Steve Wyche of the Washington Post reports that a team source said other teams are interested in acquiring centers Brendan Haywood and Jahidi White, and Hamilton but they won't be traded. There is little interest in Washington's other players, the source said, but that could change as the Feb. 21 trade deadline nears.

Though expectations for the Wizards rose with the team's early success, coach Doug Collins said the franchise would not make a knee-jerk trade to try to remedy the current trend. There is no need to disrupt the team's future plans to win a few games now, he said.

Though the Wizards have lost five of their last six games, they are not about to panic. Help could arrive tonight when talented but disappointing guard Courtney Alexander (sprained left ankle) could be activated off the injured list to face the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers (13-28), losers of 10 straight games.

Alexander has played in a team-low 16 games because of injuries and ineffectiveness. His pending return could provide some relief, although little production is expected from the offensively gifted leaper because he has weeks of rust to shed.