If you think the Wizards is bad, it get worse when Gilbert Arenas has been suspended indefinitely because he was found carrying firearms into the locker room. Arenas' contract can be voided if he is found guilty. Before the start of the season, a lot of people predicts that the Wizards could be among the top team in the East judging from the players they had. However, winning only 11 out of 33 games is far below expectation. Right now, its been spreading around that the whole Wizards team are for sale.


   Minus Arenas, the Wizards still have 14 other players under contract. Randy Foye, Andray Blatche, Nick Young and JaVale McGee are all young players under 24 years old and have the potential to be develop into good players. All of them are inexpensive and they will be a great pickup for teams that are looking for young talent. Among the bunch, Wizards might be looking to retain Blatche since he have the potential to develop into a Kevin Garnett type of player with his atleticsm and ability to shoot mid range jumper.



   What's more attractive than the young players are final contract role players. Mike Miller, Mike James, Fabricio Oberto and Brendan Haywood are among them. Miller who is capable of being a point forward should benefits team that lacks of perimeter shooter and playmaker. James is a defensive minded PG that can slow down opposing PG. Haywood have the size to bother opponent, ability to block shots and rebounds well. DeShawn Stevenson is another role player to look at but he have 2 years contract left thus making him less in demand compare to the rest.



   Role players are young players aside, the Wizards most valuable assets are the team's remaining two All Star player Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler. the Cavaliers have express interest in Jamison while Butler won't be short of suitors as well. Trading either one will officially makes the Wizards a rebuilding team. While rebuilding is not really what teams are lookng forward to, something have to be done if a team can't win much games even if they are full with talented players. If both players get traded for expiring contracts and Arenas contract is to voided, that will clear 41million worth of cap space for the Wizards.

   Tracy McGrady is finally back on the court but it only lasted for 6 games. He played about 8 minutes per game and he demands for more minutes. However, the coach don't think he plays very well in limited minutes thus its only a matter of time before he finally ask to be trade away. McGrady's situation is almost the same as Allen Iverson, no longer an impact player but still a fan favorite. Being the highest paid NBA player at 23million dollars, McGrady's expiring contract will definitely attract some interest from teams.



   The Chicago Bulls would love to have their hands on McGrady. Jerome James, Jannero Pargo, Tyrus Thomas and John Salmons might be enough to lure McGrady to the Bulls. The Bulls still be able to maintain salary cap flexibility for next season if McGrady doesn't fit into the team. The Rockets in return, gets back 3 expiring contract, one being Tyrus Thomas who is a very well known hustle player. John Salmons too will be a valuable addition since he can be a more consistence scorer compare to Trevor Ariza.



   A direct swap between McGrady and the Miami Heat's Jermaine O'Neal make some sense too. Wade needs and wants a perimeter scorer. Although his best scoring years are behind him, McGrady will still be able to knock down some long range shot. The Rockets in return got back O'Neal who have the size to bang up against other bigger opponent. He does not need a lot of shots which is plus point for the Rockets. This trade might work out since both players are expiring contract and won't be affecting either team's future plan.



   The New York Knicks are very keen to acquire McGrady. The Knicks have plenty of expiring contract but they would most likely wants to keep their young player together. The Knicks could give in Cuttino Mobley, Al Harrington and Darko Milicic for McGrady and Brian Cook. Adding Harrington who can spread offense all over the floor benefits the Rockets who need a consistence scorer. While McGrady can gets more playing time and shots with the Knicks.


   These are just example of what the Rockets will get in return for Tracy McGrady. However, this does not mean the other teams won't start to enquire about him. Its about another 50 days left until the trade deadline. Most teams would wait until a day or two before the dateline before deciding if they should make any changes. But one thing for sure, its quite certain that McGrady has played the last game for the Rockets.

    Recently, the Cleveland Cavaliers are said to be targeting a few players to help improve the squad. Among them are Antawn Jamison(Wizards), Anthony Randolph(Warriors) and Troy Murphy(Pacers). While acquiring any of the mentioned players will definitely improve the Cavaliers, the golden question would be who can the Cavs offer in return?



    Shaquille O'Neal and Zydrunas Ilgauskas are the team's only expiring contracts. These two players will garner the most attention, however either one of them are unlikely to move. Trading either one will leave a big hole on the Center position since they are the only true center the Cavaliers have. If another quality center is involve in the trade, the chances of Cavs giving up one of them will be higher.



    Cavs have 4 players who's contract run for at least 3 more years. Maurice Williams and Jamario Moon are close to untouchable while Daniel Gibson won't attracts much interest. Anderson Varejao mostly will attract some teams, but his contract stretching all the way until 2013/2014 will makes team to think twice before making any trades.



    The Cavs have plenty of players with 2 years or less left on their contract. However, aside from JJ Hickson the rest won't have significant trade value. Hickson is making about 1.5million and that's not even anywhere near the value of the targeted players. Maybe Delonte West is another trade option, but his ongoing personal issues decrease his trade value.



    In short, if the Cavs want any trade to work, they will surely need to include one of the center. Something like Ilgauskas and Hickson for Jamison and Oberto works financially. Maybe even Ilgauskas, Hickson and Williams for Foster and Murphy. That might work but its all down to how desperate the Cavs wants a solid PF.

    The Lakers no longer need to depends only on Kobe Bryant to dominate every single game. Pau Gasol, having played 12 games this season out of the possible 24 games, is doing very well lately.



    Gasol has been averaging 18 rebounds per game for the past 5 games, with 3 of the games he managed to grab 20 or more rebounds. The Lakers won 4 out of the 5 games, and Gasol's opponents throughout that stretch are no pushovers.



    He went against younger and more athletics center like the Bulls' Joakim Noah, the Wolves' Al Jefferson and Kevin Love. He went against the likes of Andrew Bogut and Carlos Boozer. This shows that he is capable of competing against younger opponent and veteran competitors.



    His 17.6 points per game for the past 5 games are just as good as his 17.7 points per game for the season. The Lakers look good to repeat as the NBA champion if Gasol continues to play like this.

    It appears that Marcus Camby is on the trading block. The former Defensive Player of the Year in 2007, Camby is an expiring contract player which makes him even more valuable. Teams who are looking for cap space and a defensive center should start to discuss with the Los Angeles Clippers for any possible moves. The question is which teams will most likely give an offer that the Clippers will accept?



    When it comes to center help, the Blazers definitely needs one. They only have  one true center in Joel Przybilla ever since Greg Oden went down with injuries. Now the question is, who the Blazers will offer? Camby is making roughly about 10 million this season. Travis Outlaw and Andre Miller for Marcus Camby would work salary wise, but there's no way the Clippers are going to do that trade. The Blazers might need to get a third team involve if they really wants Camby.



    The Rockets starting unit have no players taller than 6-9. That could be a problem if they face a team like the Lakers or the Magic. Camby sure fits well with the Rockets, like how Mutombo fits in when Yao Ming was injured. Just like the Blazers, the Rockets can't really find a potential trade that beneftis both team. In term of salary, Shane Battier and Brian Cook for Camby works but there's no way Rockets will trade Battier for Camby. The Rockets might just need to look at a cheaper alternative.



    Oklahoma City Thunder might be interested with Camby as well. The young Thunder team lacks a defensive big man and Camby fits the role. Camby will not take a lot of shots, hence he won't be hindering the progress of the Thunder young players. The Thunder most probably will offer Etan Thomas and DJ White for Camby. The Clippers might be interested as they will get back a tough and young PF in White to back up Blake Griffin when he's back from injury.



    Although the mentioned 3 teams greatly needs a Center, that doesn't stop the rest of the league to make offer for Camby. The Clippers might entertain any deals involving future draft picks, young players or serviceable big guard. Eric Gordon and Baron Davis, both 6-3 are the starting backcourt for the team. They really need a bigger guard to defend against the like of Kobe Bryant, Brandon Roy or even Vince Carter.