Nets teardown continues after shipping Kevin Durant to Suns
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It might be Super Bowl week, but the NBA has refused to stay out of the spotlight.
While LeBron James became the league’s all-time leading scorer on Tuesday night, teams have been shoring up for the stretch run before the NBA trade deadline.
And there’s still time for more wheeling and dealing.
There remains plenty of attention on the Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz.
Will the Jazz continue selling to accelerate their rebuild? Do the Raptors get a haul of first-round picks in return for OG Anunoby? Can the Lakers salvage their season?
Follow for the latest updates and analysis as the deadline looms.
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What time does the NBA trade deadline end?
Teams have until 3 p.m. ET to agree to deals.
The Nets, who had just traded guard Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks on Sunday, moved another one of their key players in the early hours Thursday morning.
Kevin Durant will be heading to the Suns in exchange for Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and four first-round picks. The teams will also make a pick swap in 2028.
In addition to Durant, a 13-time All-Star and two-time NBA Finals MVP, the Suns will get forward T.J. Warren.
Lakers trade Russell Westbrook, acquire D’Angelo Russell
In a three-team trade, the Lakers reached a deal to trade guard Russell Westbrook to the Jazz and acquire guard D’Angelo Russell from the Timberwolves in a deal that also includes Utah sending guard Mike Conley to Minnesota. The Lakers will also get Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt from Utah. Minnesota also will receive Nickeil Alexander-Walker and picks, and the Jazz will get Juan Toscano-Anderson and a first-round draft pick from the Lakers.
Rundown of other trades this week
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Feb. 8: The Raptors acquired Spurs center Jakob Poeltl for Khem Birch, a protected 2024 first-round draft pick and two second-round picks, according to ESPN. The Raptors drafted Poeltl, 27, with the ninth overall pick in…
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