The NBA trade deadline is less than three weeks away, and Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. will have a huge impact on the market.

Nets GM Sean Marks tends to be patient, which is bad news for everyone in the league looking for one decisive move after another, from general managers to fans toying with the trade machine. Probably due to negligence.

Oh, Marks loves trading. However, his movements have some things in common. Typically, they occur within hours of the NBA Draft, rather than at the trade deadline. It happens in June, not February. And instead of going after it hoping for a looping single, he’ll stubbornly wait for the pitch, hoping for a home run.

So Nets fans who are happy with the tank, want to chase every loss to get Porter off the roster, and better lottery odds, may have to sit back and wait.