4:00 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans agreed to trade JJ Redick to the Dallas Mavericks, avoiding a possible buyout situation for the veteran shooting guard. Sources told ESPN the Pelicans sent Redick and forward Nicolo Melli to Dallas for forwards James Johnson and Wes Iwundu as well as a 2021 second-round pick.
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1:04 PM ET George Hill is headed to the Philadelphia 76ers as part of a three-way deal involving the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New York Knicks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Hill, who is averaging is 11.8 points this season, was sent by the Thunder to the Sixers in exchange for Tony
3:16 PM ET The Houston Rockets are trading guard Victor Oladipo to the Miami Heat at the trade deadline, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Oladipo, 28, is in the final season of a four-year, $85 million contract and can become a free agent this summer. He suffered a ruptured quad injury in
3:24 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Toronto Raptors are keeping star point guard Kyle Lowry, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Lowry, who turned 35 Thursday, was the biggest trade chip available leading up to this year’s deadline, with the six-time All-Star and championship-winning point guard being coveted by several contending teams.. Lowry
2:41 PM ET The LA Clippers are acquiring veteran point guard Rajon Rondo from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for former Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Clippers are also sending two future second-round picks in the deal, a source told Wojnarowski. Rondo, 35, gives the Clippers
2:56 PM ET The trade deadline is always a stressful time for NBA players, many of whom don’t know whether they’ll be playing in the same city or searching for a new place to live before the 3 p.m. deadline. Thanks to the wonders of social media, that stress can sometimes play out live in
11:39 AM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Celtics are finalizing a deal to acquire Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier for two second-round picks ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Magic have already traded Nikola Vucevic and now Fournier, and they have been entertaining offers for Aaron Gordon. The Celtics
12:46 PM ET The Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets have agreed on a deal to send forward Aaron Gordon to Denver, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. In exchange, Gary Harris, R.J. Hampton and a first-round pick will go to the Magic, as well as a protected 2025 first-round pick, according to sources. Orlando
11:09 AM ET The Orlando Magic are trading All-Star center Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu to the Chicago Bulls, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. The Bulls are sending Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter and first-round picks in 2021 and 2023 to the Magic, sources told ESPN. Vucevic, who is averaging 24.5 points and
10:24 AM ET The Denver Nuggets are acquiring center JaVale McGee from the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaiah Hartenstein and two future second-round picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Cleveland is acquiring a 2027 unprotected second-round pick and 2023 second-round pick protected through No. 46, sources told Wojnarowski. McGee, 33, is averaging 8 points and 5.2
12:31 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry repeatedly insisted Wednesday night that he doesn’t know what will happen between now and Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline. But that didn’t stop an air of finality from hanging over the proceedings following a 135-111 victory over the Denver Nuggets, as the greatest player in
12:34 AM ET The Detroit Pistons are trading guard Delon Wright to the Sacramento Kings for guard Cory Joseph and two second-round picks, sources told ESPN on Wednesday night. The picks going to Detroit will be a 2021 second-rounder via the Los Angeles Lakers and the Kings’ own 2024 second-rounder, sources told ESPN. The deal
11:11 PM ET ESPN News Services Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is expected to miss a “significant amount of time” with plantar fasciitis in his right foot, according to coach Mark Daigneault. Gilgeous-Alexander was added to the injury report on Wednesday, and he did not suit up for Oklahoma City’s 116-107 loss to the
8:27 PM ET Brooklyn Nets star James Harden will not play against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Harden has been experiencing neck soreness since he collided with Garrison Mathews on Sunday in the Nets’ win over the Wizards. Harden was listed as questionable ahead of the Nets’ game against the Trail Blazers on Tuesday
7:34 PM ET The NBA is investigating coordinating with national pharmacy chains to “to host on-site vaccination clinics for players, team and arena personnel, and household members at team facilities and arenas in the coming weeks and as state eligibility requirements permit,” according to a league memo that was sent to teams Wednesday and was
12:12 PM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Members of the Los Angeles Lakers organization are expected to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 this week, sources
1:13 AM ET The Toronto Raptors are hurtling toward a roster transformation at Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, engaging in talks on multiple fronts centered on separate deals for six-time All-Star guard Kyle Lowry and Norman Powell, sources told ESPN. In the final year of his contract, Lowry’s chances of leaving Toronto in a trade are
2:00 AM ET Two seasons ago, the Los Angeles Lakers‘ last game played before the trade deadline felt like a referendum on the state of the franchise — a 42-point blowout loss in Indiana as rumors swirled. Tuesday’s 128-111 road loss to the New Orleans Pelicans wasn’t that for the Lakers, they are the defending