Hoops Rumors

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.

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:

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Trades completed during deadline week

The Cavaliers and Clippers swap star point guards (story)

• Cavaliers acquire James Harden.
• Clippers acquire Darius Garland and the Cavaliers’ 2026 second-round pick.

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

• Jazz acquire Jaren Jackson Jr., John Konchar, Vince Williams Jr., and Jock Landale.
• Grizzlies acquire Kyle Anderson, Georges Niang, Taylor Hendricks, Walter Clayton, the Lakers’ 2027 first-round pick (top-four protected); either the Cavaliers’, Timberwolves’, or Jazz’s 2027 first-round pick (whichever is most favorable); and the Suns’ 2031 first-round pick.

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

• Wizards acquire Anthony Davis, Jaden Hardy, D’Angelo Russell, and Dante Exum.
• Mavericks acquire Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Marvin Bagley III, Tyus Jones, either the Thunder’s, Rockets’ (top-four protected), or Clippers’ 2026 first-round pick (whichever is least favorable); the Warriors’ 2030 first-round pick (top-20 protected); the Suns’ 2026 second-round pick; the Bulls’ 2027 second-round pick; and the Rockets’ 2029 second-round pick.
• Hornets acquire Malaki Branham.

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)

• Warriors acquire Kristaps Porzingis.
• Hawks acquire Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield.

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, either the Nuggets’ or Hornets’ 2029 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable), the Nuggets’ 2031 second-round pick, and the Knicks’ 2031 second-round pick.

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)

• Cavaliers acquire Keon Ellis, Dennis Schröder, and Emanuel Miller (two-way).
• Kings acquire De’Andre Hunter.
• Bulls acquire Dario Saric, the Nuggets’ 2027 second-round pick (from Cavaliers), and either the Pistons’, Bucks’, or Knicks’ 2029 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable; from Kings).

The Lakers add some outside shooting (story)

• Lakers acquire Luke Kennard.
• Hawks acquire Gabe Vincent and the Lakers’ 2032 second-round pick.

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)

• Bulls acquire Guerschon Yabusele and cash ($500K).
• Knicks acquire Dalen Terry.

… 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)

• Raptors acquire Chris Paul.
• Nets acquire Ochai Agbaji, the Raptors’ 2032 second-round pick, and cash ($3.5MM; from Clippers).
• Clippers acquire the draft rights to Vanja Marinkovic.

The Raptors add some depth up front (story)

• Raptors acquire Trayce Jackson-Davis.
• Warriors acquire the Lakers’ 2026 second-round pick.

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

• Bulls acquire Nick Richards.
• Bucks acquire Ousmane Dieng and Nigel Hayes-Davis.
• Suns acquire Cole Anthony and Amir Coffey.

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

• Hawks acquire Jock Landale.
• Jazz acquire cash.

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 TBD.
• Note: We’re still waiting to confirm what exactly the Cavaliers acquired in this trade.

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)

• Thunder acquire the draft rights to Balsa Koprivica.
• Jazz acquire cash.

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Notable trade candidates who stayed put

• Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks (story)
• Ja Morant, Grizzlies (story)
• Domantas Sabonis, Kings (story)
• Zach LaVine (Kings)
• DeMar DeRozan (Kings)
• Malik Monk (Kings)
• Trey Murphy III (Pelicans)
• Herbert Jones (Pelicans)
• Zion Williamson (Pelicans)
• Yves Missi (Pelicans)
• Michael Porter Jr. (Nets)
• Jarrett Allen (Cavaliers)
• Daniel Gafford (Mavericks)
• Kyle Kuzma (Bucks)
• Bobby Portis (Bucks)

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Players waived on deadline day

Officially released:

• Lonzo Ball, Jazz (story)
• Chris Boucher, Jazz (story)
• Mike Conley, Hornets (story)
• Pat Connaughton, Hornets (story)
• N’Faly Dante, Hawks (story)
• Nigel Hayes-Davis, Bucks (story)
• Haywood Highsmith, Nets (story)
• Tyrese Martin, Nets (story)
• Georges Niang, Grizzlies (story)
• Mason Plumlee, Thunder (story)
• Duop Reath, Hawks (story)
• Cam Thomas, Nets (story)
• Hunter Tyson, Nets (story)

Expected to be waived:

• Eric Gordon, Grizzlies (story)
• Chris Paul, Raptors (story)