre player on a bad contract traded for nothing, and you definitely wanted that superstar traded to your team, but it doesn’t work like that in real life. There is no “Find Trade” feature that presents you with 29 options that always includes the Kings trying to get rid of Matt Barnes. Although, I would imagine things work kind of similar because you just want to trade one player, but the offers come back with teams asking you to add a player or draft pick that you have no intention of trading.

Anyway, I’m sure your general manager wasn’t asleep during the day, still recovering from New Orleans this past weekend. I promise you that he was Paul Piercing all afternoon in his office while listening to Hotline Bling.

I get it, Celtics fans. You wanted Jimmy Butler or Paul George. And I’m sure Danny Ainge offered the Bulls and Pacers everyone on the roster except Isaiah Thomas and Al Horford. He definitely was willing to include Terry Rozier, because there’s no way Terry Rozier is holding up a deal that would net his team Butler or George. And, I get it, Knicks fans. You wanted Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, and Carmelo Anthony gone. You want a full rebuild around Kristaps Porzingis. That Ricky Rubio for Rose deal was close, but is that really what you want? A defensive-pass first point guard who would compliment Porzingis and allow him to flourish? Isn’t that a little too “logical” for the Knicks?

We all wanted our teams to get better, or worse, depending on who you root for. And maybe it didn’t happen on Thursday, but just remember these two things before you start yelling at your computer like it understands you.

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First, if Joel Embiid still believes in The Process even though Sam Hinkie is gone, the team strung along fans about the status of Ben Simmons all season before finally declaring him out for the season, and traded away their two best players not named Joel Emiid: Then you can still believe in your team.

Second, the NBA season was decided on July 4.

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