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Robert CovingtonTennessee StateSF - 2
C.J. LeslieNC StateSF - 3
Jackie CarmichaelIllinois StatePF - 4
B.J. YoungArkansasPG - 5
Phil PresseyMissouriPG - 6
Myck KabongoTexasPG - 7
D.J. CooperOhioPG - 8
Trevor MbakweMinnesotaPF - 9Richard HowellNC StatePF
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D.J. StephensMemphisSF - 11
Vitalis ChikokoGermanyC - 12
James SoutherlandSyracuseSF - 13Adonis ThomasMemphisSF
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Khalif WyattTempleSG - 15
Kenny KadjiMiamiPF - 16
Seth CurryDukeSG - 17
Augusto LimaBrazilPF - 18
Brandon PaulIllinoisSG - 19
Vander BlueMarquetteSG - 20
Michael SnaerFlorida StateSG - 21
DeWayne DedmonUSCC - 22
Ryan BroekhoffValparaisoSF - 23
Will ClyburnIowa StateSG - 24Rodney WilliamsMinnesotaSF
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Ed DanielMurray StatePF
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NBA trade tracker: Details for every deal of the 2025-26 season
Here's every trade of the 2025-26 season, including the Clippers-Cavs deal sending James Harden to Cleveland.
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Sources: Clippers deal James Harden to Cavs, land Darius Garland
The LA Clippers are trading James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Tuesday.
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NBA buzz: Live updates, trades, intel ahead of Feb. 5 deadline
The Celtics made a big move ahead of their playoff push. Catch up on what we're hearing from insiders ahead of Thursday's deadline.
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Sources: James expects to stay with Lakers through season
LeBron James is expected to finish out the season with the Lakers, league sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves (calf) back in action against Nets
Austin Reaves, sidelined the past five weeks with a strained left calf, returned for the Lakers on Tuesday night in Brooklyn.
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Anthony Slater: Draymond Green is coming up in trade talks
Anthony Slater joins "NBA Today" to discuss why Draymond Green's name is coming up in trade talks.
