The NBA season is not yet two weeks old, yet it's never too soon to start thinking about potential trades that could have an impact on the postseason picture.
Most teams are still in the process of evaluating their roster, hoping everything will come together for a playoff push over the long 82-game season, but there are outliers ready and willing to engage in discussions for marquee players so they can get salary relief and future assets to play with.
Nets Open Brook Lopez Market
The Brooklyn Nets have seemingly wanted to trade Brook Lopez forever, yet they continue to hang onto him for reasons that aren't entirely clear.
Now, per ESPN's Marc Stein, the Nets are not wasting time opening up the Lopez market for teams that want help in the frontcourt.
Stein reported executives around the NBA are "increasingly convinced" the Nets are open to trading Lopez before February's deadline. As is always the case in trades, it all comes down to cost. The Nets were shopping Lopez before the trade deadline last year only to hang onto him.
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