NBA execs weigh on the players not named Jimmy Butler who are likely to be traded, and why a member of LeBron James' inner circle is advising a multi-billion dollar hoops venture.

Having already embraced the tank by dealing away Dennis Schröder and Dorian Finney-Smith, the Brooklyn Nets have one more major chip to play before the Feb.

NBA insider Jake Fischer appeared on the Bad Weather Fans Podcast on Wednesday and provided an update on the rumors linking Cam Johnson with a trade away from the Brooklyn Nets. “I think they will move if they get two firsts and stuff is kind of what the word around the league is what [Brooklyn's] benchmark is for him,

The Boston Celtics entered Friday with the shortest odds on the board (+200) to win the NBA championship at ESPN BET.

But with that said, it also does not rule out the possibility of Boston making some minor moves, which Bleacher Report cap expert Eric Pincus recently explained in an article surveying the NBA's potential trade options.