There are trade talks going on outside the ones about Giannis Antetokounmpo.

If the Los Angeles Lakers want to add a big man before the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline, they can take solace knowing plenty of them reportedly want to play alongside Luka Dončić.

Trade deadline history (2017): Serge Ibaka to the Raptors, Terrence Ross and a first-round draft pick to the Magic. Ibaka won a title with Toronto, while Ross had a productive seven-year run as Orlando’s bench bucket. The 2017 pick became Anžejs Pasečņiks, an NBA afterthought.

The Lakers are chasing several targets before the NBA trade deadline, including Peyton Watson, De’Andre Hunter, Keon Ellis, Naji Marshall, and Donte DiVincenzo.

At 12-37, the New Orleans Pelicans are expected to be sellers at the Feb. 5 trade deadline, but it now sounds like they won't be moving any of their big-name players this season.

What’s more, the harsh reality is that the Heat — whose strong interest in Antetokounmpo is widely known — can access a treasure trove of first-rounders (up to four) in the summer and should thus incentivize Golden State to seize this current moment.

Los Angeles Lakers sharpshooter Dalton Knecht may be on the verge of getting moved ahead of the NBA trade deadline.

Former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins named a landing spot for Giannis Antetokounmpo that not many have even looked at in recent months. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar is reportedly set to start fresh somewhere else.

In recent seasons, they made moves that enabled them to avoid the luxury tax. And there’s a belief around the NBA that they’ll do the same this season.