The NBA trade deadline is rapidly approaching, and fantasy managers need to start making money moves. Here are the top six candidates whose current production may not hold, and why selling high now can help you strengthen your roster for the fantasy playoffs in categories leagues.

Houston Rockets general manager Rafael Stone has reportedly been busy gathering intel ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline.

EuroLeague CEO Paulius Motiejunas was critical of the NBA's proposed league on the continent, saying the plans have been "a little bit of a broken record of 'we will announce later.'"

Brooklyn threw away a 20-point fourth-quarter cushion, and needed a last-ditch go-ahead basket by Michael Porter Jr. to pull out a 112-109 escape against Chicago before a sellout crowd of 17,548 at Barclays Center.

Andy Bailey dropped the Rockets from third to seventh in his latest power rankings. Once up there with the Thunder and Denver Nuggets, they've now sunk to a tier outside of title contention. Houston is one spot above the Phoenix Suns and one spot behind the San Antonio Spurs.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Jay Huff scored 29 points and posted nine rebounds to lead the Pacers to a 127-119 win over the Pelicans on Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in a battle between the last place teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences.

One big-time NBA Draft evaluator explains why KU freshman star Darryn Peterson remains No. 1 on his draft board despite limited tape and health issues.

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves hit the road for Houston on Friday night for a Western Conference showdown with Kevin Durant and the Rockets.

Donte DiVincenzo was quiet (8 points, 3-10 FG), leaving Naz Reid and Julius Randle to account for 64 of the team’s 105 points in a 110-105 loss. Rudy Gobert (10 points, 4-7 FG, 2-10 FT, 13 rebounds) was sharp but had the yips from the free-throw line.

[Haberstroh] Here's a stat for you is that in the NBA, we have these 3D camera tracking... what we can see is that Luka Doncic is the 2nd least mobile player in the NBA on defense. 2nd least. The only other guy who covers less ground per minute on the floor defensively is James Harden.