The trade chatter surrounding pretenders and contenders alike will only increase in the coming weeks ahead of the Oct. 29 deadline.
For pretenders, a chance to build for the future presents itself via the trade block, provided those front offices are comfortable offloading talent.
For contenders, sacrificing long-term assets for a chance to win it all is always a tricky idea, though one that a "what have you done for me lately?" league is often willing to take.
Let's look at a list of players seemingly available on the trade block or headed in that direction as the pressure of the deadline looms.