Masai Ujiri has not engaged in serious trade discussions as of yet but is willing to listen to teams as the deadline nears.

“I’ll be right here (waving his cellphone) waiting and we’ll see what happens,” Ujiri said. “I never know what to expect. Sometimes it’s quiet until the last minute. Sometimes it’s busy. As far as our team, I think the team has played well. They have done well with the platform so keep trying to grow.

“These guys are taking the opportunity and I said we would give them the platform, and if they continue to grow we’ll see how we do but we haven’t done anything yet. I don’t want to call out the conference, I can’t do that, but it’s the measuring stick and I think we have to keep that in mind.”

Ujiri's Toronto Raptors are 28-24 this season, good for third place in the Eastern Conference standings.