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The five NBA teams facing the most pressure after a ridiculous trade deadline
Now that the dust has settled on the most explosive trade deadline in history, here are the teams still facing massive decisions -- now and coming into next season.
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How the NBA trade deadline set up seven lottery teams: Plans for draft, free agency and rising stars
Here's how last week's wild trade deadline shifted the next four months -- and likely beyond -- for seven rebuilding franchises.
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Inside the most chaotic, transformational trade deadline in Lakers history
After successfully building a bridge to the post-LeBron James era, the Lakers rescinded a trade that had landed Luka Doncic's chosen lob partner, and chaos ensued. So what happens now?
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Inside the messy Jimmy Butler saga -- and how it all came down to Kevin Durant
One team was desperate to end an embarrassing saga. Another was desperate to appease its stars. Another was desperate to extend its flailing dynasty. Here's how it all went down.
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'That was the only one that stunned me': NBA execs assess the trade deadline chaos
NBA executives at the center of trade deadline week try to make sense of Butler to Golden State, Luka to L.A. and the flurry of league-altering moves.
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Grading major NBA trades: Did the Cavs get better? Which teams missed out?
Kevin Pelton grades all sides of the trade deadline's biggest deals that will alter the league for seasons to come.
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NBA trade deadline winners and losers: Lakers headline winners, losers of wild week
After a wild week of superstar movement -- headlined by the still-shocking Luka Doncic deal -- Kevin Pelton unveils his winners and losers of the NBA trade deadline.
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Grades are in for Butler to the Warriors: Which team won the trade? Who's worse off?
Jimmy Butler gets his trade wish and lands in San Francisco. Kevin Pelton grades all sides of a megadeal that has massive leaguewide implications.
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Which superstar is on the move next? Biggest surprises? NBA trade deadline reactions
The 2025 NBA trade deadline is behind us. What should we expect in the offseason and which star is on the move next? Our NBA insiders break it down.
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Everything we heard on NBA trade deadline day: We tracked every deal
The trade deadline has passed. Our NBA insiders worked the phones and brought you all the latest on every deal that happened along with a whole lot more.
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NBA trade tracker: Details for all deals for 2024-25
The 2025 NBA trade deadline has passed and we kept tabs on every trade, breaking down how every deal shakes out.
Is Golden State better with Jimmy Butler? Is Miami better without him? Five questions on what happens now
Jimmy Butler is headed to the Warriors. Our NBA insiders react to one of the biggest blockbuster trades this season.
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Dysfunction, stormy practices and six All-Star Games: A decade of Jimmy Butler
From Chicago to Miami, Jimmy Butler has made headlines over a decorated and turbulent career.
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NBA trade deadline: More Luka fallout, plus what we're hearing with two days left
Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst examine the latest Luka aftermath, where the Butler saga ends and why the league is expecting something big from Golden State.
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'Unfathomable': How this stunning Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade came together
The most shocking trade in NBA history began with a secret meeting in a coffee shop in Dallas -- and was fueled by a 20-year history with Kobe Bryant.
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This stunning Mavs-Lakers trade will create dominoes: NBA execs weigh in on Dallas' risk and what's next
NBA execs are still coming to grips with the reality that Luka Doncic is a Laker -- and what it means for L.A., Dallas and the rest of the NBA.
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Luka's a Laker?! Grading the superstar swap that shocked the NBA
Luka Doncic is a Laker, Anthony Davis is a Mav and the NBA world is in shock. Kevin Pelton grades every side of what is perhaps the most stunning trade in league history.
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Grading another NBA megadeal: Fox to Spurs, LaVine to Kings in 3-team trade
Grading the three-team deal that pairs Victor Wembanyama with De'Aaron Fox while keeping the Kings as a contender in the West.
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These four Jimmy Butler deals would create even more NBA trade deadline chaos
It's already been one of the wildest trade deadlines in league history. Let's make it more wild, with new teams for Jimmy Butler, Bradley Beal, Julius Randle and more stars.
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Bobby Marks' NBA trade deadline tiers: Deals, biggest questions for all 30 teams
The Feb. 6 trade deadline is fast approaching. Here's what you need to know about all 30 teams, including deals for each that would shake up the league.
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NBA intel: Three teams are forming a Wemby blockade atop the West
Victor Wembanyama is charging toward West supremacy. Problem is, OKC, Houston and Memphis aren't going anywhere. And each can get even stronger at the trade deadline.
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How Bradley Beal still controls the NBA trade deadline in Phoenix
Next week's trade deadline is just one of the hurdles facing the league's most expensive roster.
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Where the Butler-Heat saga stands, and 8 trade scenarios for Miami
Pondering a trade for Jimmy Butler? Here's how eight teams can navigate their way to a blockbuster for Miami's All-Star forward.
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'Jimmy hasn't even really started': Inside the simmering feud between Butler and the Miami Heat
The clash pits perhaps the NBA's most disgruntled superstar against a franchise that won't bend to his will. And everyone in the NBA is watching.
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NBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2025 and 2026
Who are the free agents for the next two years? We have the breakdown for all 30 NBA teams.
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- Silver gets anger at Luka trade, says 'time will tell'
- Back in L.A., Knecht says trade 'felt like a movie'
- Amid trade angst, fans ejected from Mavs' loss
- Luka wins in L.A. debut as nerves give way to 'fun'
- Sources: Hornets aim to dispute Williams' physical
- Horst: Middleton deal 'hardest transaction' as exec
- KD shrugs off trade talk: 'Part of the business'
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