LAS VEGAS – Have we been thinking about the trade market all wrong?



That’s my biggest question coming out of the G League Showcase, which since moving to Vegas two years ago has quickly come to rival All-Star Weekend as the league’s unofficial in-season convention. With multiple college games to fill in the gaps, hordes of scouts and execs descended on Sin City this weekend, and obviously trades were one of the biggest topics.



Just maybe not the trades you were thinking about.



The build-up to the season, remember, focused on big-name, big-ticket items – will the Thunder trade Chris Paul? What happens to Kevin Love and Danilo Gallinari? Could the Warriors move off of D’Angelo Russell? Will the Raptors trade their vets?



One new name to that mix is Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday, with league insiders speculating on what type of package would be required for New Orleans to greenlight a move. (Consensus: An extremely rich...