As the NBA world steps into 2025, and into the final five weeks before the Feb. 6 trade deadline, trade discussions around the league will officially kick into gear.
And while there have been a couple of deals so far -- both involving the rebuilding Brooklyn Nets -- it remains to be seen whether any superstar moves are going to happen, or whether there will be a series of smaller deals between now and the deadline.
Plenty is happening on the court, too. The West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder begin a four-game stretch against the Eastern Conference's top three teams; the New York Knicks on Friday, the defending champion Boston Celtics on Sunday and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday before another meeting with New York on Jan.