KEY NBA DATES & Who's hot in trade talks?

 KEY DATES



January 6................10-day Contracts can now be signed
January 10..............All Contracts are guaranteed for remainder of the season
February 14-16.......2014 NBA All-Star (New Orleans, LA)
February 20............2014 NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
March 1...................Playoff Eligibility Waiver Deadline

By HoopsHype


Former Laker teammates Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol, who may end up being moved for one another, were the players most often mentioned on HoopsHype's trade rumors page in the last two weeks. Rockets center Omer Asik and Raptors guard Kyle Lowry lost some ground in our ranking.

PLAYERS.................RUMORS MENTIONS*.............    TEAMS...............RUMORS MENTIONS*
1. Andrew Bynum...................33......................................1. Cleveland..................37
2. Pau Gasol..........................21......................................2. LA Lakers...................24
3. Luol Deng..........................12......................................3. New York...................23
4. Omer Asik..........................12......................................4. Toronto.....................17
5. Thaddeus Young.................11.......................................5. Brooklyn...................15
6. Kyle Lowry........................10........................................5. Chicago....................15
7. Arron Afflalo........................7.......................................7. Boston......................14
8. Rajon Rondo........................5.......................................7. Orlando....................14
9. DeMar DeRozan...................4 .......................................9. Houston...................12
9. Deron Williams.....................4.......................................9. Philadelphia..............12
9. Jeremy Lin...........................4......................................11. Phoenix....................5
12. Danny Granger...................3......................................12. Indiana.....................4
12. Goran Dragic......................3......................................12. LA Clippers................4
14. George Hill.........................2......................................12. Memphis...................4
Key: (*) In the last two weeks.

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KEN BERGER CBS SPORTS

In addition to the Lakers, Knicks and Nets, the Timberwolves, Warriors and Celtics are among the teams that have inquired about a deal with the Raptors for Lowry, league sources say. Raptors GM Masai Ujiri has been encouraged by the team's recent play, as Toronto has gone 9-3 since the trade with two of the losses coming against the Spurs But despite the Raptors' fourth-place status in the pitiful East, Ujiri is determined to take the long-term view. With the deadline less than seven weeks away, Ujiri is said to have multiple deals he could do for Lowry that would involve receiving an expiring contract in return or slotting him into another team's trade exception. Taking back future salary would come at a high price, i.e. a first-round pick.


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Hey Danny, how about going out there and trading for a top-flight center who's not damaged goods? Just look at this list, and you should be salivating.

Better still, how about trading away expiring contracts and draft picks for another shooting guard or power forward? You won't need those trading chips for a center anyway because Mr. Right will be awaiting you in the mid-teens of the draft. Right? Sure!

Sam