Ron Artest has been on the trading block for quite some time and so far no moves have been made.  For the Pacers, this is a questionable strategy; the player that they would acquire in a deal for Artest would need enough games played to get comfortable with a new team, so the faster this happens for the Pacers the better.

Last season, Denver had a nice surge to end the season when George Karl took over as head coach, on opening night this season, Nene Hilario was injured and was lost for the season.  Nene was most likely going to be their biggest bargaining chip for trades to improve themselves especially at the shooting guard position.

There is a player that has gone unnoticed throughout the season and he has plenty of playoff experience, even though he might have lost a step as the player we once knew, he is Latrell Sprewell.  I’m sure sitting out this year has hurt Sprewell in the pocket, even though he was hoping to get signed to a long term deal.  Maybe Sprewell gets desperate and signs with a team in need of scoring help that he can help deep into the playoffs.