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How the Suns can pull off a trade for a star

PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 13: Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans watches from the bench during the first half of the NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena on February 13, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 13: Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans watches from the bench during the first half of the NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena on February 13, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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San Antonio Spurs

PHOENIX, AZ – DECEMBER 9: LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the San Antonio Spurs handles the ball against the Phoenix Suns on December 9, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ – DECEMBER 9: LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the San Antonio Spurs handles the ball against the Phoenix Suns on December 9, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)

I’ll keep this one short and sweet: The Spurs aren’t trading anybody that would make the Suns better. They keep winning and they do so by not trading their stars.

Last season the Spurs might have been willing to move on from LaMarcus Aldridge because of a seemingly declining skill-set, and even if they were to trade him for some reason now while he is looking more like his Portland years, his age prevents the Suns from trading anything of youth, and therefore value, for him.

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