NBA Trade Rumors: 6 ‘championship cores’ that badly need to be retooled

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NBA Trade Rumors: Six championship cores that desperately need to be retooled at the trade deadline. 

A few weeks into the NBA season, there are plenty of interesting storylines that have begun to take shape. And one of the biggest that has developed revolves around teams with championship aspirations that have gotten off to bad starts.

The big question over the next few weeks is whether or not any of these teams can drastically change the narrative of their seasons. If not, it could make way for an intriguing NBA Trade Deadline season.

Is a chaotic NBA Trade Deadline on the horizon?

If this current trend of talented teams being extremely underwhelming continues, there’s a very real chance that we could be in for a chaotic NBA Trade Deadline. Of course, there’s no guarantee that will continue to be the case.

Heck, even if a couple of these high-profile teams keep underwhelming, there could be some serious action at the deadline. As the saying often goes, all it takes is one team willing to blow things up. Then, the trade deadline becomes extremely interesting.

With that in mind, let’s look at six “championship cores” that desperately need to be retooled or shaken at the NBA Trade Deadline.