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In the weeks following the NBA's 2026 trade deadline, markets speculating on Antetokounmpo's potential next team generated more than $23 million in trading volume. Silver downplayed the significance of the player's involvement. "The case of Giannis [Antetokounmpo], from what I understand, it's a minuscule investment, much smaller than 1%," Silver said, adding that "that does not violate the rules that have been collectively bargained with the Players Association."

Alas, Gottlieb put his ass hat back on and returned to the spotlight following his team's 75-72 home loss. Gottlieb, whose team blew a six-point second-half lead, spent the postgame press conference profanely whining about officiating, conference leadership, and even schedulers. The peeved coach climaxed his tirade by attacking the table on the dais with the same venom he'd shown the chair in December. Why do you hate furniture, Doug?

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Jose Alvarado is back home to help the New York Knicks compete for an NBA championship. Ahead of the NBA trade deadline, the Knicks traded Dalen Terry, who was acquired from the Chicago Bulls in the Guerschon Yabusele deal, along with two second-round picks for Alvarado. New York also sent out cash considerations. That is an incredibly low price for a 3-and-D guard, and New York made it happen.

It's been just over a month since the Washington Wizards made the blockbuster trade to acquire four-time All-Star Trae Young. Landing the star guard offered the Wizards a much-needed answer in their backcourt after years of failing to land a guard the team felt was capable enough to lead the charge and help the team get to the next level of their rebuild.

One foe already engaged in a heated Valentine's Day moment with St. John's in Providence. Ejections were made including multiple on the side of the Red Storm. Pitino still saw a team that played hard despite the sudden scrapper fest. That Feb. 14 moment now paints the picture of how much harder repeating will become for the reigning Big East champs.

"Not much," Michigan coach Dusty May said when asked by the AP after Saturday's rout of UCLA about the significance of potentially topping the poll. "It means we haven't drank our own Kool-Aid. We've put ourselves in a position to be playing the types of games in mid-February that we want to be in, but we've got to continue to improve."

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Free agent Haywood Highsmith has agreed to a multiyear deal with the Phoenix Suns, his agent Jerry Dianis told ESPN on Saturday. Highsmith considered multiple playoff teams before reaching an agreement with the Suns, sources said. Highsmith was acquired by the Brooklyn Nets in a trade with the Miami Heat last offseason and then was waived at this month's trade deadline to become a free agent.

Boucher didn't see game action in the final 23 games in his last season with Toronto, and it wasn't because of poor play. The 33-year-old was Toronto's leading bench scorer at 10.0 points per game while chipping in 4.5 rebounds, and was having one of his best shooting seasons, converting at 36.3 per cent from three-point range (3.9 attempts) while hitting at a 63.3 per cent clip from inside the arc. Among Raptors regulars, his +4.9 net rating was second.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Nikola Topic made his NBA debut Thursday night for the Thunder after undergoing treatment for testicular cancer. The Serbian guard was the 12th pick in the 2024 NBA draft. He missed all of last season because of a knee injury he suffered before the draft. He had not played this season after his cancer diagnosis during the preseason. He had a procedure in October, then underwent chemotherapy and worked his way back into shape.

To think that the Heat would've been open to trading Jimmy after their run to the NBA Finals in 2023 is pretty hard to believe. Because I can't imagine Riley and this front office would've punted after being that close to a championship. However, I could've also pointed to how bad things were - or were getting - behind the scenes between Jimmy and the Heat. Either way, this revelation, assuming it is true, is pretty shocking.

The event, set for 9 p.m. ET at Intuit Dome and airing on Peacock, gathers much of the league's young core for a four-team mini-tournament. Three squads of NBA rookies and sophomores will be led by Hall of Famers Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter, while a fourth team of G League standouts will be coached by Austin Rivers. Dëmin slots onto Team Vince, alongside VJ Edgecombe, Derik Queen, Kyshawn George, Matas Buzelis, Cedric Coward and Jaylen Wells.