On Monday, Greg Monroe wasn't being "made available" in trades, while Michael Carter-Williams was in the words of ESPN's Marc Stein, "undeniably gettable."
Fast forward 24 hours, and multiple reports have pegged Monroe as a potential target of the New Orleans Pelicans, while MCW has also reportedly been told he won't be dealt ahead of Thursday's trade deadline. Consider it all part of the posturing that makes this the wackiest week in the NBA calendar. Let's take it player-by-player:
Greg Monroe
Lowe: The NBA trade deadline could be full of big names and cap questions | ESPN The Pelicans still like the idea of surrounding Anthony Davis with a bruiser; they've gone back and forth with the Bucks about Greg Monroe, sources say.
Let's start the Monroe conversation with ESPN's Zach Lowe, who suggested the Bucks and Pelicans have discussed some kind of Monroe-centric move: