1:18 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired Nikola Mirotic from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Jason Smith, Stanley Johnson and four second-round picks, sources told ESPN’s Zach Lowe and Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. The deal also includes the Detroit Pistons, who had traded Johnson to the Bucks on Wednesday. According to sources,
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1:19 PM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia 76ers are adding James Ennis from the Houston Rockets in exchange for draft considerations, according to multiple media reports. The Associated Press, citing a source, said an NBA trade call was needed to complete the deal prior to the 3 p.m. ET trade deadline. Who wins this
9:32 PM ET Let’s revive an old Grantland tradition and ask who’s on notice after the whirlwind of the last 48 hours. The top of the East Assuming Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Boston and Toronto all advance, I’m not sure there will have ever been a playoff round with more potential to swing superstar free agency than
The King stays The King. You came up with a clutch performance in the draft and put together a winning squad. Now, can you do the same in free agency in July? The King stays The King. You came up with a clutch performance in the draft and put together a winning squad. Now, can
3:06 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant went off on the media’s coverage of his pending free-agency decision this summer following a 141-102 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. Durant hadn’t spoken to beat writers since before the New York Knicks traded away Kristaps Porzingis last week,
12:09 AM ET The Washington Wizards have agreed to send forward Markieff Morris to the New Orleans Pelicans for forward Wesley Johnson, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Morris is averaging 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds for the Wizards, who earlier Wednesday traded forward Otto Porter Jr. to Chicago. Since the start of the season,
10:59 PM ET Michael C. Wright CHICAGO — Hands jammed into his pockets, wearing a puffy black and white coat, New Orleans Pelicans center Anthony Davis chatted up coaches off to the side of the court, while the rest of the team fielded questions about the man who no longer wants to be a part
2:26 AM ET DALLAS — Harrison Barnes watched the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks‘ 99-93 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday from the bench after learning that he was being traded to the Sacramento Kings. The Kings sent second-year forward Justin Jackson and veteran forward/center Zach Randolph to the Mavs for Barnes. The
9:40 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps has had no communication Wednesday with Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson on L.A.’s most recent trade offer for All-Star big man Anthony Davis, league sources told ESPN. The Lakers are running low on hope that the Pelicans will engage them before Thursday’s
8:32 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Houston Rockets are acquiring guard Iman Shumpert in a three-way deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings, league sources told ESPN. The Rockets will send guard Brandon Knight, forward Marquese Chriss and a 2019 lottery protected first-round pick to the Cavaliers, league sources said. The Cavaliers will send