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2026 NBA Trade Deadline Recap

By | at February 6, 2026 12:43 am

Just over a month ago, some NBA executives were predicting a quiet trade deadline. And entering this past weekend, it looked like we might be headed that way, with just one trade – the Wizards acquiring Trae Young – having been completed through the first three-plus months of the 2025/26 season.

But that changed in a major way this week, with 28 separate deals completed between Sunday and Thursday. Twenty-seven of the NBA’s 30 teams took part in at least one trade this week — only the Heat, Rockets, and Spurs stood pat.

In total, 69 players on NBA rosters changed teams at least once in this week’s trades, including 67 players on standard contracts and a pair on two-way deals. Four more players’ draft rights were included in deals, for a total of 73 players on the move.

According to the NBA (Twitter link), the 28 trades made and 73 players dealt during deadline week both represent new records.

Two-time Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo, this winter’s most intriguing trade candidate, wasn’t among the group of players on the move. But another former MVP (James Harden) was, and so was a former Defensive Player of the Year (Jaren Jackson Jr.).

Anthony Davis and Darius Garland were among the other multi-time All-Stars dealt, along with Nikola Vucevic, Khris Middleton, and Chris Paul. And All-Defensive center Ivica Zubac headlined a group of high-level role players involved in this week’s trades.

Thanks for following along with us at Hoops Rumors. Here’s a recap of all of 2026’s deadline deals, with the details reported and announced so far:

Trades completed during deadline week

The Cavaliers and Clippers swap star point guards (story)

The rebuilding Jazz become a buyer and upgrade their frontcourt (story)

The rebuilding Wizards become a buyer and upgrade their frontcourt (story)

The Pacers land their new starting center (story)

  • Pacers acquire Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown.
  • Clippers acquire Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, the Pacers’ 2026 first-round pick (top-four protected; 10-30 protected), the Pacers’ 2029 first-round pick, and the Mavericks’ 2028 second-round pick.
  • Note: If the Pacers’ 2026 first-round pick falls in its protected range, the Clippers will instead receive the Pacers’ 2031 first-round pick.

The Warriors bring the Kuminga saga to an end (story)

The red-hot Hornets add a potential long-term cornerstone to their backcourt (story)

  • Hornets acquire Coby White and Mike Conley.
  • Bulls acquire Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng, the Nuggets’ 2031 second-round pick, and the Knicks’ 2031 second-round pick.
  • Note: The Hornets also sent a 2029 second-round pick to the Bulls in the original version of this trade, but the two teams agreed to remove it after White’s physical exam revealed a calf issue.

The Timberwolves belatedly bring in a Nickeil Alexander-Walker replacement (story)

  • Timberwolves acquire Ayo Dosunmu and Julian Phillips.
  • Bulls acquire Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller, either the Nuggets’ or Warriors’ 2026 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable); the Cavaliers’ 2027 second-round pick; either the Timberwolves’ or Warriors’ 2031 pick (whichever is most favorable); and either the Suns’ or Rockets’ 2032 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable).

The Celtics save some money and fortify their frontcourt (story)

  • Celtics acquire Nikola Vucevic and the Nuggets’ 2027 second-round pick.
  • Bulls acquire Anfernee Simons and either the Pelicans’, Trail Blazers’, Timberwolves’, or Knicks’ 2026 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable).

The Cavaliers reshape their rotation while the Kings upsize on the wing (story)

The Lakers add some outside shooting (story)

Oklahoma City uses its draft-pick surplus to roll the dice on a promising youngster (story)

  • Thunder acquire Jared McCain.
  • Sixers acquire either the Thunder’s, Rockets’ (top-four protected), or Clippers’ 2026 first-round pick (whichever is second-most favorable); either the Thunder’s, Rockets’, Pacers’, or Heat’s 2027 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable); the Thunder’s 2028 second-round pick; and the Bucks’ 2028 second-round pick.

The Knicks create a little cap flexibility… (story)

… and add a New York native to their backcourt rotation (story)

  • Knicks acquire Jose Alvarado and the draft rights to Latavious Williams.
  • Pelicans acquire Dalen Terry, either the Magic’s, Bucks’, or Pistons’ 2026 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable), either the Pacers’, Heat’s, Rockets’, or Thunder’s 2027 second-round pick (whichever is second-most favorable), and cash.

The Bulls take a shot on a former lottery pick while the Pistons bring in a shooter (story)

  • Pistons acquire Kevin Huerter, Dario Saric, and the right to swap their 2026 first-round pick for the Timberwolves’ 2026 first-round pick (top-19 protected).
  • Bulls acquire Jaden Ivey and Mike Conley.
  • Timberwolves acquire cash ($1.1MM; from Pistons).

The Raptors avoid the tax, the Nets use their cap room, and the Clippers and CP3 finally part ways officially (story)

The Raptors add some depth up front (story)

The Suns get out of the tax while the Bulls and Bucks add some size (story)

A journeyman center joins his fifth team in five NBA seasons (story)

Portland acquires a shooter (story)

  • Trail Blazers acquire Vit Krejci.
  • Hawks acquire Duop Reath, the Hawks’ 2027 second-round pick, and the Knicks’ 2030 second-round pick.
    • Note: The Hawks’ 2027 second-round pick was previously traded to the Trail Blazers.

The Sixers make room under the tax to sign Dominick Barlow (story)

  • Grizzlies acquire Eric Gordon and the right to swap their 2032 second-round pick for the Sixers’ 2032 second-round pick.
  • Sixers acquire the draft rights to Justinian Jessup.

Cleveland bails on a disappointing offseason acquisition (story)

  • Jazz acquire Lonzo Ball, the Cavaliers’ 2028 second-round pick, and the Cavaliers’ 2032 second-round pick.
  • Cavaliers acquire cash.

The Celtics sneak below the tax line, part one (story)

  • Jazz acquire Chris Boucher, the Nuggets’ 2027 second-round pick, and cash.
  • Celtics acquire John Tonje (two-way).

The Celtics sneak below the tax line, part two (story)

  • Nets acquire Josh Minott.
  • Celtics acquire cash ($110K).

The Celtics sneak below the tax line, part three (story)

  • Hornets acquire Xavier Tillman Sr. and cash ($3.5MM).
  • Celtics acquire the Hornets’ 2030 second-round pick (top-55 protected).

The Magic avoid being a taxpayer (story)

  • Hornets acquire Tyus Jones, either the Magic’s or Celtics’ 2027 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable), and the Magic’s 2028 second-round pick.
  • Magic acquire cash.

The Nuggets duck the tax (story)

  • Nets acquire Hunter Tyson and the Nuggets’ 2032 second-round pick.
  • Nuggets acquire either the Clippers’ or Hawks’ 2026 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable).

The first of three Ousmane Dieng trades helps Oklahoma City avoid the tax (story)

  • Hornets acquire Ousmane Dieng and either the Hawks’ or Heat’s 2029 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable).
  • Thunder acquire Mason Plumlee.

Two Northwest rivals make a minor move (story)

Notable trade candidates who stayed put

Players waived on deadline day

Officially released:

Expected to be waived:

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