The NBA trade deadline day has arrived as teams now have just a few hours before the buzzer sounds at 3 p.m. ET. Notable names like CJ McCollum, Domantas Sabonis and Buddy Hield have already moved this week. But are those trades just appetizers? The Philadelphia 76ers are still seeking a deal for Ben Simmons. James Harden is suddenly available. The Los Angeles Lakers are desperate to make a move of some kind to support LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and there’s always a surprise or two before the deadline hits. There will be no shortage of action in the coming hours.
Fortunately, we’ve got you covered until then. We’re tracking every deal, monitoring the biggest rumors and grading trades as they arrive, but in this space, we’ll be reacting to the news as it happens. Stay here for the latest updates and reactions during the final stretch of trading this NBA season.
Key trades ahead of Feb. 10 deadline
- Jazz acquire Blazers’ Alexander-Walker, Spurs’ Hernangomez in 3-team deal: Trade Grades
- Kings give up Haliburton to get Sabonis: Trade Grades
- Pelicans land McCollum from Blazers in seven-player deal: Trade Grades
- Pacers send LeVert to Cavs for Rubio, picks: Trade Grades
- Clippers acquire Powell, Covington from Blazers: Trade Grades
- Knicks land Reddish from Hawks for Knox, protected 2022 first-rounder: Trade Grades
For in-depth analysis on every trade, click here.
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Well what’s this? It looks like we have our first surprise big-name rumor of deadline day. Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer claims that the Toronto Raptors and Dallas Mavericks have discussed a deal that would send Kristaps Porzingis north of the border. It is unclear at this team what the Raptors would give Dallas, but Porzingis would certainly fill their hole at center. Porzingis would be the latest in a long line of shooting big men for the Nick Nurse-era Raptors.
But the cost could be steep. Porzingis has had a nice bounceback year in Dallas, particularly on defense. Scottie Barnes is probably untouchable, but would the Raptors break up their longtime core of Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam to land Porzingis? Would Gary Trent Jr. be a viable base? Or would this deal give Dallas a chance to replenish their stock of draft picks?
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I’ve seen Laker fans throw out wild, fantasy-world scenarios in which they trade Russell Westbrook back to the Wizards some of the guys guys they sacrificed to get him. (Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope would really help this team!)
Until now, I had not considered the possibility of a Schröder reunion. I’m speechless, just like Magic Johnson.
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For context on Joe Harris: He hasn’t played since mid-November because of an ankle injury, and he might require a second surgery. This is why, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Nets have explored the trade market for one of the league’s best role players.
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In one of today’s stranger rumors, the Lakers are reportedly open to bringing back an old friend. “Right now, the deals the Lakers are really looking at are around the fringes,” ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. “Players like Alec Burks in New York. Dennis Schroder in Boston. Any number of role players, fringe starters that they might be able to cobble together the assets to get.”
The Schroder era did not exactly end well for the Lakers, who reportedly offered him an $84 million contract extension last season that he denied. Schroder went on to sign with Boston for just the $6 million taxpayer mid-level exception after catching COVID at the end of last season and struggling mightily in the playoffs against Phoenix (including a scoreless Game 4). The Lakers had Schroder’s Bird Rights, but let him walk for free rather than attempting to re-sign him. Paying assets to bring him back now would be a full-circle moment in this really underwhelming season for the Laker front office.
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Nash said that Harden isn’t with the team in D.C. and doesn’t expect him to be in Miami for Brooklyn’s game against the Heat, per the New York Post’s Brian Lewis. The Nets will return home after that to play the Kings on Valentine’s Day.
Nash also said that he hasn’t talked to Harden about the trade deadline, and he offered no update on Joe Harris, per The Athletic’s Alex Schiffer.
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And let’s check in with Nets coach Steve Nash, who talked with reporters at shootaround this morning. (They play the Wizards tonight, and Harden is out with hamstring tightness.)
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Now let’s check in with Harden’s former backcourt partner Patrick Beverley.
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The biggest news of the day, however, is that James Harden reportedly wants to be traded to the Sixers but doesn’t want to ask for it. Woj dropped that bomb this morning. Here is our story on it:
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In addition to their reported in Turner, the Knicks have also reportedly discussed a deal that would reroute Cam Reddish less than a month after acquiring him from the Hawks. HoopsHype’s Mike Scotto reported (at 2:30 a.m. ET!) that Reddish could wind up with the Lakers, who have discussed this three-way trade framework with New York and Toronto:
Lakers get: Reddish, Alec Burks (both from New York)
Knicks get: Goran Dragic (from Toronto), draft compensation (presumably from Toronto)
Raptors get: Talen Horton-Tucker (from Los Angeles), Nerlens Noel (from New York)
On Thursday morning, SNY’s Ian Begley confirmed that this had been discussed, but reported that “not much progress had been made toward a deal” and “the situation is fluid.”
One note on this: That construction does not work under the rules of the salary cap, but it would work if the Lakers’ Kendrick Nunn were in it. Scotto tweeted, “There’s also a chance Kendrick Nunn is added to the trade as talks continue.” Hm!
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If I were the Pacers, it would take a pretty awesome offer to make me trade Turner. I love the idea of building a team around Haliburton and Turner. It’s worth noting, though, that Turner is eligible for a contract extension in the offseason and will be on an $18 million expiring contract next season if not extended.
Turner has been extremely clear about the fact he views himself as more than a complementary player. “It’s clear that I’m not valued as anything more than a glorified role player here, and I want something more, more opportunity,” he told The Athletic’s Jared Weiss in December. “I’m trying really hard to make the role that I’m given here work and find a way to maximize it. I’ve been trying to the past two, three seasons. But it’s clear to me that, just numbers-wise, I’m not valued as more than a rotational role player, and I hold myself in a higher regard than that.”
In that same story on The Athletic, Turner said that it was time for him to be “a more prominent night-in, night-out guy on the offensive side of the ball instead of someone who is asked to be a floor spacer and hide in the shadows.”
With Sabonis and LeVert out of the picture, he should be able to get more touches than ever in Indiana. If he stays there, that is.
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Shoutout to Stein, who sent that email at 3:00 a.m. ET, 12 hours before the deadline. I hope he has at least napped since then.
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Turner has been out since mid-January with a stress reaction in his foot. In his newsletter, Marc Stein wrote this about the Pacers: “James Boyd, Pacers beat writer for The Indianapolis Star, reported Wednesday that Indiana is not open to trading newly acquired Buddy Hield again before the trade deadline. Center Myles Turner is now widely expected to stay put after Domantas Sabonis and Caris LeVert were dealt, but we are obligated to leave the open the possibility that something could still happen before the deadline until a Turner trade is ruled out as forcefully as a Hield re-trade was.”
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The Pacers didn’t get any firsts in that deal, but they got Tyrese friggin’ Haliburton.
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On Jan. 27, Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reported that the Pacers were looking for multiple first-round picks in any deal involving Turner or Domantas Sabonis. Indiana has since traded Sabonis to the Kings.
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Berman writes: “It’s unclear what the Knicks are offering but one source says the Knicks have most vigorously shopped Kemba Walker, Alec Burks and surging Mitchell Robinson, an unrestricted free agent who lacks a perimeter game. At one point, the Pacers were seeking two first-round picks for Turner.”
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And in news about ANOTHER big-market team: The Knicks are pursuing Myles Turner, per Berman of the Post.
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Another LeBron quote: “I’m tired as hell right now. I just want to get some wine and get up tomorrow. I feel good about what tomorrow has in store, and we’ll see what happens. We’ll see what happens as far as the deadline, but other than that, I’m kind of just focused on what we can do to be better.”
Again, he said this after the Lakers lost to Portland. Here are the nine players who appeared in the game for the Blazers, along with how many minutes they played: Anfernee Simons (38), C.J. Elleby (43!), Ben McLemore (28), Justise Winslow (33), Jusuf Nurkic (33), Trendon Watford (16), Greg Brown III (16), Keljin Blevins (10), Dennis Smith Jr. (22).
Los Angeles is 26-30, 9th in the West and has lost 7 of its last 10 games.
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Speaking of big-market teams, here’s what LeBron James told reporters last night after the Lakers lost to the (extremely) shorthanded Blazers: “Obviously, this (trade deadline) is something that’s weighing on this group that we’re all trying to get through. Almost feels like it’s a fog, just fog in the air. And we’re all trying to see what’s on the other side of it.”
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It has always made sense that the Celtics, who are less than $1 million over the tax, would try to dump a bit of salary before 3 p.m. today. Schröder is a natural trade target because he signed a one-year deal on a discount last offseason and Boston doesn’t have his Bird rights. (Translation: He’s going to be a free agent in July and, unless he gives the Celtics another discount, it will be difficult for them to re-sign him.) This does not mean that the front office would move Schröder simply to dodge the tax.
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KD apparently aware of Harden rumors
Kevin Durant appears to be following trade deadline rumors on social media, just like the rest of us. KD liked an Instagram post on Thursday morning that reiterated a report from ESPN saying Harden wanted to be traded to the Sixers.
In an added bit of intrigue, the injured Durant will be picking his team as an All-Star Game captain tonight at 7 p.m. ET, four hours after the deadline. Harden will be part of the player pool.
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Also worth noting on Boston:
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Schröder a name to watch
The Celtics reportedly want to get below the luxury tax, per The Athletic’s Jay King. And a way Boston could do that is by trading guard Dennis Schröder before 3 p.m. The Celtics are currently on a six-game winning streak and have moved up to seventh in the Eastern Conference, ahead of the Brooklyn Nets. Schröder, averaging 14.4 points and 4.2 assists per game this season, signed a one-year deal worth $5.9 million with Boston in the summer.
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There is reportedly an expectation that they’ll talk today. Harden, by the way, is on the injury report for the Nets’ game against the Wizards tonight. He’s listed as out with left hamstring tightness, and it will be his fourth consecutive absence.
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I suspect the backlash has already started. Woj is still reporting, however, that the Nets’ and Sixers’ lead decision-makers “have yet to become engaged in serious dialogue on a deal.” Hmm!
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Good morning! It’s deadline day. James Harden wants Brooklyn to trade him to the Sixers, but doesn’t want to request a trade, according to Woj. Harden reportedly fears the backlash that would come his way if he did it.
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Larry Nance Jr. set to have surgery on right knee
Just a day after being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, Nance Jr. is expected to undergo surgery on his right knee, and will miss six weeks, according to the The New Orleans Advocate’s Christian Clark. Nance was part of the trade that also brought CJ McCollum and Tony Snell to the Pelicans from the Portland Trail Blazers.
Nance has been out since early January with right knee soreness, but after missing 18 games he’s headed for surgery which will keep him our even longer. Before the injury, which happened during a Jan. 5 game against the Miami Heat, Nance averaged 6.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 29 games.
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More information on Westbrook missing tonight’s game against the Trail Blazers. Per Wojnarowski, it sounds like this is something Russ has been dealing with since last night’s game against the Bucks.
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Russ out tonight for Lakers
Russell Westbrook, one night after his benching against the Bucks, is out for the Lakers on Wednesday against the Blazers. It’s the first game he’ll miss this season.
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New-team debuts
Some recently traded players are making their debuts with their new teams tonight. Caris LeVert appears to enjoy being reunited with Jarrett Allen in Cleveland.
While Domantas Sabonis appears set to play for the Kings tonight against the Wolves.
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