With the NBA trade deadline rapidly approaching, the whole league is...well, they're doing nothing. Ordinarily, this is a time of the year where rumors run rampant and superstars are linked to other teams. This year, not so much.
Just like in every other season, there are teams who are hopelessly out of the running for the playoffs who want to make significant changes, borderline playoff teams hoping to get that one last piece that will make them a contender, and elite teams looking to diminish flaws. Unlike every other season, there is little chatter between these teams to make a deal. That's because they are all waiting for the big domino to fall (in this case, a Dwight Howard trade out of Orlando) that opens up the action for everyone else.