#nba-trade-deadline

#nba-trade-deadline

With the NBA trade deadline just two weeks away the rumors have begun to heat up and one of the most talked about players is Toronto Raptors' forward OG Anunoby.The 25-year-old has been linked to countless teams as the Raptors grind through a down year, and he's recently come up as a potential target for the Knicks.

With the Miami Heat's inability to make a move at the NBA Trade Deadline, their reliance on the NBA Buyout Market here is crucial as they look to go into the second part of the season and make a deep run into the postseason.Managing to be a top-third team in the NBA, meaning the top 10 record-wise and regardless of how many may see them at this point in the year, the Miami Heat are still only a few pieces away from being one of those teams capable of going all the way.

98.5 The Sports Hub's Matt Dolloff isn't overly confident about the odds of the Boston Celtics winning the 2023 NBA Championship after the trade deadline - mainly due to the field improving far more than the Cs did.While the 2021 west champs Phoenix acquired Kevin Durant and 2022 Western Conference title team Dallas adding Kyrie Irving to a backcourt with Luka Doncic, Dolloff sees the Mike Muscala trade with the Thunder as one barely moving the needle.

Payton Pritchard didn't get a trade from the Boston Celtics at the 2023 NBA trade deadline, and he's since let it be known that he wanted one."I definitely was expecting and hoping [for a trade]," the third-year guard told the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn.Pritchard did see the bright side of staying with a contender, and perhaps being a postseason hero during a big title run could make this whole ordeal a humorous memory.

The Nets have officially lost the Ben Simmons trade.It's the biggest misstep by an organization that went all-in on star power a year and a half ago, only to nuke the entire project when Kyrie Irving requested a trade 48 hours ahead of the Feb. 9 NBA trade deadline.The Nets traded a disgruntled James Harden for what they hoped would be a promising foundational piece in Simmons, who had missed the entire first half of the 2021-22 season in Philadelphia citing mental health issues.

Embattled Nets star Ben Simmons has been limited to individual on-court work in practice as he battles a combination of left knee and back soreness that has sidelined him since the NBA All-Star break.Simmons missed his 15th straight game due to what the team has deemed left knee/back soreness, watching from the sidelines during Brooklyn's matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.

The Miami Heat have finally made a move to improve their roster in a major way.Trading away Dewayne Dedmon at the NBA Trade Deadline, with him now residing in Philadelphia with the 76ers, they would only receive cash in the deal with the San Antonio Spurs that saw them send out the big man and a second-rounder.

BROOKLYN - The Nets led for most of the first half, until they didn't, and Brooklyn was never able to get that lead back in what turned into a 101-96 loss to the red-hot Sacramento Kings.It was a game of runs where Sacramento made the Nets pay and helped keep the pesky Brooklyn squad on Thursday night at Barclays Center
The Nets pulled within mere points of the Kings several times in the second half, but were unable to complete the comeback.

The nearly complete overhaul of the Lakers roster at the NBA trade deadline was needed but not necessarily expected.Following Tuesday's embarrassing loss on the night LeBron James broke the all-time scoring record - a night that also featured a "heated exchange" between Russell Westbrook and coaches - it was clear that the Lakers needed to shake things up.

Celtics Boston trades two second-round picks and Justin Jackson to Oklahoma City.While rumors circled about the Celtics trading for Jakob Poeltl or reuniting with Kelly Olynyk, in the end the center they nabbed at the NBA trade deadline was Mike Muscala.Boston sent Oklahoma City two second-round picks and Justin Jackson in exchange for the 31-year-old big man.

As things stand right now, the Lakers currently only have LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Jarred Vanderbilt and Max Christie under contract for next year, with everyone else from D'Angelo Russell to Austin Reaves either slated to be a free agent, or in the case of Mo Bamba and Davon Reed, on a nonguaranteed contract.

When: Thursday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington D.C.
How to watch: NBC Sports Washington, League Pass
WIZARDS - Monte Morris, OUT (back)
RAPTORS - Otto Porter Jr., OUT (toe)
Only one game separates the Washington Wizards (29-32, 10th) and Toronto Raptors (31-32, 9th) in the standings.

Cam Thomas minutes and Nerlens Noel minutes are not mutually exclusive.It was a question head coach Jacque Vaughn answered after Brooklyn's third straight victory on Tuesday night in Houston.Thomas - the lightning rod scorer who has been Vaughn's first player off the bench in the games that followed the Feb. 9 NBA trade deadline - sat on the bench while Noel played an extended role as backup big man one day after signing a 10-day contract in Brooklyn.

In a surprise move ahead of the trade deadline, the Lakers are reportedly trading Thomas Bryant - one of the surprise bright spots of the season - to the Nuggets for Davon Reed and second round picks.Bryant is averaging 12.1 points per game this season and was one of the team's best surprises during Anthony Davis' injury.

The dust has settled from last Thursday's NBA Trade Deadline.Only three teams, including Washington Wizards, did not make a move to adjust their rosters for the post All-Star Break.To some of you, that means that Tommy Sheppard and the front office were asleep at the wheel.But remember that the trade deadline isn't just a one-day thing.

This week, we're evaluating the trade deadline and potential playoff push, branding some new nicknames for some Raptor duos, crowning the winner of the deadline and more!Season 10, Episode 278
RAPTORS: We were prepared to say goodbye to some big pieces, but it looks like that might be delayed.Poeltl returns for his second stint with the Raptors and the team has their bona fide big.

Celtics Payton Pritchard wanted a trade.Joe Mazzulla is happy he said how he felt.The NBA trade deadline has passed, and Payton Pritchard is still a Boston Celtic.According to The Boston Globe, the third-year point guard hoped he would be dealt elsewhere so that he could get more playing time instead of scrapping for minutes on one of the deepest teams in the NBA.

With the NBA trade deadline approaching soon, is the pressure mounting for the Miami Heat?Many teams will be looking to make moves to strengthen their roster or sell players for future assets.And the Heat will likely be one of the teams that will be looking to add a few more pieces to their roster to put themselves in a better playoff position.

The Toronto Raptors did not trade one of Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, or Gary Trent Jr. at the 2023 NBA Trade Deadline, much to the surprise of the fanbase and the charging of a very vocal section of that fanbase.Toronto appears to be doubling down on their core.While the addition of Jakob Poeltl from the San Antonio Spurs will help the Raptors get much better at protecting the basket, they still have some major roster issues that will make it very difficult for them to make much noise in the postseason.

The Toronto Raptors made one move at the NBA trade deadline and it was for a familiar face.Centre Jakob Poeltl rejoined the Raptors in a trade with San Antonio early Thursday morning that sent Canadian centre Khem Birch, a protected 2024 first-round pick, and two future second-round picks to the Spurs.

The NBA trade deadline has passed.The Washington Wizards did nothing on this day.Regardless of how you feel about their perceived lack of action, they will host the new-look Pacers who are also looking for feel-good losses for an early evening game on a warm Sunday in the nation's capital.Game Info
When: Saturday, February 11 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
How to watch: NBC Sports Washington LeaguePass
How to listen: The Team 980 AM, 106.7-2

The Washington Wizards are negotiating a contract buyout with Will Barton, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.The news came out on Thursday, soon after the NBA Trade Deadline.ESPN Sources: The Wizards are working on a contract buyout for veteran G/F Will Barton, allowing him to become a free agent.

In a not-too-dissimilar timeline to the one we're in, the Lakers would have landed Kyrie Irving ahead of the NBA trade deadline and had a very different path heading into the second half of the season.They certainly did everything they could to acquire him, but were rebuffed by the Nets.The team's Plan B wasn't all that bad, as they brought in fan favorite D'Angelo Russell along with Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt as part of a roster overhaul.

Note: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links, Schneps Media may earn a commission.The Nets signed head coach Jacque Vaughn to a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday, ensuring he will be in Brooklyn for the foreseeable future.Vaughn has been running the Nets bench since Nov. 1 after the organization parted ways with Steve Nash and he was given the full-time gig eight days later.

BROOKLYN, N.Y.The Nets ended the most exciting chapter in franchise history at the NBA trade deadline when they dealt Kevin Durant to Phoenix, the last major trade in a series of transactions that built and then tore down a superteam in the eastern borough.While a move like this is never an easy decision, Brooklyn was left without a better option, said host Adam Armbrecht in a Thursday edition of the Locked On Nets podcast.