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NBA buzz: Live updates, trades and intel from around the league
Catch up on the latest buzz, trade alerts and league intel from our ESPN NBA insiders.


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'The Hoop Collective': Best quotes, latest intel from Windhorst's podcast
From breaking news to the latest intel from around the NBA, here are the biggest highlights from Brian Windhorst's "The Hoop Collective" podcast.

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NBA midseason grades: Expectations exceeded, short-lived runs and what to watch
Kevin Pelton gives a grade for all 30 teams halfway through the season. Which teams exceeded expectations?

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10 NBA teams that could swing trade season's final 20 days
Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst have the latest intel on 10 teams with major deadline decisions.


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Potential trade targets to watch for 28 NBA teams: Why two franchises don't have a candidate
With the NBA trade deadline looming, we evaluated the players most likely to get dealt -- and why their roster status is precarious.


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Who should be an NBA All-Star? Bontemps' full roster, plus two agonizing decisions
Locks? Bubble watch? A bonus 25th player?! We're unveiling our 2026 rosters full of legends, first-timers and a few difficult cuts.


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Party like '99? Three reasons for -- and three against -- New York winning the East
Nearly halfway through the season, do the Knicks look any closer to reaching the Finals for the first time in 26 years?


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Are blockbuster NBA trades actually worth it? We evaluated 14 big deals since 2013
As teams shy away from dealing first-rounders for stars, which trades have been the biggest successes and utter failures?


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Ja Morant trade guide: Four offers for Memphis -- if it can find a suitor
After a tumultuous tenure in Memphis, Ja Morant could find a new home. Here are four trades the Grizzlies should consider.

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- Silver gets anger at Luka trade, says 'time will tell'
- Back in L.A., Knecht says trade 'felt like a movie'
- Amid trade angst, fans ejected from Mavs' loss
- Luka wins in L.A. debut as nerves give way to 'fun'
- Sources: Hornets aim to dispute Williams' physical
- Horst: Middleton deal 'hardest transaction' as exec
- KD shrugs off trade talk: 'Part of the business'
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