8:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Wizards have agreed to trade forward Otto Porter Jr. to the Chicago Bulls for forwards Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker, a league source confirmed to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal includes a 2023 second-round pick to the Wizards, the source told ESPN. The Athletic was first to
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7:58 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Ian Begley Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the New York Knicks for ESPNNewYork.com As the New York Knicks run out of time to find a trade for center Enes Kanter and his $18.6 million expiring deal, discussions on a contract buyout are expected to begin as soon as the deadline
7:24 PM ET The Miami Heat traded guards Tyler Johnson and Wayne Ellington on Wednesday to the Phoenix Suns for veteran forward Ryan Anderson. Agent Mark Bartelstein was working with the Suns to waive Ellington and allow him to join a playoff contender before the trade was completed, league sources told ESPN. The 31-year-old guard
1:29 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Knicks are worth $4 billion, making them the most valuable NBA team for the fourth straight year, according to Forbes. That’s despite having the worst record among the league’s 30 teams. In its annual rankings, Forbes said the Knicks’ value increased 11 percent from
1:00 PM ET Michael C. Wright CHICAGO — Despite Anthony Davis being listed as questionable headed into Wednesday’s matchup against the Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said the team plans to sit the five-time All-Star center until after Thursday’s trade deadline. Should the Pelicans wait on a trade? What happens with the
11:49 AM ET The Detroit Pistons have agreed to trade Stanley Johnson to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for center Thon Maker, a league source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. The trade is an ideal change of scenery for two young former lottery picks. Johnson can work to find a role on a contending
8:24 AM ET Few in the league can remember anything like this Anthony Davis saga — the posturing, the ticking clock, the quirky rule banning one suitor (Boston Celtics) from getting in the action now, the uncertainty surrounding almost everything except that Davis is worth all of it, the tentacles touching so many franchises. It
2:35 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The LA Clippers have agreed to trade forward Tobias Harris, center Boban Marjanovic and forward Mike Scott to the Philadelphia 76ers for guard Landry Shamet, forwards Wilson Chandler and Mike Muscala, its 2020 first-round pick, an unprotected 2021 unprotected first-round pick via Miami and a 2021 and 2023 second-round pick,
4:09 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, what already has been a wild NBA trade deadline received another boost when ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Philadelphia 76ers completed a blockbuster deal with the LA Clippers for forward Tobias Harris. The full deal — Philadelphia getting Harris, center
1:44 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Lowry has no desire to play for anyone but the Toronto Raptors. But if the All-Star guard is sent elsewhere between now and the NBA’s Thursday trade deadline, Lowry said he’ll have no hard feelings toward the team he has played for over the past six-plus seasons.