Nets point guard Devin Harris is now expected to be a part of the team's future.

Harris was nearly traded in a four-team deal that would have sent Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey.

The Nets are trying to get Anthony without including Harris.

"What we're telling Devin is if we can continue to develop the players that we have and somewhere in the future we get fortunate with a free agent or whatever situation that comes up, we'll be a much better team," coach Avery Johnson said.

"We're telling Devin the more we can develop, the more he can help our players get better."

The Magic are still open to making trades, reports Brian Schmitz of The Orlando Sentinel.

Schmitz writes that the Magic still like both Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony -- they are partial to Paul -- and they'll trade anyone but Dwight Howard for either All-Star.

Orlando knows they need a big-time scorer to compete with Miami and Boston and might even be willing to take a brief step back to reload if they were to add Paul or Anthony.

It has been assumed that O.J. Mayo is on the trading block now that the Grizzlies are bringing him off the bench, but Marc Stein of ESPN.com reports that isn't the case.

Memphis made Mayo available to Golden State in a deal that would have included Monta Ellis back in February.

Of course, the Grizzlies could change their stance during the three months leading up to this season's trade deadline.

The Nets are still motivated to land forward Carmelo Anthony from the Nuggets before the Knicks find a way to beat them to it, reports Marc Stein of ESPN.com.

New Jersey still is ready to assemble a package that includes Derrick Favors, the third overall pick in this past June's NBA Draft, along with multiple first-round picks.

However, a source indicates that the Nets haven't budged from their stance regarding Anthony's future. They don't simply want to rent the All-Star forward for a portion of the season -- they insist on getting his signature on a contract extension before agreeing to make a deal.

76ers forward Andre Iguodala doesn't expect to be in Philadelphia much longer.

"I would love to stay in Philadelphia, but if I'm playing somewhere else, I definitely understand how that could happen. I know how the business works," Iguodala told FanHouse.

"You have to be prepared for anything in this league. And I am. It's one of the first things you learn when you get here. Guys get traded on draft night."

Iguodala, playing in his seventh season, has spent his entire career with the 76ers.

If Philadelphia fails to make the playoffs, it'll mark the fourth time in Iguodala's seven seasons. He has never advanced past the first round in the postseason.

The Warriors are making forward Brandan Wright available via trade, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein.

Stein cites NBA "front-office sources" in the report.

Golden State drafted Wright with the eighth overall pick back in 2007. He's only played in 77 games in his first three NBA seasons largely due to troubling shoulder injuries.

The Kings have lost eight of nine games after a strong start to the season.

"We're disappointed," Kings co-owner Joe Maloof said, "but we're not panicking. The defense is much better, and if we start making shots, we'll win some of these games.

"Let's get 25 games into the season and then we'll have a better sense of where we are."

The Kings have inquired about Atlanta's Jeff Teague and Houston's Aaron Brooks, according to a report in The Sacramento Bee.

The Nuggets are now pushing for center Brook Lopez in any trade with the Nets that would send Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey, according to a league source.

For weeks, Denver was reportedly asking for rookie Derrick Favors as the centerpiece of a trade for Anthony.

The Hornets and Raptors have agreed in principle on a five-player trade that would send Peja Stojakovic and Jerryd Bayless to the Raptors for Jarrett Jack, David Andersen and Marcus Banks, according to a source.

The trade was close to completion on Friday night, but had been delayed over the amount of cash New Orleans would send Toronto in the trade.

In order for the deal to pass under league rules, it actually would be executed as two separate trades to get around a restriction preventing Bayless from being included in a multi-player deal prior to Dec. 23 -- two months to the day after the Hornets acquired Bayless from the Trail Blazers.

The Hornets and Raptors are engaged in serious discussions on a five-player trade, according to sources.  

Toronto would receive Peja Stojakovic and Jerryd Bayless, while Jarrett Jack, David Andersen and Marcus Banks would go to New Orleans.

The deal is currently held up over how much cash the Hornets will send as part of the deal.