9. Stay tuned from China...

With the Chinese Basketball Association season wrapping up in mid-February, there are six names to watch for who could sign prorated minimum contracts in the NBA at that time, according to two NBA agents. That list: point guards Bobby Brown, Jonathan Gibson and Pooh Jeter (who all starred in the prestigious Drew League last summer; Gibson was the MVP), shooting guard Dominique Jones and big men Ivan Johnson and Randolph Morris.

Entering Saturday's play, here were their points per game averages: Brown (31.5), Gibson (31.2), Jones (27.7), Morris (27.6), Jeter (26.6) and Johnson (25.8). Brown, who was close to signing a one-year minimum deal with the Knicks last fall, scored 74 points in a game. Except for Gibson, the others played sparingly in the NBA in the past, and most of them have some league interest looking ahead. While Johnson, who played for the Atlanta Hawks from 2011-13, has the most NBA interest from four teams, the point guards could have a tougher time finalizing deals.

"All three are well suited to being the man in that (CBA) setting, but I don't know if they fit what (NBA) teams look for in a backup point guard," one of the agents said. "They are too scoring-heavy."