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[Charania] The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Gabe Vincent and a 2032 second-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks for Luke Kennard, sources tell ESPN.

[Charania] The Milwaukee Bucks have indicated to teams that they are keeping Giannis Antetokounmpo through the trade deadline and will start making other trades, sources tell ESPN.

[Charania] Just in: The New Orleans Pelicans are trading Jose Alvarado to the New York Knicks, sources tell ESPN. Homecoming for the Pelicans guard.

[Charania] The Chicago Bulls have traded Ayo Dosunmu to the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources tell ESPN.

[Jensen] It’s ASTONISHING how the Bulls just can’t squeeze a first out of any team they trade their players to.

Vooch, LaVine, DeRozan, Ayo, White, Caruso.. not a single first-round pick acquired from that group.

[ESPN] The Warriors made what they thought was a very strong offer that included four unprotected picks and picks that were going to be conveyed after Steph Curry was retired. And the Bucks just didn’t show a lot of interest in it.

[Charania] BREAKING: The Golden State Warriors are trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis, sources tell ESPN.

[Krawcyznski] Wolves are sending Rob Dillingham and Leonard Miller to Chicago in the deal. Wolves are giving four second-round picks and also getting Julian Phillips in the deal, per sources.

ESPN’s Brian Windhorst says the Minnesota Timberwolves have “moved on” from their pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo.

[Windhorst] “Giannis could be on the Heat by 3 o’clock. But if he’s not — what I suspect is that the Bucks will shut down Giannis. Because their future now is dependent on both their draft pick and Giannis avoiding injury. I wanna know how Giannis is gonna feel about being shut down for the season.”

[Charania] The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to trade Cole Anthony and Amir Coffey to the Phoenix Suns for Nick Richards and Nigel Hayes-Davis, sources tell ESPN.

As is tradition, when trading Anthony Davis, one of the teams should get the #1 overall pick in the following draft.

Kevin Durant makes more money by himself (\(54.7M) than all 11 Celtics that played last night combined (\)54.0M). BOS won by 21.

[Fischer] “They were never serious,” said one team executive who was discussing a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade with Milwaukee.

[Charania] The Golden State Warriors have officially ended their pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo. Golden State was of the belief that Milwaukee is not serious about trading their 2x MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo at the deadline.

This whole Giannis Saga is the worst in a looong while

[Charania] Minnesota traded Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller and four second-round picks to Chicago for Dosunmu and Julian Phillips, sources said.

The Washington Wizards will finish with fewer than 50 wins for the 47th consecutive season

[Highlight] Schroder pokes the ball from Kawhi and casually dishes to Keon Ellis for the long jumper and his first points as a Cav

[Charania] The Golden State Warriors have traded center Trayce Jackson-Davis to the Toronto Raptors for a 2026 second-round pick via the Lakers, sources tell ESPN.

[Gozlan] The Los Angeles Lakers get one of the best shooters in the league in Luke Kennard for Gabe Vincent and a second. They save $500,000 in the process, giving them more apron flexibility for buyouts. The Lakers are now out of second-round picks to trade. Luke Kennard is shooting 49.7% from 3.

[Highlight] Tracy McGrady asks Luka which teammate past or present did he have the best chemistry with

[Katz] BREAKING: Knicks guard Miles “Deuce” McBride will undergo surgery Friday on a core muscle injury, more commonly referred to as a sports hernia, and could be sidelined until the playoffs

[Windhorst] “Golden State has moved on. Minnesota, who was also very aggressively trying to get Giannis — they have also moved on. So you can tell Minnesota and Golden State are not getting Giannis… the Miami Heat are still out there. The Heat are still trying to make moves to improve their offer.”

[Charania] The New York Knicks are trading Guerschon Yabusele to the Chicago Bulls for Dalen Terry, sources tell ESPN.

Denver played Jokic 45 mins on the 2nd night of a B2B in his 4th game in 6 nights after more than a month out with injury – despite Jokic injuring his ankle in the first quarter of the game. Does Denver have the most irresponsible medical team and coaching staff in the entire NBA?

[Charania] BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading 10-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis, Jaden Hardy, D’Angelo Russell and Dante Exum to the Washington Wizards for Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham, Marvin Bagley III, 2 first-round picks and 3 second-rounders, sources tell ESPN.

The Bulls have now traded Jimmy Butler, Zach Lavine, Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso, Coby White, Nikola Vucevic, Lauri Markkanen (and lost Demar DeRozan to free agency) and received a sum of one first round pick.

[Smith] With under 2.5 hours to go until the NBA Trade Deadline we’ve seen: 24 trades involving 62 unique players (some have been traded more than once) and 35 unique draft picks (as reported). The only teams to not make a trade yet are: Nuggets, Rockets, Pacers, Heat, Spurs

The Chicago Bulls have signed guard Mac McClung to a two-way contract

[Krawcyznski] The Timberwolves are finalizing a deal for Ayo Dosunmu, sources tell the athletic

7 months ago, The Golden State Warriors, have been searching for a promising young player plus a first-round pick in return for Kuminga, should they ultimately choose to part with him in a sign-and-trade scenario. Fast forward to now, Warriors ultimately ended up trading him for KP and got neither.

[Highlight] Neemias Queta blocks the ball and stumbles deep into the stands, recovers and comes back to block the ball again on the fast break vs the Rockets

Jose Alvarado Post Game after his 2022 MSG debut: “Just seeing my parents, all the folks that came out to see me. If you would have told me this 5 years ago I wouldn’t believe it… I’m at the Garden and I’m doing the interview with you. And my people’s is right there. You can’t make that up.”

[Charania] The Boston Celtics are trading Chris Boucher to the Utah Jazz, sources tell ESPN.

[Fischer] The Wolves and Heat still believe they are in play for landing Giannis Antetokounmpo today, although like the Warriors, few believe Milwaukee is actually serious about parting ways with their franchise face. The Bucks are engaged with the Grizzlies on Ja Morant as well.

Payton Pritchard since Reggie Miller compared him to Caitlin Clark: 27 pts, 7.0 ast, 3.5 reb on 62%ts

Nikola Jokić says in Serbian that the Knicks are a top-3 team in the league, along with Detroit and OKC: “No doubt about that.”

[Charania] The Milwaukee Bucks believe they can build a contender around Giannis Antetokounmpo this Summer and get him on board with remaining with the team long term.

BobbyMarks42: The Bulls have added 9 second round picks in the last week, 14 total.

[Haynes] Pelicans are receiving Dalen Terry and two seconds, sources say.

[Charania]: BREAKING: The Philadelphia 76ers are trading guard Jared McCain to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2026 Rockets first-round pick and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

[Scotto] Source: The four second-round picks the Minnesota Timberwolves traded to the Chicago Bulls in the Ayo Dosunmu deal are a 2026 second (least favorable of DEN/GSW), a 2027 second (via Cavs), a 2031 second (more favorable of MIN/GSW), and a 2032 second (more favorable of PHX/HOU).

[Smith] The Phoenix Suns are now about $2.2M under the luxury tax after their trade with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Baylor Scheierman and Hugo Gonzalez celebrate Alperen Sengun getting ejected

[Scotto] The Brooklyn Nets have waived forward Haywood Highsmith.

[Charania]: Just in: The Chicago Bulls are trading Coby White and Mike Conley Jr. to the Charlotte Hornets for Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

[Collier] The Bucks don’t feel the pressure to move Giannis on Thursday, team sources told ESPN hours ahead of the deadline. Bucks have not given up complete hope on salvaging the Antetokounmpo era yet. Milwaukee has still scoured the market for a potential upgrade to its roster, sources told ESPN.