NBA trade deadline countdown: More tweets and talk

What's the latest trade talk? Ball Don't Lie is back on the case like Bunk and McNulty. We'll update this post through Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline with Twitter feeds, columns and Yahoo! messages from some of the best basketball reporters and bloggers around. Refresh 'til you drop, friends.Ken Berger, CBSSports.com: "The Bobcats, determined to add an athletic big man to their front court, are close to landing Tyrus Thomas(notes) in a deal with the Bulls that would send expiring contracts and a future No. 1 pick to Chicago, a person with knowledge of the situation told CBSSports.com. While the source cautioned that the details were still being resolved and that the deal was pending final approval, it appears that Thomas will secure his exit from Chicago. The Bobcats would then have the rest of the season to evaluate the soon-to-be restricted free agent and decide whether to commit to him long-term. Trading Thomas spares the Bulls the embarrassment of l...