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• Lakers Notes: Thunder Win, Defense, James, Doncic, Finney-Smith, Reaves, Bronny
The Lakers made a statement with their resounding victory over the Western Conference’s top team on Sunday, Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times writes. They hammered the Thunder, 126-99. “We know it’s the final stretch into the full season, so we’re just trying to rack up great habits,” LeBron James said. Luka Doncic had […]...2025
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• Offseason trade proposal sends Giannis Antetokounmpo to Lakers
One NBA writer proposed that the Los Angeles Lakers acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks this offseason. Spencer See of ClutchPoints proposed the following trade idea between the Lakers and Bucks: Lakers receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo and Gary Trent Jr. Bucks receive: Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, Dorian Finney-Smith, Shake Milton, Jaxon Hayes, 2026 First Round [̷...2025
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• Offseason trade proposal sends OG Anunoby to Lakers, Rui Hachimura and Dorian Finney-Smith to Knicks
One NBA analyst proposed that the New York Knicks trade OG Anunoby to the Los Angeles Lakers for Rui Hachimura and Dorian Finney-Smith this offseason. Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Knicks and Lakers: New York Knicks Receive: SG Dalton Knecht, F Rui Hachimura, F Dorian Finney-Smith Los Angeles Lakers […] The post Offseason trade propos...2025
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• Report: Grizzlies tried to trade for Mikal Bridges, Dorian Finney-Smith in 2023
According to NBA insiders Ramona Shelburne, Tim MacMahon and Michael C. Wright of ESPN, the Memphis Grizzlies tried to trade for Mikal Bridges and Dorian Finney-Smith in 2023. The Grizzlies parted ways with Dillon Brooks in 2023, so they needed a wing defender. Memphis lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the […] The post Report: Grizzlies tried to trade for Mikal ...2025
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• Lakers hold off Rockets to score important home win amid playoff seeding race

Luka Doncic, Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vincent scored 20 points apiece and LeBron James hit late free throws to push the Lakers past the Rockets....2025
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• Bronny James scores NBA career-high 17 points year and a half since cardiac arrest: ‘I feel like it’s all coming back’
Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James scored an NBA career-high 17 points on Thursday (3/20) against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Lakers were without LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt and Dorian Finney-Smith, so Bronny played 30 minutes. He finished with 17 points and five assists while shooting 7-of-10 from the field […] The post Bronny James score...2025
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• Luka Doncic Sits Loss Versus Nuggets Due To Calf, Ankle Injury

Luka Doncic missed the Los Angeles Lakers' 131-126 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night with a left calf injury and sprained right ankle. LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, and Jaxson Hayes had all previously left the Lakers' road trip early to receive treatment in Los Angeles. Dorian Finney-Smith, Gabe Vincent, and Trey Jemison III were also out against the Nuggets. The Lakers finished 0-4 on the...2025
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• JJ Redick Confirms Major Injury Update on Rui Hachimura as Lakers Find Temporary $15 Million Replacement
Los Angeles Lakers star Dorian Finney-Smith promises to step up after JJ Redick reveals a disappointing injury update for Rui Hachimura....2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• Nets Comfortable Keeping Cam Johnson Beyond Deadline If Trade Price Isn't Met

The Brooklyn Nets have maintained a high asking price in trade talks for Cam Johnson, sources tell ESPN. The Nets are also comfortable keeping Johnson beyond the Feb. 6 trade deadline if that price isn't met. However, league decision-makers believe Johnson is still the player most likely to be dealt by the deadline. The Nets have recently come off their asking price on both Dennis Schroder and Do...2025
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• Cam Johnson Injured Ankle Late In Win Over Bucks

Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson has been the hottest name on the trade market for the last few weeks. Now, Johnson is dealing with an ankle injury, but that's not expected to have an impact on his trade value. Johnson was injured on the final play of the Nets win at the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. Postgame x-rays were negative, but Johnson was on crutches after the game. Johnson is averaging a ...2025
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images These nine NBA teams are still in the mix for winning the 2025 NBA Draft lottery and the rights to Cooper Flagg. It only took about 20 games for the 2024-2025 NBA season to completely reshape what we thought we knew coming into the year. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder emerging as the championship favorites in each conference was to be exp...2024
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• Ben Simmons misses first Nets game due to injury this season

Ben Simmons and Dorian Finney-Smith both missed Wednesday’s 139-114 loss to Boston, with Simmons needing an MRI exam on his tight left calf....2024
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images The 2024 NBA Draft lacked excitement from the very start of the cycle due to the absence of a consensus No. 1 overall player. The 2024 class wasn’t terrible, but it always felt more like a role player draft than one with future franchise cornerstones. The fact that this was the draft that immediately followed Victor Wembanyama’s class made it seem...2024
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Zach LaVine, Kyle Kuzma, Jalen Green and more

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images We’ve got the latest rumors about what NBA teams are thinking about with less than a week to go until the trade deadline. The Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline is officially less than a week away. With that in mind, let’s bounce around the latest smoke from the hot stove that a couple of the NBA’s biggest insiders cooked up on Friday. Zach LaVine to t...2024
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"LeBron James’ dunk was so good it shouldn’t be possible for a 40-year-old"

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"Sources: Lakers' Russell to Nets in 4-player trade"

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"Sources: Nets trading star guard Irving to Mavs"

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"Dorian Finney-Smith agrees to four-year, $52 million extension with Mavericks, per report"

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"Mavs star Luka Doncic brands himself ‘selfish’ after monster triple-double vs. Bulls"

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"Nuggets' Jokic overpowers Mavericks in the clutch"

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"Key NBA dates and deadlines for the rest of the season"

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• Scotto’s Latest: Dunleavy, Butler, Looney, Post, Finney-Smith
Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. delivered a strong message to his team after completing a trade for Jimmy Butler at last month’s deadline, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. The complex five-team deal finally gave Golden State the additional star that Dunleavy had been seeking since last summer. “I told them, ‘It’s time to […]...2025
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• D’Angelo Russell Interested In Re-Signing With Nets?

When the Nets acquired D’Angelo Russell from the Lakers in the Dorian Finney-Smith trade in December, the veteran point guard was included primarily because of his $18.7MM expiring contract, not because Brooklyn was specifically looking to reunite with the former Net. However, Russell has been a stabilizing force in Brooklyn’s backcourt for the last two-plus […]...2025
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• Nets unlikely to trade Cam Johnson before NBA trade deadline

Cam Johnson has had his name constantly linked in rumors since the Nets shipped out veterans Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith....2025
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• Lakers rave about Dorian Finney-Smith and his infectious 'win-first' energy

The Lakers' decision to acquire Dorian Finney-Smith well before the trade deadline has gone over well with players impressed by his game-changing energy....2025
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• Nets Comfortable Keeping Cam Johnson Beyond Deadline If Trade Price Isn't Met
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• Lakers Unlikely To Make Major Trade At Deadline

The Los Angeles Lakers are unlikely to make a major move at the trade deadline, sources tell ESPN. The Lakers' recent dialogue with rival teams have shown "little sign of aggression." LeBron James and Anthony Davis have been urging the front office to improve the team's roster with the belief they are a player or two away from going on a playoff run. The Lakers have shown a reluctance to trade fut...2025
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• Pacific Notes: Green, Poole, DeRozan, Nurkic, Finney-Smith
Draymond Green offered another apology over the weekend for the punch he threw at former Warriors teammate Jordan Poole during training camp in October of 2022, but he also indicated that he wants to stop talking about the incident, writes Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. The latest apology came after Poole and the Wizards visited Golden […]...2025
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• Lakers Active On Trade Market, Unlikely To Make All-In Move

The Los Angeles Lakers remain active on the trade market, sources tell The Athletic. The Lakers, however, are more likely to stand pat or make a half-measure trade rather than go all-in with both of their first round picks that are available to be traded. The Lakers are searching for better two-way wings, a better backup center and another playmaker. The Lakers are expected to prioritize adding ei...2025
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• Nets Looking For Two First-Round Picks Or Equivalent For Cam Johnson
It was reportedly previously that the Brooklyn Nets have set a high asking price for forward Cam Johnson. Now, that asking price may be starting to come into focus. The Nets are looking for at least two first-round picks for Johnson. They'd also take the equivalent, which is likely young talent still on team-controlled contracts. Brooklyn has set a high price for Johnson, because the Nets don't fe...2025
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• Lakers hold off Rockets to score important home win amid playoff seeding race
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• Bronny James scores NBA career-high 17 points year and a half since cardiac arrest: ‘I feel like it’s all coming back’
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline
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• Nets Comfortable Keeping Cam Johnson Beyond Deadline If Trade Price Isn't Met
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• Grizzlies, Nets Haven't Moved Forward In Cam Johnson Trade Talks
The Memphis Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets got close on a deal for Dorian Finney-Smith. After the Nets moved Finney-Smith to the Los Angeles Lakers, news broke that Memphis was not happy with Brooklyn moving away from their deal. Despite that, both sides have moved on and have talked deals involving Cam Johnson heading to the Grizzlies. However, at this point, nothing substantive has taken place betw...2025
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• Lakers Notes: Vincent, Finney-Smith, Vanderbilt, Wildfire
Even though the Lakers lost by 21 points at Dallas Tuesday night, the return of Gabe Vincent provided some good news, writes Khobi Price of The Orange County Register. Vincent sat out the previous four games with a strained left oblique he suffered December 28. Although he went scoreless in 24 minutes, coach J.J. Redick […]...2025
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• LeBron James’ dunk was so good it shouldn’t be possible for a 40-year-old

LeBron casually uncorked a dunk that shouldn’t be possible for a 40-year-old man. LeBron James is the oldest player in the NBA, but there are times when he still feels like one of the most athletic. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar turned 40 years old in Dec., and he’s still playing some amazing basketball. It looked like LeBron might finally be losing ground to father time this season, but he’s w...2025
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• Cam Johnson Injured Ankle Late In Win Over Bucks
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• NBA’s 9 best players on the trade market right now, ranked

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Here are the best players on the NBA trade market. The NBA trade deadline isn’t until Feb. 6, but the deal zone has officially open. Recently signed free agents are now eligible to be traded, meaning all the deals one might concoct on their local trade machine can now theoretically actually go through. The NBA already has a pretty clear picture of buyer...2024
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• LeBron James is losing to Father Time, and the Lakers are cooked

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Only trades for more help can save the Lakers from falling off a cliff. The Los Angeles Lakers’ first 14 games provided a fleeting moment of hope that perhaps a new head coach really could fix all their problems. Since then, the Lakers have descended into the cold reality of their long-time mediocrity, slipping down the Western Conference standings as th...2024
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• LeBron James’ dunk was so good it shouldn’t be possible for a 40-year-old
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• Jordi Fernandez Laments Lack Of Leadership, Toughness After Nets Blow Lead

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez knows his team is rebuilding. That's good for the franchise in the long-term. But Fernandez also knows that having traded away veteran players has cost his team in the short-term. On Sunday, Fernandez lamented the loss of players, as the Nets melted down in the fourth quarter during a loss in Orlando. "I'll miss toughness, leadership, day-to-day happiness a...2024
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• LeBron James is losing to Father Time, and the Lakers are cooked
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick
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• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers
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• Finney-Smith plays in front of dad for 1st time

Dorian Finney-Smith played in front of his father for the first time after Elbert Smith was released from prison following a nearly 29-year sentence....2024
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• The Pistons’ record NBA losing streak, explained by stats, memes, and jokes

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Pistons era of futility has the whole internet laughing The Detroit Pistons are in the NBA record books for all the wrong reasons. The Pistons have now lost 27 consecutive games, breaking the single-season NBA record for the longest losing streak. Detroit is on the precipice of breaking more records for futility among America’s four major professional...2023
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• Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith gets emotional reunion after dad’s 28-year incarceration

The Nets granted Finney-Smith a one-day leave to travel to Virginia and greet his father, Elbert Smith, as he was released from Greensville Correctional Center....2023
• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Here are our favorite team and player fits from the 2023 NBA Draft. It’s foolish to judge a selection in the NBA draft exclusively on present day fit. Rosters around the league change far too quickly for that, especially when 19 of the 30 first round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft were teenagers. It’s going to take years before we can properly evalua...2023
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• Suns’ Devin Booker savagely trolls Luka Doncic with in-game acting job after hard foul
Devin Booker has no chill. The Phoenix Suns shooting guard added insult to injury with his moment of mockery directed towards Luka Doncic. The Suns star was sent flying on a hard foul from Mavs forward Dorian Finney-Smith. Booker was seen seemingly in pain on the baseline, until he turned over and revealed that he […] The post Suns’ Devin Booker savagely trolls Luka Doncic with in-game...2022
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• Sources: Nets trading star guard Irving to Mavs

The Nets are trading Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, a 2029 first-round pick and two second-round picks, sources told ESPN....2023
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• The Best Reactions to Kyrie Irving’s Dallas Trade
In huge news today, the Dallas Mavericks have finally gotten Luka Doncic some help by trading for Kyrie Irving. The Nets get two players from Dallas – Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith. Let’s have a look at some of the best reactions NBA Twitter has to offer: The NBA gonna NBA.. it’s that time of […] The post The Best Reactions to Kyrie Irving’s Dallas Trade appeared first on B...2023
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• The Next NBA Stars to Change Teams
There could be some significant player movement on the horizon, including some star players. Here are the most likely big-name players to be on the move next season. KYRIE IRVING Kyrie Irving isn’t an easy player to hold onto, but Dallas wouldn’t have traded Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and three picks so that Irving could play […] The post The Next NBA Stars to Change ...2023
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• Nets trading Kyrie Irving to Mavericks for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, draft picks: Sources
The Brooklyn Nets are trading Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, a first-round and multiple second-round draft picks, league sources told The Athletic on Sunday. The move comes two days after Irving requested a trade from the Nets. This is a developing......2023
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• Kyrie Irving trade: Mavericks land Nets All-Star for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, first-round pick

Irving will join Luka Doncic to help the Mavericks reach the NBA Finals...2023
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• Dorian Finney-Smith agrees to four-year, $52 million extension with Mavericks, per report
The Mavs locked up one of the NBA's best 3-and-D players after trading away Kristaps Porzingis on Thursday...2022
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• Kyrie Irving traded to Mavericks: Trae Young, Spencer Dinwiddie, more react to Nets' blockbuster deal

The Nets traded Irving for Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and multiple draft picks on Sunday...2023
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• Dorian Finney-Smith gets honest on the additions of Christian Wood, JaVale McGee
The Dallas Mavericks made some noise this offseason, both positive and negative. While they did lose Jalen Brunson to the New York Knicks, Luka Doncic and Co. managed to sign two bigs in JaVale McGee and Christian Wood, with the latter coming over to the Mavs in a trade with the Houston Rockets. There is […] The post Dorian Finney-Smith gets honest on the additions of Christian Wood, JaVale ...2022
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• Fantasy Basketball: Grab Dorian Finney-Smith and more trade fallout | The Playlist

Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Dan Titus explains why the Los Angeles forward is a great add in the new-look Lakers lineup and discusses the ramifications of the De'Aaron Fox-Zach LaVine trade....2025
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• Lakers hold off Rockets to score important home win amid playoff seeding race
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• Fantasy Basketball: Grab Dorian Finney-Smith and more trade fallout | The Playlist
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• Scotto’s Latest: Finney-Smith, Grimes, Kleber, Toppin, Tucker, Collins, Clarkson, Sexton, Kessler
The Lakers’ acquisition of Luka Doncic in the three-team blockbuster with the Mavericks and Jazz could improve their odds of retaining veteran forward Dorian Finney-Smith, according to Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype. Scotto previously reported that Finney-Smith was expected to decline his $15.4MM option for next season in order to enter unrestricted free agency. Doncic […]...2025
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• Lakers Unlikely To Make Major Trade At Deadline
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• Pacific Notes: Green, Poole, DeRozan, Nurkic, Finney-Smith
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• Lakers Active On Trade Market, Unlikely To Make All-In Move
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• Nets Looking For Two First-Round Picks Or Equivalent For Cam Johnson
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Nets’ Cam Johnson Eyed By Thunder, Kings
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Sacramento Kings are reportedly inquiring about Brooklyn Nets small forward Cameron Johnson following blockbuster trades involving Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith, according to NBA insider Michael A. Scotto of HoopsHype. NBA Trade Rumors: Nets Have Been Seeking Multiple First-Round Picks For Cam Johnson Through 31 games (all starts) this season, […] The ...2025
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• Finney-Smith notes 'different approach' in L.A.
Newly acquired Lakers forward Dorian Finney-Smith said of the trade that brought him to the West Coast: "In Brooklyn, we were just fighting to get in the playoffs. Here, we're trying to win the championship."...2024
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Bobby Portis, Grant Williams, Kelly Olynyk and more featured in latest whispers

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images The Bucks and Mavericks talking a Bobby Portis for Grant Williams trade is your most surprising update from Monday’s NBA trade rumors. The NBA trade deadline (Thursday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. ET) is now less than three days away, so let’s check in on some of the latest NBA trade rumors floating around from various insiders around the association. A Bucks-...2024
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Zach LaVine, Kyle Kuzma, Jalen Green and more
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• NBA trade rumors: 4 players on the block, and the asking prices for them

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Your latest heaping of NBA trade rumors with two weeks until the deadline. With just two weeks to go until the Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline, the flurry of early deals still hasn’t completely expedited the league’s annual game of transactional musical chairs. Several teams that might be selling are still asking for quite a bit for their players on the block...2024
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• The Pistons’ record NBA losing streak, explained by stats, memes, and jokes
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• Luka Doncic’s incredible one-handed 3 is shot of NBA season so far

Luka Magic happened again Luka Doncic wasn’t going to let his Dallas Mavericks lose to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. Doncic had already delivered Dallas an opening-night victory over the San Antonio Spurs to spoil Victor Wembanyama’s NBA debut, and he was even more electric against Brooklyn. The Mavs beat the Nets, 125-120, behind a crunch-time takeover for the ages from Doncic, capped by a...2023
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• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
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