Baseball might have the hot stove, winter meetings and a flurry of big trades toward the end of every calendar year, but the NBA is no slouch when it comes to trade talks and rumors in December.
Several big names have been bandied about in recent days as the league inches ever closer to Dec. 15, when free agents signed during the summer months are allowed to be traded. The relaxing of this restriction gives many teams greater flexibility when it comes to making the kind of moves that can improve a franchise in the short or long term (or both).
Here is the latest buzz surrounding three players who are reportedly in contention to swap squads this season.
Joe Johnson
The Brooklyn Nets don't appear to be afraid of tearing down the current roster and building anew.
According to ESPN.com's Marc Stein and Ohm Youngmisuk, the Nets have let other teams know that three of the team's biggest stars are on the trading block: "The Brooklyn Nets have begun reaching out to teams to let them know that former All-Stars Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Joe Johnso ...
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