The NBA trade deadline is not until Feb. 6, but the buzz around notable players and teams is building up.

The threadbare Nets were without eight players in Monday’s 113-99 loss to Indiana, including a decimated backcourt sans point guards D’Angelo Russell and Ben Simmons.

On Monday evening, the Brooklyn Nets will host the Indiana Pacers at Barclays Center in New York. For the game, they could be without one of their best players ...

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The Indiana Pacers will look to continue their winning ways on Monday when they travel to Brooklyn to take on the Nets. More ...

Won't go Monday ...

Ben Simmons and D'Angelo Russell's statuses are uncertain entering Monday's Nets-Pacers matchup at Barclays Center.

Russell will not return to Saturday's game versus the 76ers with a right shin contusion, Sam DiGiovanni of ClutchPoints.com reports. He finished with five points (1-4 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 2-3 FT), four ...

D’Angelo Russell (right shin contusion) is out for the remainder of tonight’s game.Source: Twitter @erikslater_ What’s the ...

BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn takes on Indiana looking to end its five-game home slide. The Nets are 7-18 in conference matchups. Brooklyn gives up 113.5 points to opponents and has been outscored by 5.8 ...

With long-standing injuries to Cam Thomas (left hamstring) and Cam Johnson (right ankle), and a late scratch of Ben Simmons ...

D'Angelo Russell Nets homecoming is the latest development to throw Ben Simmons' role into question this season.