NBA Trade Deadline Articles - Page 8

Ever since Klay Thompson moved on to the Dallas Mavericks, the Golden State Warriors have been looking for another star to pair with Stephen Curry. They’ve been linked to seemingly every big name on the trade market, and a blockbuster deal seems inevitable ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline. Stars are being moved left […]

Jeff Teague gave a stunning reaction to the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade and how it affects the Lakers’ immediate future. The most shocking blockbuster of all time gives Los Angeles its star to build around for the next decade. Regardless of what happens in the coming few months, the Lakers’ future immediately brightened on Saturday […]

Anthony Davis won’t forget the memories he made throughout his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, even as he prepares for a new life with the Dallas Mavericks. Since joining them in 2019 after the Lakers acquired him from the New Orleans Pelicans, Davis was successful throughout his tenure. He was named an NBA All-Star […]

Luka Doncic is officially a Los Angeles Laker after the Dallas Mavericks traded him there on Saturday night. However, another team could have been in the mix for his services, according to former NBA player Austin Rivers. Rivers uploaded an episode of his Off Guard with Austin Rivers podcast on Monday, reacting to the trade […]

The New York Knicks could be getting a key piece of their rotation back shortly. Big man Mitchell Robinson, who hasn’t suited up yet in 2024-25 due to a foot injury, has been cleared to practice, as Tom Thibodeau announced on Monday. However, not 5-on-5 quite yet: Via Ian Begley: “Mitchell Robinson has been cleared […]

Although undermanned against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Dallas Mavericks were shocked. Besides general manager Nico Harrison, no one on the Mavericks knew that Dallas would rock the NBA by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. It’s why Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd became a meme after his real-time reaction to […]

When news broke that the Dallas Mavericks were trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team deal that netted them Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a first-round pick, it quite literally took the NBA by storm. Suddenly, one of the association’s top stars was on the move, […]

The Chicago Bulls were able to finally trade Zach LaVine after he had been in rumors since the beginning of the season. In a three-team deal with the Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs, LaVine was sent to the Kings and will be a part of a team that has the talent to try and […]

The Chicago Bulls started to hit the eject button on the current iteration of their team on Sunday night when they helped facilitate a three-team trade that sent star guard Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings and sent De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs. In return, the Bulls got their first-round pick back from […]

The Sacramento Kings traded De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs in a deal that felt inevitable to happen over the past week. General manager Monte McNair recently spoke about the trade, showing his love for Fox and also welcoming Zach LaVine to the team. “De’Aaron has played a pivotal role with our franchise, and […]

The Utah Jazz were unaware that Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis were involved in the blockbuster Los Angeles Lakers-Dallas Mavericks trade until about an hour before it was finalized, according to a report from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Tim MacMahon. League sources revealed that while the Jazz organization learned of the full scope roughly an […]

The Chicago Bulls may finally be inching their way toward a rebuild after trading Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings in a deal that also sent De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs. The team is incurring some cumbersome contracts in the form of Kevin Huerter and Zach Collins, but it is gradually moving itself […]

Luka Doncic envisioned spending his entire career with the Dallas Mavericks, much like franchise legend Dirk Nowitzki, according to a report by The Athletic’s Fred Katz, Joe Vardon, and Sam Amick. A league source close to Doncic stated that the star guard hoped to follow in Nowitzki’s footsteps as a lifelong Maverick. “He wanted to […]

People are still stunned by Luka Doncic getting traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, even people within the league. Doncic was the obvious franchise player for the Dallas Mavericks, and there was a chance that he could be with them for the rest of his career. Nonetheless, general manager Nico Harrison had […]

After years of trade rumors, the Chicago Bulls finally traded All-Star guard Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night as part of the De’Aaron Fox blockbuster trade. And while the move has been met with mixed reviews for the Bulls, reports have indicated that the team’s ownership is pleased with the deal. In […]

Luka Doncic is reportedly “ecstatic” about joining the Los Angeles Lakers, with early signs pointing toward a long-term future with the team, according to a report from Fred Katz, Joe Vardon, and Sam Amick of The Athletic. The Lakers’ acquisition of the 25-year-old in a blockbuster trade has reshaped the franchise’s outlook, and despite initial […]

In the immediate aftermath of the massive trades made across the NBA this past weekend involving the likes of Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis, De’Aaron Fox, and Zach LaVine, the Golden State Warriors are aggressively pursuing a second star to pair with Stephen Curry before the NBA trade deadline, league sources told ClutchPoints. The Warriors have […]

Kevin Durant is the latest superstar involved in trade discussions. The Phoenix Suns’ lone All-Star has been targeted by some teams before Thursday’s trade deadline. Most notably, the Warriors are rumored to try and trade for Kevin Durant before the deadline, according to ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel. However, if a deal were to be […]

The Milwaukee Bucks remain linked to Jimmy Butler as the February 6 NBA Trade deadline creeps closer. But Kyle Kuzma might be the player more likely to end up in Milwaukee. The Bucks may have redirected their attention to the Washington Wizards forward, NBA insider Marc Stein reported on Monday. “There has been little fresh […]

There has already been a ton of superstar movement at this NBA trade deadline. DeAaron Fox is headed to San Antonio, Zach LaVine is headed to Sacramento and Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis are swapping places out west. Now, the Golden State Warriors are trying to get in on the action. The Warriors were making […]

The Dallas Mavericks claim that Luka Doncic’s conditioning issues and Anthony Davis’ elite defense were the main reasons behind the trade that shocked the world, but many fans aren’t buying it. That’s why Bill Simmons had some fun with conspiracy theories on his podcast this past Sunday. The famed journalist brought up the popular idea […]

When that notification first came in saying that Luka Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, who else thought it was fake? This is one of those scenarios where you see it and immediately discredit it because there’s no way something like this could ever happen, right? Well, Doncic is now […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks sent shockwaves through the NBA late Saturday night into early Sunday morning when ESPN’s Shams Charania reported a blockbuster trade involving Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis. The trade, one of the most significant midseason deals in league history, instantly became a viral moment. HoopsHype noted that Charania’s tweet […]

The Los Angeles Lakers trading Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic leaves a defensive void in the roster. However, Bill Simmons sees the Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks making a deal surrounding starting center, Onyeka Okongwu. He explained more on his podcast about what would need to happen. “Would the Hawks want to trade (Onyeka) Okongwu […]

De’Aaron Fox will forever be a Sacramento Kings legend after helping them end their NBA-record 16-year playoff drought in 2023. However, the San Antonio Spurs’ newest star will now gun for championship rings alongside Victor Wembanyama and Gregg Popovich after getting traded on Monday night. Fox posted an emotional farewell to the Kings on Tuesday, […]

When Zach LaVine was traded to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, it made current Kings guard DeMar DeRozan quite ecstatic. Although the franchise lost their point guard, De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs, it reunited the two former Chicago Bulls players. As a result, DeRozan took to Instagram and shared a photo on his […]

More shocking reactions have come in, as a result of the Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis trade. This time, Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers gave his insight. Throughout his NBA life, he’s seen various crazy moves happen. As a former player and now coach, dynasties were built, but he hasn’t seen a trade like […]

The Dallas Mavericks pulled off one of the most shocking trades in NBA history on Sunday when they sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis. And in the wake of the massive blockbuster deal, Klay Thompson had a unique comparison to this move that involves Doncic’s new teammate LeBron […]

The Sacramento Kings finally parted ways with De’Aaron Fox. They may not be done yet, though. With the trade deadline on the horizon, rumors of even more significant maneuvers are swirling around the league. Sacramento can still pull off a move that could elevate it from middling status to genuine title contender. Right now, the […]

The Brooklyn Nets are sellers at the 2025 NBA trade deadline and could make significant moves. Earlier this season, they sent Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton to the Lakers for D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and three second-round picks. That deal was the start of what could be an active deadline for Nets. The team is […]

The Sacramento Kings were faced with a huge decision concerning the future of the franchise when De’Aaron Fox and his camp told them that he wouldn’t be signing a new contract with the team. Fox even singled out the San Antonio Spurs as his preferred trade destination, and on Sunday night, he got his wish […]

The Bulls have been a notoriously passive franchise in recent seasons, preferring to see things through instead of being proactive on the trade market and deciding on a more concrete roster-building direction. They decided to hang on to Alex Caruso and DeMar DeRozan through last season, settling for minimal returns for assets that could have […]

Is it possible to give the San Antonio Spurs an A+++++ for the NBA trade they pulled with the Sacramento Kings and Chicago Bulls for De’Aaron Fox? In teaming generational talent Victor Wembanyama with 27-year-old All-Star De’Aaron Fox, they kept Rising Star Stephon Castle, their three first-round draft picks from a struggling Atlanta Hawks organization […]

The Sacramento Kings acquired Zach LaVine from the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, surprising fans. However, the Golden State Warriors were also in the mix as they were interested in both LaVine and Nikola Vucevic. The Warriors explored potential trade scenarios where they would receive both LaVine and Vucevic from the Bulls to likely pair with […]

The Chicago Bulls finally pulled on the trigger on a trade that ended Zach LaVine’s seven-and-a-half-year stint in the Windy City. LaVine has been involved in so many trade rumors that it wasn’t clear if he was ever going to be moved, but on Sunday, the Bulls decided that his time was up and that […]

PHILADELPHIA — Guerschon Yabusele may be playing his way out of the Philadelphia 76ers’ near-term future. A trade might be looming for the 29-year-old as he continues to outplay the veteran minimum contract he signed this past summer. As the trade deadline nears, Yabusele is keeping his focus between the painted lines on the hardwood. […]

Jimmy Butler has NBA fans on pins and needles wondering if he’s the next superstar to get traded. The league already watched Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis swap places in Saturday night’s shocking trade. The Miami Heat star is anticipated to be dealt next. Butler looked like he had a destination lined up Sunday. The […]

Another former Chicago Bulls star is headed to the Sacramento Kings, with Zach LaVine joining his former Windy City teammate DeMar DeRozan. This comes after a blockbuster three-team trade in the NBA, with Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis switching places following a Dallas Mavericks-Los Angeles Lakers swap (that also involved the Utah Jazz) that has […]

Nothing will come close to the trade that sent Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers, but the Miami Heat’s decision with Jimmy Butler looms large as well ahead of Thursday’s NBA Trade Deadline, and the Memphis Grizzlies reportedly have held exploratory talks with Miami regarding a deal. “The Grizzlies, for […]