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The Feb. 23 trade deadline won't treat every NBA team well.

Some squads will surely be stuck scrounging for solutions after 3 p.m. EST has come and gone. Others will get suckered into disadvantageous deals—one already has (cough, Sacramento Kings, cough). A handful will emerge as winners, strengthening their positions for either rebuilds or runs deep into the 2017 postseason.

We're playing a different game here, one where every team gets its best shot at its best bet. Yes, each individual trade still has to conform to cap restrictions and must be reasonable for all sides involved. But the same names can (and will) appear multiple times.

After all, multiple teams can (and often do) covet the same prizes, right?