The fella they supposedly would like to grab the most is Washington Wizards center Brendan Haywood(notes), who has an expiring $6 million contract. The Wizards reportedly asked for Rudy Fernandez(notes) and Nicolas Batum(notes) in exchange. So the Blazers said nix on that.

A backup plan for the Blazers is the Chicago Bulls‘ Brad Miller(notes), but it appears that Chicago is becoming increasingly less interested in moving Miller as time passes.

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"We will not be averse to being active before the trading deadline,” Dumars told the AP. "But we’re definitely not going to be active just to be active. At this stage, it has to make sense for us going forward. We’re not looking for a short-term fix.”

It would take a lot to even have a short-term fix for the Pistons who will likely try to find a point guard a low-post player that is up on the trading block.

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What Rivers is saying right now is that Garnett could be back in the lineup in one week, on Jan. 22, to take on the Portland Trail Blazers in a home game, according to the Boston Herald.

Garnett is running again and will get a few chances to fully practice next week before perhaps testing himself in an actual game at week’s end. Rivers isn’t going to rush Garnett but there’s no doubt Garnett will be back in the lineup the second the doctors clear him to play.

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The word from Yahoo! Sports’ Marc Spears is that every single member of the team is on the trading block, except for point guard Deron Williams(notes).

Carlos Boozer(notes) is making $12.6 million this year in the last year of his contract will certainly attract the most interest and the team would love to unload him but no serious talks have taken place just yet.

He apparently practiced with the team yesterday. A few days ago, Magic coach Stan Van Gundy was saying that Nelson wouldn’t be back till later this week, but now it’s looking like Nelson could be in the lineup tonight. "There’s definitely more of a possibility," Van Gundy said.

Nelson won’t likely start.

Hopefully while he was injured, Nelson got to spend extra time with his young son, Jameer Jr., who supposedly goes by the nickname Deuce.

Well, Donaghy made himself another foe this week, according to the New York Post. The lead negotiator and spokesman for the NBA’s referees, Lamell McMorris, has apparently had it up to here with Donaghy’s claims, which he trotted out on ESPN and "60 Minutes" this week.

McMorris is saying that not only is Donaghy a compulsive liar but that he made some threats against him, according to the Associated Press.

So the Knicks are apparently adjusting their expectations for next summer. There is no doubt the team will make an initial run at James and Wade but the word is that the Knicks are feeling like it is much more likely they’ll end up with Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh(notes) and Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson(notes), who are also both free agents next summer, according to the New York Daily News.

This is still a good combo and a far sight better than what the Knicks have been putting on the floor recently.

Johnson at least has a long-time relationship with Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni, who he played for years ago. "More than anything he gave me a chance, he gave me a chance to play and just play free – and kind of blossom from there. He’s a great coach," Johnson said.

Abdul-Jabbar is currently employed by the Los Angeles Lakers but his role as a special assistant to head coach Phil Jackson has apparently decreased this season, according to the Los Angeles Times. Now the Memphis Grizzlies are apparently after him to come work for them. Rumor has it that the Grizzlies asked the Lakers if they could talk to the Hall of Famer and Los Angeles gave Memphis permission. That would explain what he was doing at the Grizzlies’ practice on Monday and why he supposedly had dinner with the Memphis big men on Sunday.

Abdul-Jabbar never ceases to surprise.

He apparently said last week, "It is vital that I start to memorize the plays." Um, yeah, that would be good. He went on to say, "I’ve been used to a certain system for 17 years, so I have to work on that. I still have a few days before we start."

Guess Shaq has been too busy hosting his own reality show to learn his plays. You’d think for $21 million, the Cavs would have a guy who would at least study his playbook more than a week before the season gets underway.

Okafor has been out with a hurt toe but he’s supposedly been cleared to play for some time now and his teammates are getting annoyed that he hasn’t gotten back onto the court. After all, the season is coming fast now. One teammate said, "He better practice Sunday or he could lose some guys," one Hornet said.

Head coach Byron Scott is saying that Okafor is telling him he’s not ready to go out there just yet. "When you have a guy that says he is not ready, the worst thing you can do is force him to get out there," Scott said.

Well, he better get it together soon or he may be spending a lot of time by himself on road trips when he finally decides to play.