Get ready for a summer trading block party.(NBA)

The NBA's trading deadline really isn't a deadline at all. But calling it a transactional pause doesn't have quite the same ring.

Although a few teams squeezed in deals last week, many sat tight knowing it won't take long for talks to get rolling again. Nonplayoff teams will start thinking about trades after the regular season ends April 19, and the trading season will begin in earnest July 1, when contracts expire and many teams gain financial flexibility.

Warriors. Vice president Chris Mullin wanted to make a move before the deadline, which is not surprising considering the Warriors have gone 12-25 since starting 12-6.

Golden State was in the middle of the Ron Artest sweepstakes, but the team didn't want to part with too much of its young core. The Warriors again figure to be involved when big-name players go on the block this summer.

Golden State has a lot of what teams in rebuilding mode want: talented young players (Monta Ellis, Ike Diogu, Andris Biedrins and Mickael Pietrus) who are working on their rookie deals, plenty of draft picks and a variety of players making enough cash for a big-money package to work.

The Warriors will gain added flexibility this summer, when the contracts of Jason Richardson, Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy allow them to be traded more easily. So, when you start hearing rumors about Kevin Garnett, Allen Iverson and Paul Pierce, expect the Warriors to be in the conversation.

Lakers. L.A. was seeking a taker for Lamar Odom, who, depending on whom you ask, is doing well or poorly playing alongside Kobe Bryant. There were rumblings of Odom's going to the Magic for Steve Francis before Francis ended up in New York.