[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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] Dallas is receiving a 2026 Thunder first-round pick and a 2030 protected Warriors first-round pick in this deal from the Wizards along with second rounders in 2026 (Phoenix), 2027 (Chicago) and 2029 (Houston), sources tell ESPN.
Wizards nation, we are finally contenders
[Charania] Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sustained an abdominal strain and will be re-evaluated following the All-Star break.
[Charania]: Lakers center Jaxson Hayes has been suspended one game for pushing a Wizards mascot.
Anthony Davis played in 31 out of a possible 85 games in his Mavs tenure (36.5%).
Flagg and Knueppel have both scored over 900 points through their team’s first 50 games. The last pair of first-year players to do that: Melo and LeBron in 2003-04
[Woike] The Dallas Mavericks are no longer open for business with the Los Angeles Lakers after last year’s Luka Dončić trade. Any pathway to deal for players like Naji Marshall or Daniel Gafford have giant “road closed” signs over them.
Dallas Mavericks updated return for Luka Doncic:
LeBron James kisses his teammate’s mother during the game
[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.”
[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.
[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.
Anthony Davis leaves the Mavericks having never played more than 5 consecutive games.
[Fischer] The Grizzlies’ asking price for Ja Morant has dropped significantly, sources say. If we do end up seeing Memphis’ point guard dealt over the next 27 hours, a team like Sacramento or Miami is going to do so at a low cost. I’ve been told not to discount Milwaukee there, either.
[NBA] OKC players out tonight vs. Spurs: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Williams, Alex Caruso, Lu Dort, Ousmane Dieng, Ajay Mitchell, Nikola Topic, Thomas Sorber.
Cooper Flagg checks out with 36/9/6, the first teenager to ever have three consecutive 30 point games
The Grizzlies haul for Bane/JJJ is excellent
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
[Amick] Rob Pelinka and the Los Angeles Lakers are unlikely to make a trade before Thursday’s NBA Trade Deadline.
[Krawczynski] Donte DiVincenzo is unlikely to be traded in any package for Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Timberwolves remain active in talks for Giannis Antetokounmpo and in other talks for bench depth.
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.”
[Amick] Sources say the Kings now expect to have Domantas Sabonis past tomorrow’s deadline, as their talks with Toronto have flat-lined.
[Highlight] Austin Reaves lobs it off the glass to Lebron James
[Stein] The Warriors are willing to trade Draymond Green, Brandin Podziemski, and Jonathan Kuminga for Giannis Antetokounmpo
[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.
[Scotto] Mike Conley Jr. becomes a buyout candidate to monitor now that he’s been traded to the Charlotte Hornets. If he’s bought out, it would allow him to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Dieng has been on the Hornets for -10 minutes.
[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.
[Jaylen Brown] on Cooper Flagg: “He’s a rookie and he’s got 10 free throws”
[Jones] The Clippers picks owned by Philly are not untouchable: “With Harden gone, what if the Sixers called and offered them back George and that 2028 first-rounder for Kawhi Leonard? That’s a move that gives the Sixers a clear upgrade and would instantly help them compete for a championship.”
[Stein] Giannis Antetokounmpo has no interest in being traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.
[MacMahon] Mavs, Raptors active in Anthony Davis trade talks
[NBA Daily News] A deal that would send Oklahoma City Thunder forward Ousmane Dieng to the Charlotte Hornets for Mason Plumlee has “momentum,” according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report.
[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.
[Fischer] The two teams Sacramento still believed are in play for Domantas Sabonis: Toronto and Washington, sources say.
[NBA Recap] The Charlotte Hornets were one of the best teams in NBA last month
[Fischer] Cam Thomas is not with Brooklyn as the Nets are in the process of departing for tomorrow night’s game against Orlando, sources say. Thomas is officially out for personal reasons.
[Scotto] Domantas Sabonis trade talks between the Kings and Raptors, which would include RJ Barrett and Ochai Agbaji to Sacramento, have paused. Toronto is concerned about giving up too much first-round draft pick compensation to move Jakob Poeltl to a third team
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.”
[Highlight] Collin Gillespie becomes gumby and avoids the 3pt foul bait from Jerami Grant
[Highlight] Doncic no-look pass to Ayton
Has James Harden been traded for the most “capital” in NBA history for his career?