Organizing the chaos with the NBA’s Feb. 9 trade deadline drawing near can be daunting. Perhaps the best way to manage the gossip, rumors and analysis is by position.

While lines have blurred recently, it’s reasonable to break players into three groups: ball-handling guards, wings and bigs. Some straddle those delineations, such as Eric Gordon and Alex Caruso, who often play off the ball but can, to an extent, run the point.

It’s an inexact science, but the following list includes the point guards bandied about on the trade market. Some are “likely” to move, while some are TBD.

That uncertainty centers around the play-in tournament, which has led to more buyers than sellers with at least 25 teams still in the postseason mix. It’s still too early for some to give up on even faint playoff hopes, but that time is rapidly approaching.

VanVleet in Demand

The Toronto Raptors have underperformed for most of the season, with several competing franchises hopeful they will look to restructure their roster for the future. Most notably, Fred VanVleet is nearly 29 and in the final year of his contract (he has a $22.8 million option for 2023-24 that many in the industry expect him to decline).

Either the Raptors and VanVleet will extend their marriage, or the team will look to get value for him in a trade before the deadline. If it’s the latter, several playoff contenders (at least teams that consider themselves playoff contenders) would have interest, such as the Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards. So, too, would the Orlando Magic, per multiple NBA sources.

The Magic are eager to return to the playoffs. This may not be their year, but locking in a mature point guard to play alongside and mentor Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero is believed to hold longer-term appeal. That assumes VanVleet is amenable to a long-term stay with Orlando.

While it’s unclear how open Toronto is to a move, the buzz is the team is asking for a premium in general for its talent (young players, picks, veterans on friendly contracts, etc.).

Charlotte Ready to Embrace Slide?

The Charlotte Hornets didn’t intend to tank this season, even with French prospect Victor Wembanyama in the draft. The team hasn’t been healthy or whole from the start (restricted free agent Miles Bridges pleaded no contest to a felony domestic violence charge in November), and while the front office had been reluctant to dialogue with other teams on trades, that ice may finally be melting.

That could mean a new home for Terry Rozier, a career 37.1 percent three-point shooter who is averaging a personal best of 5.3 assists per game this season. Rozier, 28, has three more years under contract in the $24 million range. His deal won’t appeal to every team, but he’s relatively young and could fetch a solid return.

Charlotte’s hesitancy to talk trades has left the Rozier market murky. Still, the team previously discussed a swap with the Lakers when trying to acquire Donovan Mitchell via the Utah Jazz before the season. Marc Stein recently linked the Suns to Rozier.