Trade rumors survivors: Always in talks, but (almost) never moved

The NBA trade deadline – even when it’s supposed to be a quiet one – is very often chaotic, with players getting traded who weren’t even rumored to be on the move.

However, on the other side of that same coin is the reality that a lot of times, players who consistently are bandied about in trade scuttle end up not getting traded, leaving some awkward situations as the stretch run of the season approaches.

Below, check out our trade rumor survivors, i.e., the players who have been most often discussed in trade scuttle but have not ended up getting moved – yet. For this exercise, we looked up the number of mentions in our trade rumors page for each player since they joined their current teams.