Deadline day is finally here. NBA teams will have until today at 2:00 p.m. central time to finalize trade agreements. Anyone not traded by that time will be ineligible to be moved until after his team’s season comes to an end this spring.
It has already been an active trade season around the league. with six deals completed in the last week. Some of those were major moves too, including the Kings and Pacers completing a six-player swap involving Domantas Sabonis and Tyrese Haliburton, and the Pelicans acquiring CJ McCollum from the Trail Blazers. Caris LeVert, Norman Powell, and Robert Covington are among the other players who have been on the move since last Friday.
Even after all that pre-deadline activity, there are plenty of storylines to keep an eye on today.
Will the struggling Lakers make a move in an effort to shake things up and turn their season around? Will the Pistons get an offer they like for forward Jerami Grant? Are retooling teams like the Trail Blazers, Kings, and Pacers done dealing, or do they have more up their sleeves? And, most importantly, will the Nets and Sixers move forward on a long-rumored blockbuster involving James Harden and Ben Simmons?
We’ll be keeping tabs on all the latest news and rumors all day long on Hoops Rumors, leading up to 2:00 p.m. CT.
In the meantime, here are some of our features and trackers to help you prepare for today’s action:
