Keep up with the wheeling and dealing of NBA trade deadline week with the transactional shutdown set to land on Thursday.
With NBA trade season in full swing, BIL has you covered with every move in the final week to the transactional buzzer, along with what it means for each dealer …
(Last Updated: 2/5/26, 4:50 p.m. ET)
Thursday, February 5 (deadline at 3 p.m. ET)
CELTICS GET: Cash considerations
HORNETS GET: Xavier Tillman
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
One of the late deals reported saw the Celtics trade one of deadline additions from their 2024 championship run.
Trade Breakdown: Yet another sign of the Celtics’ thriftiness, Boston bid financial farewell to both Tillman and Josh Minott, the latter of whom was sent to Brooklyn. Such moves keep them out of the luxury tax arena.
HORNETS GET: Malaki Branham
MAVERICKS GET: Tyus Jones
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN, Christian Clark, The Athletic)
Two players that were moved earlier this will once again pack their bags.
Trade Breakdown: Charlotte might not have much to do with Branham but it at least gets Jones’ $7 million salary off the books after the Orlando did the same earlier this week. Per Fischer, the Mavericks previously expressed interest in signing Jones over the offseason and he now joins the rebuilding group as a veteran presence.
CLIPPERS GET: Kobe Brown, Ivica Zubac
PACERS GET: Isaiah Jackson, Bennedict Mathurin, 2026 first-round pick (protected), 2029 first-round pick, second-round pick
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN, Jake Fischer, The Stein Line, Brett Siegel, ClutchPoints)
The not-so-defending Eastern Conference champion Pacers are looking to make something of this dreary follow-up, adding an interior threat while helping the Clippers get younger.
Trade Breakdown: The Pacers have fallen from grace for many reasons, not least of which has been the departure of Myles Turner to recurring playoff foe Milwaukee. Averaging a double-double and earning All-Defensive Team honors last season, Zubac should form a formidable pairing with injured franchise face Tyrese Haliburton when he returns from injury and is under contract through 2028.
The first-round pick that Indiana sends over to the Clippers carries protections in the top four and the latter parts of the top 10. Even if it doesn’t transfer, Los Angeles gets a solid youth foundation, as Mathurin will likely be able to contribute on a more consistent basis out west. It’ll be easy for LA to keep Mathurin as he’ll be a restricted free agent after he plays this year on a $9.1 million club option.
NETS GET: Hunter Tyson, 2032 second-round pick
NUGGETS GET: 2026 second-round pick
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
A cost-cutting move to stay out of the dark areas of the luxury tax, the Nuggets ship off Tyson to Brooklyn.
Trade Breakdown: Denver buys itself not only some financial leeway but a roster spot as well (which they’ll likely grant to a two-way man). Tyson, despite sticking around a winning program as a second-round pick, never really forced his way into the Denver rotation and will get to essentially audition for a larger role in the consequence-free environment of Brooklyn.
KNICKS GET: Jose Alvarado
PELICANS GET: Dalen Terry, two second-round picks, cash considerations
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
The Knicks immediately whisk off their deadline acquisition from Chicago off to the rebuilding Pelicans, welcoming back the Brooklyn native Alvarado back to the big city.
Trade Breakdown: Alvarado arrives in New York not a moment too soon: per Fred Katz of The Athletic, lasting backcourt sixth man McBride is due to undergo core muscle surgery that could keep him out for the rest of regular season.
Alvarado is a two-way threat that can fill in for McBride while he’s gone and carries the experience a championship contender yearns for. President Leon Rose might have struck out on his offseason additions (Yabusele has been traded and Jordan Clarkson has seen his minutes dwindle) but he’s stocked up well for now and later, as the 27-year-old and New York native has a $4.5 million player option for next year.
BUCKS GET: Nigel Hayes-Davis, Ousmane Dieng
BULLS GET: Nick Richards
SUNS GET: Cole Anthony, Amir Coffey
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
Charania has indicated that all signs point to the Bucks keeping Antetokounmpo past the trade deadline but that apparently hasn’t stopped them from nonetheless being active on the block.
Trade Breakdown: It’s a bit of a cost-cutting move for each side, though Phoenix likely stands to benefit in the more traditional sense: as the Suns seek to leap back into the top six of the West (two games behind the sixth-place Lakers), they’ll need some help in the backcourt led by Collins Gillespie’s continued breakout while Devin Booker and Jalen Green recover from their respective injuries. All four names involved in the deal are on expiring contracts.
Milwaukee also got Chicago involved, allowing the Bulls to finally add some post help in the wake of this transformative week, one that saw Vucevic stands as one of the many departures blown away from the Windy City. The deal also gets some financial burdens off the Suns, who are now to transfer two-way man Jamaree Bouyea to a full-time deal.
HAWKS GET: Gabe Vincent, 2032 second-round pick
LAKERS GET: Luke Kennard
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
While certainly not to the caliber of last year’s surprise deal at the deadline (i.e. the famed addition of Luka Doncic), the Lakers are back on the transaction ledgers with the addition of the well-traveled Kennard.
Trade Breakdown: Eager to create some sort of difference on the path to another title, the Lakers add the league’s most accurate three-pointer shooter this season (49.7 percent with an extra point on the line) that should make up for the medically-induced absence of Austin Reaves. LA currently ranks 23rd in three-pointers and tries respectively and Reaves is working his way back from a calf injury after a month-and-a-half absence.
Continuing its own flurry, Atlanta gets Kennard’s expiring $11 million contract off the books while picking up the services of the seventh-year man Vincent.
BULLS GET: Ayo Dosunmu, Julian Phillips
TIMBERWOLVES GET: Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller, 2026, 2027, 2031, 2032 second-round picks
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN, Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic)
The breezes of change continue to blow throughout the Windy City, as Chicago bids farewell to yet another tenured veteran.
Trade Breakdown: In perhaps a sign that the Timberwolves have excused themselves from the Antetokounmpo sweepstakes, they take on the two-way talents of Dosunmu, the latest major departure from the Bulls. Dosunmu is in the midst of a career-best season, averaging 15 points a game while shooting over 51 percent from the floor, which should no doubt help the Timberwolves’ quest for a third consecutive Western Conference Finals appearance.
The headlining acquisition for the Bulls in this case is Dillingham, yet another backcourt man added during this deadline session. The eighth overall pick of the 2024 draft never found a lasting role amidst the recent success and now gets a relatively consequence-free opportunity with a Bulls team clearly in some sort of flux that’s hoping to avoid an identity crisis.
Wednesday, February 4
BULLS GET: Guershon Yabusele
KNICKS GET: Dalen Terry
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
It’s not Antetokounmpo, but the New York Knicks have made a move in the post, bidding farewell to the disappointing free agent acquisition Yabusele.
Trade Breakdown: The Knicks unload some salary for a larger move later while the Bulls, seemingly insistent of taking any backcourt journeyman they can find during this deadline season, get some length and build. Yabusele was originally expected to be part of the Knicks’ second unit endeavors before the respective emergences of young projects Mohamed Diawara and Tyler Kolek.
While the Knicks’ rotation may seem crowded as they embark on the NBA’s longest winning streak at eight games, Terry could be arriving at the perfect time: New York’s recent victories have been earned without the services of Miles “Deuce” McBride, who carries a similar two-way game to the younger Terry, a 2022 first-round pick.
RAPTORS GET: Trayce Jackson-Davis
WARRIORS GET: 2026 second-round pick
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
Per Charania, the Warriors are ready to excuse themselves from the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes but that didn’t stop them from making a few moves in the post.
Trade Breakdown: Even with Porzingis out, the Warriors opted to part ways with Jackson-Davis, the son of former NBA strongman Dale. Jackson-Davis came to Golden State on draft night in 2023 but more or less lost his spot as spell five to Quentin Post.
Jackson-Davis has an opportunity to make an instant impression up north, as the Raptors have long been missing Jakob Poeltl.
HAWKS GET: Buddy Hield, Jonathan Kuminga
WARRIORS GET: Kristaps Porzingis
Full analysis HERE.
HORNETS GET: Tyus Jones, 2027 and 2028 second-round picks
MAGIC GETS: Cash considerations
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
Charlotte and Orlando cross divisional streams to make a deal in this minor swap.
Trade Breakdown: The Magic found itself in some pricey territory after an eventful offseason headlined by the polarizing trade for ex-Memphis star Desmond Bane. Jones was another veteran addition expected to help push Central Florida further but he averaged but 3.0 points a game off the bench and saw his 3-point percentage drop by over 10 full points. The Magic sent two second-rounders within the division to get the Hornets to take on Jones’ $7 million salary.
To make room for Jones, the Hornets have waived Pat Connaughton.
CAVALIERS GET: N/A
HAWKS GET: Jock Landale
JAZZ GETS: Lonzo Ball, 2028 and 2032 second-round picks (from Cleveland), cash considerations
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
Landale is once again on the move after he was previously involved in the Jackson deal, while Ball gets a fresh start from his fresh start.
Trade Breakdown: Landale’s career-best season will now take him to Atlanta where he should provide some post help for Jalen Johnson and Onyeka Okongwu. Utah will get his expiring contract off the books.
This is an unusual trade for Cleveland considering it’s gaining nothing, but this will help ease the financial burden of taking on the sizable contracts of Harden and Schroder this week. It also ends the brief Ball era, which carried a $20 million contract with a player option for next year. Multiple reports indicate that Ball will be waived by the Jazz allowing him to sign with a team of his choosing for the stretch run.
Many were intrigued by the prospect of Ball in Cleveland after he was traded there from Chicago over the summer in exchange for Isaac Okoro following his comeback from a two-season medical absence. Ball, however, never found a groove with the Cavs, averaging a career-low 4.6 points while shooting less than 28 percent from 3-point range.
CLIPPERS GET: Draft rights to Vanja Marinkovic
NETS GET: Ochai Agbaji, 2032 second round pick (from Toronto)
RAPTORS GET: Chris Paul
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
Paul’s complicated Clippers saga is officially over though his transactional fate may have just begun.
Trade Breakdown: Fresh off dealing James Harden, the Clippers now pick up extra space by dealing away Paul, who was infamously removed from the SoCal proceedings during a dire December start.
With that in mind, however, Charania indicates that Paul will not be required to report to Ontario and that the Raptors (who saved themselves just under $7 million after dealing away Agbaji’s player option) could move him before Thursday’s deadline hits.
BULLS GET: Ousmane Dieng, Collin Sexton, three second-round picks (2029, two in 2031)
HORNETS GET: Mike Conley, Coby White
THUNDER GETS: Mason Plumlee
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
The surging Hornets will get to add White to their ongoing postseason push while Chicago continues its deadline dramatics.
Trade Breakdown: The tremors in the Windy City left little elbow room in the Bulls’ backcourt and it led to them dealing off one of their tenured members, as well as recently-acquired Conley (who departs without playing a game in red). The involvement of Oklahoma City (which is expected to immediately waive Plumlee, formerly of Charlotte) allowed Chicago to obtain the front court project Dieng while they also pick up Sexton after he lost his starting five spot at the Charlotte two to Sion James.
Injuries have limited White to 29 appearances this season but he has proven to be a strong scorer while leaving a bit to be desired in the ballhandling department (three turnovers a game). It remains to be seen whether the Hornets press on with Conley but White should be a valuable piece in making up the Play-In gap. Armed with a seven-game winning streak, Charlotte is one game behind Chicago for the fourth and final spot in the consolation bracket entering Wednesday night.
76ERS GET: 2026 first-round pick, three second-round picks
THUNDER GETS: Jared McCain
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
Full analysis HERE.
MAVERICKS GET: Marvin Bagley III, Malaki Branham, AJ Johnson, Khris Middleton, two first-round picks, three second-round picks
WIZARDS GET: Anthony Davis, Dante Exum, Jaden Hardy, D’Angelo Russell
Full analysis HERE.
Tuesday, February 3
CAVALIERS GET: James Harden
CLIPPERS GET: Darius Garland
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
Full analysis HERE.
BULLS GET: Anfernee Simons, second-round pick
CELTICS GET: Nikola Vucevic, second-round pick
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
Boston has surprisingly kept pace with the Eastern Conference’s elite, despite appearing to take a relative gap year in the wake of Jayson Tatum‘s injury.
Trade Breakdown: Now they find a way to upgrade on the affordable means that led to them moving Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis while letting Al Horford walk. The Celtics’ biggest issue was filling the post void amidst Horford and Porzingis’ departures but that’s readily fulfilled with the 15-year-man Vucevic, averaging a near double-double (on 50.5 percent from the field, his best since 2022-23) at age 35. Vucevic will likely immediately step into the starting five while letting Luka Garza and Neemias Queta develop in peace.
Simons was one of the discount additions for the Celtics this season. In Boston, Simons was the only player with no starts this season to average at least 14 points next two assists and rebounds.
BULLS GET: Mike Conley, Jaden Ivey
PISTONS GET: Kevin Huerter, Dario Saric, protected 2026 fist-round pick swap with Minnesota
TIMBERWOLVES GET: protected 2026 first-round pick swap with Detroit
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
The headliner here is the potential cap clearing for the Timberwolves despite their lack of an assured asset in this deal.
Minnesota may be trying to position itself in the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes and got that done by sending off Conley, he on the latter year of a $20 million contract extension. ESPN’s Bobby Marks noted that the Timberwolves are under the first apron with the deal.
Trade Breakdown: Chicago gets two veteran guards to essentially audition as they try to hold off the surging Charlotte Hornets in the Eastern Play-In race. Ivey showed flashes of potential after arriving as the fifth overall pick in 2022, but injuries have frequently eaten away at his momentum. He and the Pistons failed to come to terms on a rookie extension and his minutes eventually drained to Daniss Jenkins and Caris LeVert. Fellow expiring contract Huerter should help the conference-leading Pistons get over one of their rare weaknesses, as they’re third-to-last in three-point attempts per game.
GRIZZLIES GET: Kyle Anderson, Walter Clayton Jr., Taylor Hendricks, Georges Niang, three future first-round picks (two in 2027, one in 2031)
JAZZ GETS: Jaren Jackson Jr., John Konchar, Jock Landale, Vince Williams Jr.
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
Trade Breakdown: The current pace of the Utah Jazz rebuild apparently wasn’t quite Danny Ainge‘s tempo. Despite granting an extension to head coach Will Hardy last spring, Utah saw its win total fall by 14 last season. Entering Tuesday play, the Jazz is eight games behind Portland for the fourth and final Play-In spot.
Hence comes the biggest swing of the post-Donovan Mitchell era, one that acquired the talents … and contract … of Jackson. Still just 26 years old, the two-time All-Star and Association blocks leader joins a group that’s dead-last in defensive rating. Utah’s lack of patience was on full display with the trading of lottery pick Hendricks (chosen ninth in 2023 … three picks before Dereck Lively II … before a devastating injury to open his sophomore season) and March Madness hero Clayton (18th last June).
It would appear he’s sticking in Salt Lake City for the long haul: Jackson is less than a year removed from a five-year, $205 million contract extension that ends with a $53.5 million player option in 2029-30. Gaining Jackson gives Utah’s deadline rumor staples incentive to stay, as he forms a formidable frontcourt triumvirate with Walker Kessler and Lauri Markkanen. That could also include Landale, who is having a career-best season at age 30 and a free agency landmark.
The Jazz will likely pass Memphis as they try to inch back toward the top, as the Grizzlies appear ready to go into hibernation. Like General Grievous before them, Memphis has at least made a find addition to their collection: Charania notes that Grizzlies have 12 picks over the next seven drafts, taking a page out of the champion Oklahoma City Thunder’s book. A good bit came from Orlando in the prior trade for Desmond Bane and it’s hard to envision fellow franchise face Ja Morant not being next.
Sunday, February 1
HAWKS GET: Duop Reath, 2027 and 2030 second-round pick
TRAIL BLAZERS GET: Vit Krejci
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
Trade Breakdown: As it continues to round out the Western Conference Play-In picture, the Portland Trail Blazers addressed one of their most glaring needs by trading for Krejci.
Portland has hardly hesitated to let it fly from deep, but it was in desperate need of accuracy: they rank third in the Association’s attempts but dead last in accuracy. Krejci has taken over three-quarters of his shooting tries with an extra point on the line this year and is 42.7 percent from deep in the last three (third-best in the league in the prior trio among men with a minimum of four tries per game).
Atlanta, having unofficially tipped off the transactional tyranny with the trade of Trae Young, in the first week of the year, gains two more assets to barter as well as the expiring, restricted free agent contract of Reath, who is done for the year after foot surgery last week. Krejci became essentially redundant in Atlanta after the Jan. 7 Young trade, which brought in Corey Kispert from the Washington Wizards.
Saturday, January 31
BULLS GET: Dario Saric, 2027 (from Sacramento via Denver) and 2029 (from Cleveland) second-round picks
CAVALIERS GET: Keon Ellis, Emmanuel Miller, Dennis Schroder
KINGS GET: De’Andre Hunter
(h/t Shams Charania, ESPN)
Trade Breakdown: In the midst of a surge back up the Eastern Conference leaderboard, the Cleveland Cavaliers got deadline week rolling by adding backcourt depth.
Schroder, averaging just under 13 points and 5.3 assists a game in 40 appearances this season, should help a second unit that’s rank 22nd in bench points, while Ellis is an affordable project freed from the frustration in California’s capital.
It’s done in the name of unloading Hunter, a $24.9 million cap hit for next season and one of the top prizes at last year’s deadline. Cleveland is well aware of the value veteran depth carries at this time of year, as last year’s playoff run at the top of the East was derailed by injuries to its top talents.
Firmly entrenched in another rebuild, Sacramento was able to convert rookie two-way deal godsend Dylan Cardwell to a standard contract after bidding farewell to the veteran deals of Ellis and Schroder.
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