As the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline approaches, teams and players are gearing up for the possibility of changes.
Trade targets can often be broken up into three categories.
Some players are broadly viewed as being available in trade discussions, such as Nikola Vuu010deviu0107, who's playing some of the best basketball of his career with the Chicago Bulls.
Then there are players who are unquestionably available, such as Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat.
(Generally, when a player's own team releases a statement basically saying, "Yeah, we're shopping this guy," the follow-up assumption should certainly be that it's trying everything in its power to move him.