As the final 24 hours before the NBA trade deadline wind down, there are two names that continue to surface amongst league sources. Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski tweets that Boston’s Paul Pierce and Atlanta’s Josh Smith are the names drawing the most interest, with the Brooklyn Nets rumored to be the latest engaging in talks regarding Pierce and the Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns and Nets emerging as the most likely candidates to land Smith.

— Bill Ingram