Next up from NBA Trade Season now that Pascal Siakam got his Indy wish

Here are some items from my trade notebook after the Pacers -- Siakam's first-choice destination if he had to leave Toronto -- managed to close a deal for the former All-NBA forward

The NBA Trade Deadline is three weeks away.

OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam, two of the foremost talents expected to be in play before the Feb. 8 trade buzzer, have already been dealt.

So attention leaguewide will surely shift to Atlanta’s Dejounte Murray as the most decorated player considered likely to be on the move between now and the deadline. That, of course, will depend on someone meeting the Hawks’ asking price, which is said to start with two future first-round picks.

A rendering of Siakam in a Pacers uniform from Indiana’s Twitter feed.

Let’s get to a few items of trade chatter from my notebook in the wake of the Siakam deal …