76ers likely not making a deal

One GM cautioned that the Sixers might be sniffing around a few minor deals, but nothing that would touch the Nuggets-Knicks deal for Carmelo Anthony or the Jazz-Nets deal for Deron Williams. And nothing that, as yet, was in any solid form.

Yes, as of right now things are quiet on the Sixers' trading front. The pieces being considered as tradeable are the obvious ones: Jason Kapono's $6.6 million expiring contract, Darius Songaila's $4.8 million expiring, and Andres Nocioni and his approximately $13.5 million remaining over this season and next. Teams have inquired about the availability of Marreese Speights, whose playing time has dwindled, but the Sixers won't easily part with one of their big men, a position at which they're already weak.

As one GM offered, he could see the Sixers making another minor deal like this one -- using the aforementioned expiring assets. Otherwise, expect this trading deadline to pass without a move. The Sixers will consider buying out Kapono, who could then sign with another team, if they can't include him in a deal, or find him a deal, before the deadline.