Dan Gadzuric

While trade speculation about big-ticket players will heat up in December, the following less-celebrated names are better bets to be shopped. (As for rumors involving the Big Ticket: Kevin Garnett isn't going anywhere.)

A secret the deep, talented Bruins can't keep: They're of championship caliber

Relying almost exclusively on an exotic mix of freshmen and sophomores, UCLA passed its first Pac-10 test with a win over Arizona

Coming back after knee surgery and a burger binge, guard Baron Davis leads the best cast of young players in the land

Keep an eye on these five cosmic performers, four freshman and a junior college transfer, who are set to launch careers that could send their teams rocketing up the rankings