Multiple defendants charged in connection with the mob-linked gambling case that ensnared current and former NBA stars are discussing plea deals with federal prosecutors, according to court documents.

Current and former NBA players, along with a coach, were among nearly three dozen people indicted in connection with two major alleged operations: one involving the rigging of high-stakes poker games allegedly backed by the Mafia, and the other using nonpublic information to place bets on multiple NBA games.

Among the defendants in the cases are members and associates of four major Mafia crime families, as well as Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and ex-NBA player Damon Jones.

On Thursday, federal prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Ramon R

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