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Here’s what NBA fans want to get their teams for Christmas

SB Nation’s NBA team blogs wrote what they would give their squads for the holiday season.

Orlando Magic v Brooklyn Nets
Orlando Magic v Brooklyn Nets
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The holiday season is upon us, and whoever said NBA teams don’t get presents for Christmas told a big, fat lie. Well, not really.

But SB Nation’s team blogs hijacked Santa’s sleigh and dropped gifts onto their favorite teams. These presents could alter either the past, present, or future for any one of the league’s 30 teams.

These aren’t your basic “good health, good wealth” well wishes, either. Happy Holidays, NBA!

East

Celtics: A healthy Gordon Hayward

Heat: A franchise-changing player

Hornets: Man, a whole lota things

Magic: Victor Oladipo to come back

Pacers: A bunch of small tweaks for each of their players

Pistons: A real No. 1 option

Raptors: A real shot at the big time

Sixers: An eternally healthy Joel Embiid

Wizards: A redo of the Summer of 2016


West

Clippers: Their starting lineup to be healthy

Grizzlies: The truth

Jazz: A healthy roster

Lakers: A trade partner for Julius Randle

Kings: Some draft lottery luck

Mavericks: A Mark Cuban presidential run

Pelicans: Several cases of 5-Hour Energy shots

Seattle: 😢 😭 who knows

Spurs: A healthy starting lineup

Suns: Here’s what GM Ryan McDonough might wish for

Timberwolves: Home court in the playoffs

Trail Blazers: A re-do, but from what point?

Warriors: Does it really matter?

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