The trade deadline is coming up and Raptors forward Donyell Marshall fully expects to remain a Raptor.

"The way things are right now, it doesn't sound too serious," the Raptors forward said yesterday when asked if he expects to be dealt before the NBA trade deadline at 3 p.m. today.

"I think it's just talk right now. I haven't heard anything different. Obviously, you hear your name out there, but I don't think there's anything really serious right now."

Many thought Marshall was a shoe-in to be traded however it appears the Raptors were not getting the types of offers for him that they originally expected.

"Most of the offers we have had for (Marshall) have been offers where we have to bring back a player who's got three to five years left on his contract and who is maybe a little younger than Donyell, but not as good a player," Babcock said. "That's not something that makes sense for us in the future."