Five guys to be wary of adding

Teams that are looking to make a deal inherently recognize a need for some kind of change, be it major or minor, but the players available in such deals are often available for a reason, and sometimes those deals make things worse, not better.

With that in mind, here are five players that teams should be wary of when looking at trade candidates: The Brandon Knight in Milwaukee was an impact player that made plays and looked to be coming into his own.

For some teams, getting Rubio would be a great idea.

Any team that trades for Okafor is getting a big talent with top-five-pick value, but you had better have an established role and scheme to manage his impact.

Dragic doesn’t have the shooting limitations of Rubio.

A contender can’t have the ball in Dragic’s hands because they’ll have better players on the floor.

Even a team like New York, if they could add him, would have issues because while the offense would be better with Dragic running it, Carmelo Anthony would still want his touches.

Dragic is too good to not have the ball, but not good enough to demand it on good teams.

If you’re a sub-.500 team with an offensive need, it makes sense, but the fit has to be just right or you wind up with Miami’s Dragic, a good player that’s not effective.