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The Houston Rockets were clearly going to be sellers heading into the 2023 NBA Trade Deadline, and while they didn’t have a complete firesale, they did make one rather large move before the deadline struck. The move, which had quite a lot of moving pieces, saw them reunite with John Wall, who sat out the […]

The 2023 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and it was an absolutely bonkers few days. That includes an absolute whopper of a Kevin Durant trade overnight, which sent shockwaves throughout the rest of the NBA just hours before the deadline. This followed in the footsteps of Kyrie Irving’s trade to the Dallas Mavericks […]

The NBA trade deadline has officially struck, putting an end to a wild period of big trades across the league. While there were several big trades throughout the day, one player who was widely expected to be traded once again was Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins. And once again, Collins ended up staying put with […]

The NBA trade deadline continues to amaze, as the Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to trade guard John Wall to the Houston Rockets, with Rockets guard Eric Gordon heading to Los Angeles in the three-team deal, according to multiple reports. Also involved in the deal is Memphis Grizzlies guard Danny Green, who has been dealt […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have acquired guard Josh Richardson from the San Antonio Spurs in a trade for guard Devonte’ Graham and four second-round picks at the NBA trade deadline, according to a Thursday tweet from the Athletic Senior lead NBA Insider Shams Charania. Richardson averaged 11.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game […]

Gary Payton II wasn’t gone from the Bay long. Just more than eight months after letting him walk to the Portland Trail Blazers in free agency, the Golden State Warriors have re-acquired Payton at the trade deadline in exchange for five second-round picks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Golden State agreed to send James Wiseman […]

The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a 3-team trade with the Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks headlined by center James Wiseman and forward Saddiq Bey, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Detroit will send Bey to the Hawks as they acquire Wiseman. To complete the deal, the Hawks are sending five second-round picks to the Warriors. […]

Bones Hyland’s name had been floating around in trade rumors for quite some time, and while it didn’t make a ton of sense as to why the Denver Nuggets wanted to trade him so badly, they completed a deal ahead of the trade deadline to send Hyland to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for […]

The NBA trade deadline is quickly approaching and teams are scrambling to try and improve before it’s too late. The Atlanta Hawks have been one of the busiest teams Thursday and that continued with less than an hour before the deadline passes. The Hawks have agreed to trade Justin Holiday and Frank Kaminsky to the […]

Many people around the NBA world expected Russell Westbrook to get traded prior to the NBA trade deadline. The Los Angeles Lakers have already had a busy week when it comes to dealing players and Westbrook is headed to the Utah Jazz. A recent report from Dave McMenamin summed up the feeling around Russ leaving […]

The Feb. 9 NBA trade deadline is just hours away, so time is running out for organizations to make any final game-changing moves. Teams such as the Sacramento Kings could be after players who can contribute in the playoffs for a small price. The Kings are 31-23 and are the No. 3 seed in the […]

The Phoenix Suns shocked the world by pulling off an early morning blockbuster with the Brooklyn Nets for Kevin Durant ahead of the 2023 NBA Trade Deadline, but it turns out that wasn’t going to be their only move of the day. The Suns followed up this deal with a much smaller one that involves […]

The Feb. 9 NBA trade deadline under two hours away, which means the clock is ticking for organizations to make any final moves. Playoff hopefuls such as the Minnesota Timberwolves could try to make another move after a blockbuster trade that sent D’Angelo Russell to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team deal with the […]

Forward Jae Crowder reacted to being traded to the Milwaukee Bucks at the NBA trade deadline in a Thursday tweet. “CUT OFF MY FINGER TO SAVE MY HAND… 99 BACK AGAIN.!!” Crowder wrote. Crowder was traded to the Bucks for five second round picks on Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. Crowder was originally included in the […]

It’s been a whirlwind trade season for the Utah Jazz but the clock hasn’t struck 3 just yet. After completing a three-team trade with the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves, the Jazz are all-in on their rebuild. Consequently, veterans Mike Conley Jr., Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt and Nickeil Alexander-Walker are headed to new homes. […]

The Chicago Bulls currently sit at 26-28, good for 9th in the Eastern Conference, which would have them in the play-in tournament. However, the team is listening to offers on Zach LaVine ahead of the trade deadline, including the New York Knicks, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. The Bulls engaged with the Brooklyn […]

The Golden State Warriors may not be sitting out the Western Conference arms race after all. The defending champions are engaged in active discussions with the Detroit Pistons about a trade that would send third-year wing Saddiq Bey to San Francisco in exchange for James Wiseman, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports. No deal […]

The Miami Heat have been heavily involved in several rumors leading up to the trade deadline, and now that the deadline is upon us, it looks like their primary focus may be to get rid of Kyle Lowry. Lowry’s name has popped up on the rumor mill frequently as of late, and while there are […]

The Boston Celtics have been looking to shore up their big man rotation all season long after entering the year relatively short handed at the position. They managed to do just that on NBA Trade Deadline day, pulling off a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder that will see them acquire shooting big man Mike […]

The Feb. 9 NBA trade deadline is just hours away, which means the time is running out for organizations to find the missing pieces for their puzzles. Contenders such as the Phoenix Suns could be very active until the deadline at 3 p.m. ET. The action in Arizona already started in the middle of the […]

Fans of the Charlotte Hornets all over the world may be wondering where in the world are the trades? Sitting at 15-41, the fourth-worst record in the entire league, the Hornets appear to have all the makings of a selling team with the NBA trade deadline inching ever so closely. However, there has barely been […]

The Boston Celtics have been riding high for most of the 2022-23 season, and that continued on Wednesday night when they picked up a win over the Philadelphia 76ers despite being down to just one healthy regular starter in Jayson Tatum come the second half. However, they were dealt a less than ideal update on […]

For most of the 2022-23 campaign, the Denver Nuggets have, by and large, steamrolled the opposition, thanks in large part to Nikola Jokic’s nightly dominance and Jamal Murray’s gradual return to his pre-injury form. Through 55 games, the Nuggets own the best offense in the NBA and there’s no reason to expect a drop-off given […]

A last-minute addition to the blockbuster trade that saw the Brooklyn Nets send Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns, forward Jae Crowder is likely to be dealt to a new team prior to the 3PM deadline, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Crowder has received trade interest from the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat, among others, per […]

Big man Jakob Poeltl was traded by the San Antonio Spurs to the Toronto Raptors just before the NBA trade deadline. The Austrian center was sent north of the border for a protected 2024 first-round selection, Canadian slotman Khem Birch, and two upcoming second-round picks. It was a chance for Poeltl and the Raptors to […]

The 2023 NBA trade deadline is upon us, and we’ve already seen some doozies. If you thought the Kyrie Irving trade to the Dallas Mavericks was a big deal, that was blown away by the Kevin Durant blockbuster in the wee hours before the deadline. This KD trade could easily wind up being at or […]

The supposed Brooklyn Nets dynasty has likely been over for awhile, but things officially came crashing down on them with their trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns. Reactions came pouring in as a result of this unexpected blockbuster deal, but the funniest one of them all may belong to Robin Lopez. Lopez […]

While pretty much everyone was asleep, the Phoenix Suns made one of the biggest moves in recent trade deadline history. The Suns capitalized on the turmoil surrounding the Brooklyn Nets by making a huge trade for Kevin Durant, and in the process, have immediately turned themselves into one of the most dangerous teams in the […]

The Phoenix Suns looked like a team dead in the water from late December to early January; their offense was sputtering, and their supporting cast was not able to weather the lengthy injury absence of Devin Booker. But the Suns put their foot down on Thursday midnight ET, and pulled off one of the biggest […]

The era that never was came to a close for the Brooklyn Nets early Thursday morning. Three days after trading Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn agreed to send 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns for Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and one first-round pick swap. Nets forward […]

After months and months of rumors, the NBA trade deadline is here. But for the most part, teams got started on making their big moves on Wednesday night, with one such team being the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers sent Josh Hart to the New York Knicks in exchange for Cam Reddish, Ryan Arcidiacono, Svi […]

Russell Westbrook wowed the entire world with his performance in the 2020-21 campaign, tallying 38 triple-doubles as he carried the mediocre Washington Wizards to the eighth seed. It was clear then that Westbrook still had what it takes to keep a team afloat with his floor-raising capabilities, as the Wizards were able to overcome a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers took their first step towards retooling around Damian Lillard after trading away starting small forward Josh Hart to the New York Knicks for Cam Reddish, Svi Mykhailuk, Ryan Arcidiacono and a protected future first-round pick. For a team trying to remain competitive as they look to maximize the remaining years of […]

Back in early 2022, the Philadelphia 76ers were under intense pressure to fulfill three-time All-Star Ben Simmons’s long-standing trade desire before the NBA trade deadline. In the end, they dealt him to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a historic exchange for James Harden. Fans of the Sixers shouldn’t expect a repeat of last year’s […]

The first major domino of the 2023 NBA trade deadline fell on Wednesday, a full day ahead of the actual deadline and it sure was a blockbuster. The Los Angeles Lakers had been rumored to be shopping Russell Westbrook as recently as this past weekend when Kyrie Irving demanded a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. […]

The NBA trade deadline is less than 24 hours away and despite all the trade rumblings, John Collins still remains to be a member of the Atlanta Hawks. This could change before Thursday’s deadline, though, with one team, in particular, emerging as a strong contender to land the 25-year-old. According to NBA insider Jake Fischer […]

The Los Angeles Lakers finally pulled off a trade Wednesday, sending Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade. Utah also landed a top-four protected 2027 first-round pick. However, the reports are that the Jazz may very well buy out Westbrook from his monstrous contract to clear cap space. If that were to […]

Patrick Beverley was one of the first NBA players to react to what could be a landscape-shifting blockbuster trade that went down on Wednesday night. The Los Angeles Lakers were able to strike a deal with the Utah Jazz and the Minnesota Timberwolves that will see D’Angelo Russell, among others, make their way to LA. […]

The Phoenix Suns will need to give the Brooklyn Nets a sizable return package in order to acquire Kevin Durant at the NBA trade deadline. Following Kyrie Irving’s switch to the Dallas Mavericks, the Suns now have a better chance of landing Durant; thus, they must seize this chance. If the Suns want to improve […]