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Any other Lakers fans feel bad for Anthony Davis at this point? He didn't ask for his dumbest friend to make a horrendous trade for him, and now he's become the butt of (almost) all the jokes about the shit storm in the aftermath of the deal while potentially trying to come back too early from injury to save his buddy Nico's job, to the point ownership had to step in and stop it.
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Lakers rumors about Dorian Finney-Smith’s exit are swirling. What will Luka Doncic think of them?
Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images Luka Doncic and Dorian Finney-Smith have been close friends dating back to their stint on the Dallas Mavericks together. Even before reuniting on the Lakers in the wake of Doncic’s shocking trade to L.A. last year, the then-Mavericks star had said Finney-Smith was “my guy,” and predicted they’d team up again in the future.
The latest LeBron James news raises more questions than it answers
Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images Normally, a player opting into a contract would be a pretty cut-and-dry piece of news signifying that they are remaining with their current team. As he has been wont to do throughout his career, however, LeBron James and his camp found a way to create some drama around his latest, ahem, decision, to pick up his $52.6 million player option with the Lakers.
NBA Free Agency Rumors: Timberwolves will officially lose key player + latest on Lakers, Warriors Original
Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images With the official start of NBA free agency just a little over 24 hours away, let’s dive into some of the latest rumors and reporting around what various players and teams will do when it opens. Wolves say “hell NAW” to retaining key free agent The most definitive update here is from the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have reached new agreements with both Naz Reid and Julius Randle over the last several days.
The Blazers’ wild NBA Draft pick is already being called ‘Chinese Jokic’ by one team
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The Portland Trail Blazers shocked the NBA world by trading down with the Memphis Grizzlies and then selecting Chinese center Hansen Yang with the No. 16 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. As our friends at Blazer’s Edge noted, proof this was a pick that was a bit off the board was The Ringer having Yang mocked at pick No. 40, while ESPN had him projected as the 36th pick, so his being selected in the top 20 was definitely a surprise.
Alex Caruso clarifies controversial Lakers bubble championship joke Original
Photo by Joshua Gateley/Getty Images Every year, the NBA ecosystem attempts to assign some sort of asterisk to that year’s champion, and 2025 will be no different.
The Thunder winning the NBA Championship ends the saddest Wizards streak
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Washington Wizards haven’t made the NBA Playoffs in five seasons, but that somehow isn’t the streak that best epitomizes how poorly the team has been run over the last decade-plus.
The Pacers’ Game 1 NBA Finals heist can only be captured by 5 perfect stats
Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers have pulled off some crazy comebacks during the 2025 playoffs, but their latest rally to win Game 1 of the NBA Finals might have been their wildest yet. The odds were against the Pacers winning this game from the outset, but they seemed especially long when the Oklahoma City Thunder pushed their lead to as much as 17 in the fourth quarter.
The Thunder’s NBA Finals run highlights the Lakers’ dumbest misfire
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Rob Pelinka has delivered some bread from heaven over his time with the Lakers, but he’s been part of some thunderstorms as well. “Part of” is the operative phrasing there, because the only things Pelinka is better at than swindling his dumbest friend over fancy cold brews are deflecting blame and keeping his job.
The 2025 Finals matchup might prove the NBA Cup means more than you think Original
Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images The NBA’s In-Season Tournament — officially rebranded as the Emirates NBA Cup in 2024 — has been searching for a signature moment to solidify its meaning to fans, and the 2025 NBA Finals matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers might have just created it. Why?
Caitlin Clark made sure to have Aliyah Boston’s back after Angel Reese showdown
Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images This story is part of a group of stories called Aliyah Boston had Caitlin Clark’s back when Angel Reese came to confront her in Saturday’s game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky, and after the game, Clark showed the camaraderie was mutual by volunteering to pay Boston’s technical foul fine for intervening. It all started when Clark committed a foul on Reese (later upgraded to a flagrant) to prevent a layup attempt.
JJ Redick just made the type of history no NBA coach wants to make
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images With the Lakers trailing 2-1 in their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and facing a (probably insurmountable) 3-1 deficit in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, head coach JJ Redick made a decision: He was either going to sink or swim with the guys who got him to this point.
Ja Morant had something meaner than finger guns for Heat rookie after hitting game-winner
Image via TNT broadcast Ja Morant dropped 30 points against the Heat to give the Memphis Grizzlies a much-needed win as they look to stay afloat in the Western Conference playoff picture, but that wasn’t the most ruthless thing he did in Miami on Thursday night. Morant was seemingly looking to make a statement in his first game since making headlines earlier this week when the NBA warned him about doing a finger-gun celebration in a game against the Warriors.
Karl-Anthony Towns proves he’s the biggest Assassin’s Creed fan in the world with pregame tunnel fit
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Karl-Anthony Towns proves he’s the biggest Assassin’s Creed fan in the world with pregame tunnel fit
Photo by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images Listed at seven feet and 248 pounds, Karl-Anthony Towns is already one of the largest players in the NBA. But while there may be bigger players than him in the league, his pregame fit on Wednesday night proved that there is no bigger Assassin’s Creed fan in the world.
Daryl Morey throws AI under the bus for terrible Sixers season
Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images There have been a lot of memorable AIs in Philadelphia 76ers history, from Allen Iverson, to Andre Iguodala, to Al Horford if you used an uppercase “I” in a typo instead of a lowercase “l.” But as the Sixers’ deeply cursed season winds down, general manager Daryl Morey might have just revealed the AI that will go down as the most infamous in Philly: Artificial Intelligence.
Kyrie Irving is having a renaissance season when the Mavericks needed it most
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Kyrie Irving is having a renaissance season when the Mavericks needed it most
Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Don’t look now, but there is a Kyriennaisance happening in Dallas Don’t get me wrong: The memory of this Mavericks season is still always going to be the Luka Doncic trade. In fact, it’s probably going to be the memory of the next 10 seasons.
Mavericks GM gets hero’s welcome from Lakers fans following Luka Doncic trade
Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images NBA general managers usually don’t evaluate their own trades based on the reaction of opposing fans, but it’s easy to wonder if Mavericks GM Nico Harrison might have been having at least a few second thoughts as he attended his team’s first game against the star he exiled to Los Angeles, Luka Doncic, on Tuesday night.
Mac McClung, NBA Dunk Contest savior, almost didn’t even participate a third time
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You’ll Be in My Hart: A Valentine for everyone’s favorite Knicks guard
Photo by Elsa/Getty Images It’s All-Star weekend, the Knicks are a threat looming near the top of the East — despite not moving on the insurance veteran big I hope the team won’t desperately need in a few months — but on Valentine’s Day, love is in the air here in New York.
Myles Turner celebrated nearly a decade of surviving NBA trade rumors with a perfect meme
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Myles Turner celebrated nearly a decade of surviving NBA trade rumors with a perfect meme
Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner has been in trade rumors linking him to the Los Angeles Lakers since 2021, and basically every season since, including the current, 2024-25 campaign. But after another NBA trade deadline came and went on Thursday, Turner is once again still a member of the reigning Eastern Conference Finals participants.
Lakers Mark Williams trade could have subtly freed them up for another move
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Lakers Mark Williams trade could have subtly freed them up for another move
Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers surprised the NBA world again on Wednesday night. It wasn’t quite the earth-shattering thunderbolt of their Luka Doncic trade earlier in the week, but given that few were even certain that third-year Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams was even available, L.A. getting him for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 first-rounder and 2030 swap certainly qualified as unexpected.
The Heat found out about the Jimmy Butler trade during a game and their reactions were priceless
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The Heat found out about the Jimmy Butler trade during a game and their reactions were priceless
There is a new trend at the 2025 NBA trade deadline, and it’s kind of hilarious: Players finding out from fans with camera phones about the latest big deal that just went down. This happened to both the Phoenix Suns and Portland Trail Blazers in the aftermath of Saturday’s shocking Luka Doncic trade, and on Wednesday, we got to see three members of the Miami Heat find out about a deal involving their own team, and that they would no longer be playing with Jimmy Butler.
Warriors players found out about the Jimmy Butler trade in one of the most awkward ways possible
Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Normally, NBA locker rooms are open to reporters for a 45-minute window pregame, but on Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors raised alarm bells that they might have a deal imminent on the eve of the NBA trade deadline when they kicked all the reporters out so that Steve Kerr could address the team privately ahead of their matchup with the Utah Jazz.
The Warriors getting LeBron James and Kevin Durant is the most unhinged rumor of the NBA trade deadline
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The Warriors getting LeBron James and Kevin Durant is the most unhinged rumor of the NBA trade deadline
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The Warriors getting LeBron James and Kevin Durant is the most unhinged rumor of the NBA trade deadline
Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The last time Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry teamed up in the NBA, the result was three NBA Finals appearances and two titles in three years. And then, a few years after separating, they got together as part of the USA Basketball Avengers with LeBron James to lead the United States to a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics last summer.
The Kings got more first-round picks for De’Aaron Fox than the Mavericks got for Luka Doncic
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The tectonic shift of the Luka Doncic trade was enough to quiet all transaction whispers elsewhere for almost 24 hours, but on Sunday evening, word began to percolate that Doncic would not be the only NBA star moved over the weekend, and that De’Aaron Fox was on the verge of having his trade request granted. And then it happened, with Fox heading to his preferred destination of the San Antonio Spurs, Zach LaVine ending up on the Kings, and the Bulls...
Mavericks only made Luka Doncic available to Lakers and one mystery team, per reports
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Mavericks only made Luka Doncic available to Lakers and one mystery team, per reports
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Mavericks only made Luka Doncic available to Lakers and one mystery team, per reports
Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images In a move our Mavericks experts at Mavs Moneyball are calling “the worst moment in the history of DFW sports,” Dallas made a trade sending Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, a first-round pick, and Max Christie in a blockbuster deal late Saturday night.
NBA players were just as shocked as the rest of us about the Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic trade
Image via Rip City TV It’s fair to say that the Dallas Mavericks’ stunning decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis and a first-round pick might have caught not just fans and media members off-guard, but potentially everyone in the NBA... including the players involved in the deal themselves.
Raptors are surprise suitor for Warriors All-Star, Jazz and Clippers make deal
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Raptors are surprise suitor for Warriors All-Star, Jazz and Clippers make deal
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Raptors are surprise suitor for Warriors All-Star, Jazz and Clippers make deal
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NBA Trade Rumors: Raptors are surprise suitor for Warriors All-Star, Jazz and Clippers make deal
Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images The 2025 NBA Trade Deadline is less than a week away, which means that teams around the league are finally starting to get active as they look to get things done before the buzzer. Saturday saw one trade go down, and another team get in the mix for a few potential targets. Let’s dive into the latest. Could Andrew Wiggins end up on the... Raptors?
2025 NBA Trade Deadline: Rumors, news, analysis and FAQ
The NBA trade deadline is just a few days away now, and so we here at SB Nation figured it was worth answering some frequently asked questions about one of the most bizarre and impactful times of the NBA year. When is the NBA trade deadline? The 2025 NBA trade deadline is Thursday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. ET. Any trades teams want to make must be agreed to and called into the league phone lines before then. Who are the best players available at the 2025 NBA trade deadline?
30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline
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