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Report: The first trade before the NBA's deadline could see a coveted big man on the move

There have been trade talks surrounding this guy for a long time.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been trusting the process for many years now and it looks like it could finally be paying off. While the 76ers have had issues trying to give minutes all around to Joel Embiid, Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor, it's been made clear that Embiid is everything he was advertised to be and more so one of the other two have to go. It looks like the New Orleans Pelicans might be interested in trading for one of the bigs to pair next to Anthony Davis:

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It looks like some people disagree on who the Pelicans might move, but it's clear they want to move a less-than mediocre big man of their own who won't bite into the minutes of Embiid and Noel when they head to Philadelphia.