[Vardon/Lloyd] Donovan Mitchell conveyed to Cavs that he did not think team should stand pat at trade deadline. Mitchell specifically wanted James Harden as a teammate.
[Charania] BREAKING: The Los Angeles Clippers are trading James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Prolific swap of the star point guards.
LeBron James kisses his teammate’s mother during the game
Cooper Flagg checks out with 36/9/6, the first teenager to ever have three consecutive 30 point games
[Nehm] Giannis: Let’s talk about the city itself, the memories that I’ve created here. When you open my kids’ passports, it says Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I had four kids in the span of the last five years in this city. My dad is buried in this city.
Former San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich visited the team’s practice this morning, spending some one-on-one time chatting with Victor Wembanyama, Julian Champagnie, and Mitch Johnson
[Highlight] Austin Reaves lobs it off the glass to Lebron James
Draymond Green on possibility that was his last game with the Warriors: “If it ends, what a f****** run it has been.” He said he would not be “upset” if they trade him “if that’s what’s best for this organization.”
[Stein] The Warriors are willing to trade Draymond Green, Brandin Podziemski, and Jonathan Kuminga for Giannis Antetokounmpo
[Vorkunov] There are miracles, and there are acts of God, and then there is the Cleveland Cavaliers, a second apron team who can’t combine contracts in a trade and can’t add salary, finding a player to trade for who made just $263,397 less this season than Darius Garland.
[Shelburne] James Harden denied asking for a trade, but thanks the Clippers for the opportunity to play in his hometown. Says he has respect for the Clippers staff and that he wanted to give them a chance to rebuild. Says he looks forward to competing for a championship with Cleveland.
[Mannix] The Bucks want Jaden McDaniels, with Milwaukee seeing McDaniels, 25, as a potential future All-Star. But the Bucks also want multiple first-round draft picks, sources say, and Minnesota’s war chest of them is nearly empty.
[Stein] Giannis Antetokounmpo has no interest in being traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.
[Charania] BREAKING: The Chicago Bulls are trading center Nikola Vucevic and a second-round pick to the Boston Celtics for Anfernee Simons and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN.
[Jaylen Brown] on Cooper Flagg: “He’s a rookie and he’s got 10 free throws”
[Charania] BREAKING: The Memphis Grizzlies are trading star forward Jaren Jackson Jr., John Konchar, Jock Landale and Vince Williams Jr. to the Utah Jazz for Walter Clayton Jr., Kyle Anderson, Taylor Hendricks, Georges Niang and three future first-round picks, sources tell ESPN.
Austin Reaves on returning from injury: “I’ve been bored for a little over a month now. Sitting on the bench sucks. Think all I did for the month and a half was yell at the refs. That’s no fun. It’s better to yell at them on the court.”
[Charania] LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver as an addition to the U.S. player pool for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game.
[Highlight] Collin Gillespie becomes gumby and avoids the 3pt foul bait from Jerami Grant
[Charania] Harden and the Clippers worked through his exit over the last few days – resulting in a beneficial outcome for the sides: A win-now opportunity for Harden playing at a high level at 36 and recent two-time All-Star in Garland at 26 for the Clippers present and future.
[Bam Adebayo and A’ja Wilson] give scouting reports on each other at the Heat Gala: “He likes going left, make him go baseline. If you show him different looks and make him think, you might have a chance… I would say people don’t double her enough. By the time they start doubling, she has 25”
[Charania] Just in: Chicago, Minnesota and Detroit have agreed to a multi-team deal that sends Jaden Ivey and Mike Conley Jr. to the Bulls and Kevin Huerter and Dario Saric to the Pistons, sources tell ESPN. Detroit also receives a 2026 first-round protected swap from Minnesota.
[Highlight] Lebron James steal and casual transition dunk
[Beck] I really think the Wolves are gonna end up pulling a Giannis deal off because Tim Connelly has pretty consistently demonstrated that when he wants something he’s willing to pay an irresponsible price for it
[Slater] The Golden State Warriors have involved Draymond Green in active trade conversations in advance of Thursday’s deadline, league sources told ESPN, putting his 14-season run with the franchise in jeopardy.
Giannis Antetokounmpo: “If you ask me what do I really want, deep down in my heart? I want to be a Milwaukee Buck until I retire and win a championship here.”
[Haynes] Charlotte Hornets rookie sensation Kon Knueppel has accepted the league’s invitation to participate in the 3-Point Contest at All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, league sources tell me.
The Grizzlies haul for Bane/JJJ is excellent
[Nehm] Giannis Antetokounmpo on if he would commit to another season with the Bucks: “You’re saying that if they can convince me to stay within the team, and the next year that we can compete? Oh yeah, 1,000 percent,” Antetokounmpo said. “One million percent.”
[Highlight] Bronny chants loudly erupt at Barclays Center
[Post Game Thread] The Milwaukee Bucks (19-29) defeat the Chicago Bulls in a game no one cared to post on the main sub because they’re too busy posting Giannis trade bait (24-27), 131-115.
Ja Morant said that the Grizzlies were “fine in the West” on December 21, 2022. Since then they’ve gone 126-138 in the regular season, fired their head coach, and have not won a playoff series
With 31 games remaining, the Phoenix Suns have surpassed their Las Vegas predicted win total for the 2025-26 season. Here’s a look at how every other team is fairing:
[Highlight] Luka threads a no-look pass through the double for an easy Ayton finish. Lakers lead 61-29
[Highlight] Isaiah Joe slams it over Banchero
The Boston Celtics will also create a massive $27.7M trade exception. They accomplish this by taking Nikola Vucevic into the Kristaps Porzingis trade exception. They’re now under the 1st apron as well.
Nikola Vucevic ends his Bulls career as the franchise leader in double-doubles.
[Highlight] Doncic no-look pass to Ayton
[Fischer] The Minnesota Timberwolves have the most momentum in making a Giannis Antetokounmpo deal happen. The Bucks prefer the potential packages available by Minnesota and Miami over the potential package by Golden State.
[Mannix] DeRozan is a strong candidate to be bought out after the deadline.
[Salt Lake Tribune] A Utah lawmaker wants to allow concealed firearms permit holders to take their guns to Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth home games, as well as concerts and other events held at the Delta Center and a host of other venues around the state.
[ESPN] The LA Clippers will host the Cleveland Cavaliers tomorrow at Intuit Dome.
[Afseth] The Memphis Grizzlies internally now view Zach Edey and Cedric Coward as their franchise’s cornerstone players
De’Aaron Fox on the Spurs only having 1 NBA All-Star when other contenders have 2: “Saw a team with the worst record in the league have an All-Star… When I was traded here, averaging 25, wasn’t an All-Star… I couldn’t care less.”
Collin Gillespie against the Portland Trailblazers: 30 PTS 4 REBS 10 ASTS 1 TO 3 STLS on 10-17 FG 8-14 3PT 2-2 FT
[Fischer] League sources say that there has been some tangible discussion this week between Chicago and Indiana on a possible Dosunmu-for-Bennedict Mathurin swap. The Bulls and Pelicans both hold interest in Mathurin.
LeBron James: “My legacy is my kids. My kids, my community, my family. That’s all that matters to me”
[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (37-12) defeat the Denver Nuggets (33-18), 124-121, behind 29 points and 10 assists from Cade Cunningham