The Antawn Jamison trade, which is essentially a done deal, the Clippers are also involved. The Cavs get Jamison and guard Sebastian Telfair, the Los Angeles Clippers get Drew Gooden and the Wizards get Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Al Thornton, Brian Skinner and a Cavs first-round pick. Jamison’s value takes a hit in Cleveland, Gooden is still useless for the Clips, Ilgauskas is a buy-out candidate in Washington (meaning Andray Blatche and JaVale McGee could both start), while Thornton becomes an interesting piece in Washington. He will battle with Josh Howard and Mike Miller for minutes.

Elsewhere around the NBA:

Boston: Nate Robinson did not play Wednesday against the Bulls due to flu-like symptoms, and if the reported trade sending him to the Celtics happens as expected, he could be in uniform for Thursday’s game against the Lakers. He flew to L.A., and barring a huge surprise he’ll be a Celtic come Thursday. Anything can happen between now and the trade deadline, but as the C’s are constituted now, Nate-Rob projects to be a gunner off the bench — and a poor man’s Jamal Crawford sounds like a reasonable outlook.

Phoenix: With Antawn Jamison landing in Cleveland, it’s now quite possible that Amare Stoudemire will not be traded by the Phoenix Suns. His agent says he’s still likely to be moved, but Paul Coro, beat writer for the Arizona Republic, says Amare may not have any deals in place. We’ll know for sure by 3 p.m. on Thursday.

Chicago: John Salmons has been instructed by the Bulls to say at the hotel Wednesday night, suggesting that he is a likely piece in a trade. No word from the NBA yet, but this is normally a good sign that something is going down.

Los Angelas: Kobe Bryant will likely sit out Thursday night to rest the ailing tendon in his lower leg. We were hoping he would be up for the big matchup against the Boston Celtics but by his own admission he’s not playing unless he sees a turnaround in the next twenty-four hours. Were this a playoff game or were the Lakers struggling for a playoff spot, we would probably see Bryant in the lineup.

Oakland: Monta Ellis will sit out both Wednesday and Friday night’s game as he continues to recover from a knee sprain. The good news is that his meeting with his doctor confirmed original reports of a sprain rather than more serious internal damage. “Knee sprain” certainly is better news than “ACL tear”.

Memphis G Allen Iverson will be waived by the Grizzlies on Monday after the two sides have agreed to terminate his contract. Iverson is expected to be placed on waivers by 6 p.m. ET Monday, a league source said. Iverson will only get a fraction of the $3 million he was scheduled to earn and will become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday night if he clears waivers. There is no chance that a team would be wiling to claim Iverson off waivers, however Knicks president Donnie Walsh confirmed that the team will look into the possibility of signing Allen Iverson, who was waived by the Grizzlies on Monday.

“Right now I’d say probably not, but we’ll see,” said Walsh. This might be a perfect meeting of desperate parties — Iverson needs to prove he deserves to start and the Knicks need to improve their franchise-worst 1-10 record. If A.I. comes to New York it could be bad news for the playing time of Nate Robinson, Toney Douglas, Larry Hughes and Chris Duhon.

Elsewhere around the NBA:

Charlotte: In his Bobcat debut on Monday, Stephen Jackson had 13 points on 4-of-14 shooting, one 3-pointer, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and four turnovers. He played 45 minutes. Even though he just arrived in Charlotte Bobcat, Jackson appears to be the best the team has on offense.

Charlotte: Bobcats G Flip Murray matched his career-high with 31 points against the Magic on Monday, making 13-of-21 field goals. The streaky reserve guard added two 3-pointers and two steals in 34 minutes of action. His success limited Raymond Felton to 22 minutes, a scenario we don’t see repeated on a nightly basis, but he’s worth a speculative pickup.

Los Angelas: Lakers forward Luke Walton has a pinched nerve in his back and will be out at least six weeks. Walton was a glue-guy in the Lakers’ lineup, and without him the Los Angelas Lakers need to ask more from Shannon Brown, Sasha Vujacic, Adam Morrison, and Josh Powell.

Los Angelas: Lakers F/C Pau Gasol was limited in in Monday’s practice, but is now targeting a return to action on Thursday against the Bulls. He participated in both half and full-court scrimmages, on a limited basis, and said he felt good afterward. By no means is he a guarantee to play this week, but it does sound like there’s a chance

Milwaukee: Bucs G Michael Redd (strained knee) might be able to practice on Tuesday, but coach Scott Skiles isn’t convinced he’ll play on Wednesday or Friday. “He’s been out long enough now that we need to get him in some contact,” Skiles said. “It’s hard to do right now, because now all of a sudden we’ve got a lot of games in a lot of days.” It’s not surprising that the Milwaukee Bucks are taking it slow with their injured star, but at least he hasn’t had any setbacks