NBA Trade Rumors: Last-Minute Deals Guaranteed to Happen

With the NBA trade deadline quickly approaching, there is little time remaining for deals to get done. The day has been extremely quiet so far. Leandro Barbosa and Sam Young have moved in a pair of smaller deals, but there is potential for some high-impact moves to be made.

While the deadline is at 3 p.m. ET, deals often trickle in and are announced in the hour following the deadline. With that said, there is still a little time for teams to make a last-ditch effort at improving. Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard may not be on the move, but some useful pieces are still in play.

Here are three last-minute deals that will beat today's deadline.

Gerald Wallace to New Jersey Nets

Although there hasn't been much talk about it leading up to the deadline, there seems to be a good chance that the New Jersey Nets will acquire Portland Trail Blazers forward Gerald Wallace. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the two sides are closing in on a deal that would send Wallace to New Jersey in exchange for center Mehmet Okur, forward Shawne Williams and a protected first-round pick.

The Blazers have been in disarray this season leading to trade talk with regards to Wallace, Jamal Crawford and Raymond Felton. The Nets have mostly been focused on acquiring Howard, but with him willing to waive his opt-out clause for next season, it makes sense for them to switch their focus. More than anything, this potential move seems like an effort to convince point guard Deron Williams to re-sign. There is no telling if it will be enough, but it is worth the risk for New Jersey, especially since the first round pick would be protected.

Michael Beasley for Jason Richardson

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been attempting to deal forward Michael Beasley for quite some time, and it looked as if that might come to fruition in the form of a three-way deal. That deal, which would have sent Beasley to the Los Angeles Lakers, Jamal Crawford to Minnesota and either Luke Ridnour or Steve Blake and a first-round pick to the Portland Trail Blazers, seems to have fallen through, according to Bill Ingram of HOOPSWORLD.

With that in mind, it looks as if the T'Wolves will need to explore other options if they want to rid themselves of Beasley. One possible deal that has been discussed is Beasley to the Orlando Magic for shooting guard Jason Richardson, according to Alex Kennedy of HOOPSWORLD. That deal has legs since Richardson would help Minnesota's back-court deficiency and the acquisition of Beasley might convince Howard to sign a long-term contract at some point.

Raja Bell to Los Angeles Clippers

While this potential trade isn't exactly going to get NBA fans in a tizzy, there is a good chance that Utah Jazz shooting guard Raja Bell will find himself with the Los Angeles Clippers by the end of the day. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, the Clippers would be willing to use their $3.8 million trade exemption in order to add Bell. While he isn't a star by any means, he would give L.A. the tenacious perimeter defender it needs.

The Clippers' depth at guard was compromised when point guard Chauncey Billups was lost for the season, and while Bell doesn't bring the same things to the table, he can be a big part of the rotation. The Jazz have fallen out of the Western Conference race and Bell hasn't meshed with the team's philosophy this season, so this works for both sides.