The midseason trade for Gerald Wallace helped that, though Crash spent equal time at each of the two forward slots.
Even after a controversial
midseason trade that sent Rudy Gay to Toronto, if recent history is any indication, they'll be a tough out.
Players like Yu Darvish don't have to make a decision on a qualifying offer despite their talent level, as they weren't even eligible due to
a midseason trade.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is one of the leading candidates for MVP, hitting.307 /.413 /.583 with 36 home runs, and he has been joined by
midseason trade acquisition J.D. Martinez to form arguably the best 1 - 2 punch in the National League.
Not exact matches
So at
midseason, McDonough
traded Dragic to Miami for picks, Thomas to Boston for a pick and a valuable Lakers pick to the Sixers in a three - teamer for Brandon Knight.
Around
midseason, when Morris was
traded for yet another pick, it became clear that for the second time in five years, the Suns would tank it out and amass a couple of high draft picks in a full rebuild.
The Magic considered
trading Hardaway at
midseason last year and had been expected to listen to offers for him again when the lockout ended.
And when LeBron demanded Cleveland add a playmaker, they both signed Deron Williams AND
traded for Kyle Korver,
midseason.
There won't be any compensation necessary for re-signing Darvish, as he was
traded midseason and is ineligible for that status, so the Rangers can call up him when free agency begins and negotiate with him, just like they would have if they had held onto him.
2: We will actually be able to
trade Melo
midseason this year if the season goes down the tubes.
So Ndamukong Suh (who had a reputation for being worried about himself and not much else), Jarvis Landry (who was unpredictable day - to - day) and Jay Ayaji (
traded in
midseason and seen as another me - first guy) are gone, and in their place are players like Danny Amendola, Albert Wilson, Robert Quinn, Josh Sitton and Frank Gore, guys the Dolphins had solid background on and felt like they could count on.