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Robert CovingtonTennessee StateSF - 2
C.J. LeslieNC StateSF - 3
D.J. StephensMemphisSF - 4
James SoutherlandSyracuseSF - 5Adonis ThomasMemphisSF
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Ryan BroekhoffValparaisoSF - 7
Rodney WilliamsMinnesotaSF - 8
Elias HarrisGonzagaSF - 9
Laurence BowersMissouriSF - 10
C.J. AikenSaint Joseph'sSF - 11
Oleksandr LypovyyUkraineSF - 12
Alexandre ParanhosBrazilSF - 13
Amath M'BayeOklahomaSF - 14
Travis RelefordKansasSF - 15
Christian WatfordIndianaSF - 16
Milton JenningsClemsonSF - 17Kevin YoungKansasSF
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Victor RuddSouth FloridaSF
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Bryce James, son of LeBron, to redshirt freshman year at Arizona
Bryce James, youngest son of NBA star LeBron James, is going to redshirt his freshman season at Arizona, coach Tommy Lloyd confirmed Tuesday.
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NBA buzz: Live updates, trades, intel ahead of Feb. 5 deadline
Is the former MVP on the move again? Catch up on what we're hearing from insiders ahead of Thursday's deadline.
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NBA trade grades: Jazz get Jackson in eight-player trade with Grizz
Utah lands a DPOY, while Memphis nets three future firsts. Which team won the deal? We're grading that and every trade of 2025-26.
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Fantasy reaction to the latest trades: What to expect from JJJ in Utah, Vucevic in Boston
Andre Snellings and Eric Moody provide fantasy reactions as trades go down leading up to Thursday's NBA trade deadline.
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NBA trade deadline: Latest intel, teams to watch in final two days
With just two days until the deadline, which players and teams are Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst watching?
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Shams confirms Bulls trading Nikola Vucevic for Anfernee Simons
Shams Charania joins "NBA Today" and breaks the news that the Boston Celtics have traded Anfernee Simons for center Nikola Vucevic.
