We've already had a big name on the move, or at least the beginnings of Spurs saying Wednesday.

LaMarcus Aldridge won't return to the team.

It's ESPN is a dream or Janowski reporting.

San Antonio is in potential trade talks, hoping they can find a deal and avoid a contract.

Buy out seven times in All Stars, that $24 million expiring contract that is huge and as soon to be former coach who wishes him nothing but the best.

He's been a great teammate.

He's done everything we've asked and, uh, at this point just like to do something that will work for him as much as for our clone because he deserves that.

Gregg Popovich, their senior NBA writer.

Brian Wimhurst is with us on SportsCenter AM Brian.

What are you hearing about where Aldridge could end up?

Yes, so we're over the next two weeks.

We're gonna hear a lot about power forwards because they're very desired in the market, and we're also going to hear about the cost of renting players.

And that's where democracy Aldridge fits a power forward who is available for rental, who makes $24 million.

It's a very hard trade to put together.

There's only a few teams.

It really can do it in a straight up trade.

One of them is the Boston Celtics.

Over $28 million trade exception.

They could do it very easily.

The problem, Randy, is that do they want to use that trade exception on a guy?

They may only have a couple of months, so if he doesn't end up getting traded, we could see him get bought out two weeks from now.

And then you will see a free for all trying to get LaMarcus Aldridge.

The Lakers could be in that game.

The Phoenix Suns, where he almost signed a few years ago, could be in that game.

Even the Portland Trailblazers, where he started his career, could be in that game.

In addition to the Celtics at that point, yeah, reunion of sorts, right?

With Damian Lillard and everybody in the Pacific Northwest.

Speaking of uncertain futures here, Kyle Lowry's name has surfaced in recent weeks as a potential trade target.

How would you describe the likelihood that he gets dealt by March 25th?

This is the biggest question probably facing the NBA leading up to the trade deadline because this is a player who absolutely is a game changer in the NBA, potentially for a contender.

And the thing about it is the Raptors are kind of on the fence there.

A team that's, uh, got some some opportunities to advance in the playoffs.

And Lowry, I think, would like the Raptors to maybe trade for a piece.

But if that doesn't happen, he absolutely could be on the move and the team to watch.

There would be Philadelphia.

Philadelphia is a team that can make the best offer for him, so keep an eye on that.

Maybe not today.

Maybe not tomorrow, but certainly by a week from now, another team that's going to be selling that we think, for sure, the Houston Rockets Victor Oladipo is absolutely available.

But again, a rental player.

How much do you pay for a player that you may only have for a couple of months?

Oladipo.

In talking to league executives, they believe he could go cheap.

The other would be P.

J.

Tucker, who is a player who's been on the market for weeks with no resolution.

But I expect he could trade it.

The guy who is getting the most calls is the youngest guy in this group again, versatile power forward John Collins from the Atlanta Hawks.

This is a guy that is a free agent to be.

The Hawks may or may not pay him.

They have been getting a steady stream of calls.

This would be a big price, uh, that they would be asked to pay here.

So I don't know if they can find a deal, but they're gonna get calls all the up until the deadline.

And one buyer that we should watch out for are the New York Knicks.

They've already made one additional trade and to get Derrick Rose and they're out there looking in the market.

They have three picks in this draft, including a very high second round pick in the Detroit Pistons second round pick that they own.

And the expectation, with $15 million in salary cap space and using one of those pics, is that they intend to add to try to make sure they can make the playoffs.

Right now they're in.

I mean, season doesn't end in March, but we talked about 1/5 place New York Knicks team.

Currently one game over 500 that is Brian Winters talked about the Knicks being buyers on SportsCenter.

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