Brook Lopez was asked about general manager Billy King's announcement that he likely won't offer him a contract extension by the Jan. 25 deadline, meaning Lopez will probably become a restricted free agent this summer.

"I didn’t even know there was a deadline for contracts, honestly," Lopez said. "I knew there was a trade deadline."

That, of course, is March 15, and with the Nets still hoping to acquire Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, Lopez is well aware he could be traded away from the Nets by the deadline.

"I don’t know. I’d like to be (with the Nets), but you know — a lot of uncertainties," he said. "I don’t know."