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NBA shopping season is starting to warm up as Dec. 15 draws near

The passage of Thanksgiving does not typically spark a shopping frenzy in the NBA.

You'll realistically have to wait another two weeks for that, until Dec. 15 hits and nearly 130 players who signed new contracts in the offseason become eligible to be stuffed into deals.

Yet there is a hint of trade chatter in the air as November dribbles to a close. You wouldn't describe it as anything super saucy yet, but there are players and situations to monitor. Such as:

Greg Monroe: Seven, zero, two and eight. Those are the minute totals Monroe logged in Milwaukee's four games leading into Thanksgiving.