NBA Trade Rumors: 5 broken teams that need to shake up roster at deadline

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NBA Trade Rumors: Taking a closer look at five broken teams that desperately need to make a move at the NBA Trade Deadline. 

The New Year is here, the NBA is at nearly the midway point of the year, and the NBA Trade Deadline is a little more than a month away. The push toward the playoffs is inching closer and closer, and contenders should be starting to separate themselves from the rest of the pack.

And part of that takes place at the NBA Trade Deadline, where we see teams either go all-in with a move or take somewhat of a step back by deciding against making a move. Either way, it’s an exciting time in the Association.

There are a few playoff contenders in desperate need of a move

But it’s not just the championship contenders that will be highlighted at the trade deadline. In addition, there are many other teams that have either disappointed so far this season or haven’t made the leap that they expected themselves to make.

And that could lead to some big decisions to either buy (harder) or sell completely at the trade deadline. With the deadline a month out, we take a closer look at five somewhat broken teams that probably need to make a move at the trade deadline.