A trio of recent All-Star point guards tends to be lumped together in conversations among NBA front offices lately.

Charlotte 's LaMelo Ball , Memphis ' Ja Morant and Atlanta 's Trae Young all seem to be stuck in a sort of limbo with the franchises that they've been the faces of since entering the league as high lottery picks. There is rampant speculation among rival teams that Ball, Morant and Young could all be available leading up to the Feb. 5 trade deadline.

For a variety of reasons, from their maximum contracts to their major flaws, it's not a discussion that generates much enthusiasm despite their status as big names who have put up big numbers.

"I wouldn't want any of them," a Western Conference general manager told ESPN.

That was a popular opinion in an informal pol

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