With the dates swiftly turning, and the end of the calendar year approaching far too quickly, it's time to take a brief detour from the action on the NBA courts, to take a look ahead to the Feb. 6 trade deadline.
Teams have now played enough games to know who they are, what they lack, and which direction they need to go in. Well, some teams might still be unclear on that last bit.
We'll take a look at which Central Division teams are in need of making a move, and how each team should approach the deadline with free agents who signed during the offseason now being eligible to be traded.