3:45 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN As part of a busy trade deadline day for the Boston Celtics, they sent Dennis Schroder, Bruno Fernando and Enes Freedom to the Houston Rockets for Daniel Theis, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Schroder, 28, signed a one-year, $5.9 million deal with Boston last summer, hoping to use it as
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7:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Despite the Lakers looking nothing like the championship contender they were built to become and free falling in the standings, losers of six out of their past eight games, L.A. did not pull the trigger on any moves at the trade deadline Thursday. “We were aggressive in a lot
7:39 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Before serving as a captain in the NBA’s All-Star Game draft Thursday night, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant said he was “happy we got guys who want to be part of this” in the blockbuster trade that saw James Harden go to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons.
12:01 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired Serge Ibaka from the LA Clippers as part of a four-team trade that also sends former No. 2 overall pick Marvin Bagley from the Sacramento Kings to the Detroit Pistons, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. As part of the deal, Donte DiVincenzo will
12:18 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Toronto Raptors are sending guard Goran Dragic and a protected 2022 first-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs for forward Thaddeus Young and Drew Eubanks, along with a 2022 Detroit Pistons second-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The first-round pick is protected from 1-14 this year, and 1-13
2:00 PM ET The Boston Celtics are acquiring guard Derrick White in a trade with the San Antonio Spurs, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Celtics are sending guards Josh Richardson, Romeo Langford and a first-round pick to the Spurs, the sources said. This is the second trade Thursday for both the Spurs and Celtics.
2:06 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN The Phoenix Suns are finalizing a trade for forward Torrey Craig from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for second-year forward Jalen Smith and a future second-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Craig would return to Phoenix after spending the second half of the 2020-21 season and the
2:18 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Wizards assistant coach Mike Batiste has been suspended two games without pay for entering the stands in an attempt to confront a fan, the NBA announced Thursday. With 15 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Monday’s 121-100 loss to the Miami Heat, Batiste, the Wizards’ player development
1:29 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — CJ McCollum had spent his entire NBA career with the Portland Trail Blazers after being selected by the franchise with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. Now 564 games later, he’s preparing to play his first for another team when he suits up
1:23 PM ET The Nets have traded James Harden to the 76ers in a blockbuster deal that ends the former MVP’s short-lived Big Three stint in Brooklyn and also signals a fresh start for Ben Simmons, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harden is on the move via trade for the second time in just over