NBA Trade Deadline Articles - Page 18

The Portland Trail Blazers haven’t exactly found their transition into a post-Damian Lillard world to be as smooth as they would have wanted. Scoot Henderson has gone through woes one would expect from a 20-year old rookie point guard, while the team’s veterans whom many thought would keep the team a bit nearer to the […]

Throughout the 2023-24 season, it looked like the Washington Wizards were finally going to embrace the concept of being a team that intentionally takes a plummet down the standings in hopes of boosting their lottery odds so they can try and draft the franchise cornerstone that would put an end to their cycle of mediocrity. […]

Daryl Morey and the Philadelphia 76ers were one of the busier teams during the 2024 NBA trade deadline. Undoubtedly Philadelphia’s biggest move was acquiring sharp-shooting guard Buddy Hield from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Marcus Morris Sr., Furkan Korkmaz, and three second-round picks. The 76ers later traded for Cam Payne from the Milwaukee Bucks […]

Newly acquired Detroit Pistons’ guard Quentin Grimes spoke with the media during practice on Sunday. The Pistons were one of the most active teams at the NBA trade deadline. They acquired Grimes from the New York Knicks along with Evan Fournier,  Malachi Flynn, Ryan Arcidiacono, and two second-round picks in exchange for Bojan Bogdanovic and […]

New Orleans Pelicans Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin heard the grumbling from fans and noted the leaks from other front offices. A few loud corners of the fanbase wanted to see some roster movement without much concern for locker-room chemistry. Griffin addressed both with reasoning and logic during Friday’s in-game TV interview. Granted, […]

There isn’t an NBA reporter busier on trade deadline day than ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The veteran insider has dominated the intel market over the last decade. However, the rush to break news on deadline day can lead to mix-ups, and Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Smith Jr. was caught in the crossfire on Thursday. Wojnarowski reported […]

After a slow start with James Harden, the Los Angeles Clippers have looked like a legitimate threat to win the Western Conference. The Clippers are just a half-game behind the Minnesota Timberwolves for first place in the West, with the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder also in the mix at the top. However, the […]

With the incredible success of the Oklahoma City Thunder so far in their 2023-24 campaign, the excitement level was enormous for their franchise to acquire an All-Star caliber player at the NBA trade deadline, so they can legitimately compete for a championship. The Thunder have an excellent combination of draft capital and young assets they […]

The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, with teams across the league making strategic moves. The Houston Rockets, in particular, had opportunities arise in trade discussions but ultimately saw no major deals materialize beyond acquiring Steven Adams, who isn’t cleared to play until the next NBA season. This move, while welcomed by fans, doesn’t […]

The Brooklyn Nets continue to seek momentum at the midpoint of the 2023-24 season. Ben Simmons looks promising amid his return from injury, but Brooklyn shook things up at the NBA trade deadline. The team dealt Spencer Dinwiddie for Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder. Yet, the Nets failed to capitalize on the unique opportunity to […]

Prior to the Dallas Mavericks game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, head coach Jason Kidd revealed that newly-acquired players PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford will play but won’t start. Kidd said Washington will likely receive the opportunity to start before the All-Star break, however. The Mavericks trades for Washington and Gafford should prove […]

The Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green commented on the New York Knicks’ recent trades at the deadline, and he seemed to push back on the notion they may be an NBA Finals contender. After trading for OG Anunoby on Dec. 30 and acquiring Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons on the day […]

The Charlotte Hornets were busy at the 2024 NBA trade deadline, as they sold off a pair of key pieces in P.J. Washington and Gordon Hayward in an attempt to clear up their salary cap and recoup some future assets. After their latest tough loss of the season on Friday night at the hands of […]

The New York Knicks were winners at the trade deadline and have a roster ready to contend. New York made a trade in late December, acquiring OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa, who have been very impactful players for them. The Knicks weren’t done there, as they acquired Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks from the Detroit […]

Nearly five months after requesting a trade, Buddy Hield finally got his wish. If only his desire to move on from the Indiana Pacers made Hield’s departure any easier for longtime teammate Tyrese Haliburton to stomach. After Indiana shipped Hield to the Philadelphia 76ers at Thursday’s trade deadline, Haliburton posted an equally heartfelt and humorous […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were quiet at the NBA trade deadline. LA considered trading forward Taurean Prince, but head coach Darvin Ham reportedly wanted Prince to remain with the team, per Jovan Buha of The Athletic. “With limited interest in their players with multiple years left on their contracts, one option the Lakers weighed was […]

The Dallas Mavericks were linked to Kyle Kuzma until the day of the NBA trade deadline. Dallas ended up acquiring PJ Washington from the Charlotte Hornets and Daniel Gafford from the Washington Wizards instead. But were the Mavs close to acquiring Kuzma? Sources reportedly said Washington strongly considered one trade offer for Kuzma, per Josh […]

The build-up to the NBA trade deadline revolved around the Los Angeles Lakers almost as much as any other team, but when the day actually came they decided to be conservative. There was little the front office could do in order to affect significant change, leading to general manager Rob Pelinka standing pat on Thursday. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t get Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray at the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline. However, that doesn’t mean the LA franchise won’t take another run at him this offseason. And when they do call the Hawks this summer, they’ll also apparently be asking about Atlanta star Trae Young. “League personnel expect Los […]

The Brooklyn Nets were not ready to blow everything up at the NBA trade deadline, but they did make a couple of key moves that figure to have an impact on the rest of the season and multiple teams. That included parting with Royce O’Neale, whom they sent to the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. Although […]

The Los Angeles Lakers needed to do something at the trade deadline. With the way this season was going, they needed to mix things up in order to keep up with the rest of the conference. However, the trade deadline went by without LA ever making a move. Some fans are furious at the Lakers’ […]

Unlike last year, when they upended the franchise by trading Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets made no seismic changes as Thursday’s NBA trade deadline passed. This year’s deadline, like most of the NBA, was of the quieter variety. The Nets found a stopgap replacement for disgruntled point guard Spencer Dinwiddie, swapping his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are ready to put the 2024 NBA trade deadline in the rearview mirror and focus on the homestretch. The problem is, as LeBron James and Anthony Davis emphasized after an all-too-familiar loss to the Denver Nuggets, they still don’t have a grasp of their potential. “I don’t know,” LeBron replied when […]

Tyrese Haliburton is venturing into uncharted territory following the 2024 NBA trade deadline. The Indiana Pacers All-Star guard is no longer going to share a locker room with Buddy Hield, a player he has called his teammate since he was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2020 draft. The Pacers dealt the 3-point specialist […]

When the NBA Trade Deadline comes, two names come into mind Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski. This year, Patrick Beverley was the one to announce that he was moving from the Philadelphia 76ers and heading to the Milwaukee Bucks. The move raised some eyebrows given his beef with Damian Lillard and his uncertain fit with […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t push any win-now chips in at the trade deadline, content to play out the remainder of 2023-24 with a team that’s finally found the “best version” of itself. Just because the Dubs failed to make major moves before noon pacific on Thursday hardly means the locker room won’t be affected […]

The NBA Trade Deadline has wrapped up and the Dallas Mavericks turned out to be buyers. They got huge deals to get Daniel Gafford and PJ Washington to bolster their frontcourt depth. Now, Jason Kidd can rely on a lot more screen actions, rim protection, and rebounding. No one could be happier with these moves […]

Take Two. Four and half years after he spurned the San Antonio Spurs, Marcus Morris is now reportedly set to get bought out by the Silver and Black. The 13-year veteran is part of a three-team deal with the Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers that includes a 2029 second round pick and cash considerations in […]

Los Angeles Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka explained the front office’s decision not to make a move before the 2024 NBA trade deadline. Pelinka said the Lakers fielded “hundreds” of calls and numerous offers, just not the “right” one. Pelinka noted the lack of “marquis names” that changed teams […]

Chicago Bulls fans are experiencing a case of deja vu after the front office decided not to make any moves at the NBA trade deadline yet again. Neither the expiring contract of DeMar DeRozan nor the growing interest in Alex Caruso and Andre Drummond was enough to convince management to finally press the reset button […]

Sellers, the word that was supposed to describe the Chicago Bulls for the NBA Trade Deadline. Instead, nothing happened and time just passed as their roster remained the same. Artūras Karnišovas outlined that they were happy with their core and chose to not trade players like Zach LaVine. However, Billy Donovan posits that Alex Caruso […]

After years of requesting a trade out of the Philadelphia 76ers system, Furkan Korkmaz finally got his wish. The Indiana Pacers were willing to get him and Marcus Morris in exchange for Buddy Hield at the NBA Trade Deadline. He was supposed to help Tyrese Haliburton get a deep playoff push this season. However, that […]

A huge name entering the NBA Trade Deadline was Zach LaVine. The Chicago Bulls were speculated to be huge sellers but nothing happened. They did not trade Alex Caruso, DeMar DeRozan, or anyone from their squad. Instead, they are sticking with their core for the season and keeping their leverage. With the lack of moves […]

The Chicago Bulls surprisingly didn’t make a move before the NBA trade deadline. Many believed several veteran players on the roster would have been dealt. Especially DeMar DeRozan, who could have fetched a solid package for Chicago. Even so, the front office reveals their plans for the star small forward after not trading him. Executive […]

The NBA Trade Deadline has now wrapped up which means that fans are only an All-Star break, a few buyout market moves, and a couple of games away from seeing postseason action. Some players have gotten their plea of getting traded to a desired team but that was not the case for PJ Tucker. The […]

The Boston Celtics had an open roster spot heading into the last day of the NBA trade deadline. And while they already made a trade on Wednesday, Boston’s front office made two more moves just minutes before the 3 P.M. (EST) cutoff. In a rare deal with their rival Philadelphia 76ers, the Celtics dealt a single […]

The NBA world knows that LeBron James wanted to see the Los Angeles Lakers be active at the trade deadline. LeBron did it his way, but the message was unmistakable. He expected his team to make a move. Someone should go check in on LeBron, because the deadline has passed and Los Angeles stood pat. […]

So much for Cory Joseph’s homecoming with the Indiana Pacers. After re-acquiring the veteran point guard from the Golden State Warriors at Thursday’s trade deadline in exchange for a second-round pick and cash considerations, Indiana has decided to waive Joseph, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Pacers and Warriors agreed on a deal that sent […]

The dust has finally settled in what has been a wild NBA Trade Deadline day. Teams such as the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, and Philadelphia 76ers were busy wheeling and dealing. It did not matter whether they were a playoff contender looking to bolster their postseason, a middling squad looking to get better, or […]