play1:05Is the Ja Morant-Grizzlies relationship salvageable?Bobby Marks weighs in on the Grizzlies entertaining trade offers for Ja Morant.
Shams: Jonathan Kuminga-Steve Kerr relationship ‘fractured beyond repair’ (1:03)Shams Charania reports on Jonathan Kuminga demanding a trade from the Warriors. (1:03)
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The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. ET, and we have you covered on all the buzz around the league as the 2025-26 season heats up.
Trae Young’s move from the Atlanta Hawks to the Washington Wizards on Jan. 7 kicked off trade season, but there should be more drama ahead. What could happen in the days and weeks before the deadline? Could the Dallas Mavericks move on from Anthony Davis, who’s now facing a hand injury? Will the Memphis Grizzlies move on from Ja Morant after they’ve started to entertain offers? Could there be a surprise deal (or two)?
Check back here for all the trade buzz, news and reactions from our ESPN NBA insiders, with the latest info at the top:
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The news of Jimmy Butler tearing his right ACL on Monday night will not bring roster relief to the Golden State Warriors. While Butler will be lost for the regular season and playoffs, the deadline for a team to apply for the disabled player exception was Jan. 15.
If the injury had occurred before that date, Golden State would have been allowed to apply for a $14.1 million exception. The exception would have allowed the franchise to sign or trade for a player with one year left on his contract. An open roster spot and remaining below the second apron, however, is required. The Warriors have the league maximum 15 players and are $264,000 below the second apron hard cap.
With Butler out, will Golden State prioritize retaining Jonathan Kuminga, who recently requested a trade? In 152 possessions this season when Kuminga shared the court with Draymond Green and Butler was not in the game, the Warriors are minus-9.4 points per 100 possessions. In the 23-point win against Miami, Kuminga did not play even with Butler injured in the third quarter. He hasn’t played since Dec. 18.
The Warriors could also replace Butler with rookie second-round pick Will Richard. In the most recent game Butler did not play, Golden State started Richard, Green, Stephen Curry, Moses Moody and Quinten Post. — Bobby Marks
Brian is joined by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to look at the Ja Morant trade market, including Morant’s recent comment that he wants to stay in Memphis. They then move on to why a potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade is holding up the rest of the action ahead of the trade deadline. The guys close on the major injuries around the league, LeBron James’ All-Star outlook and a crucial road trip ahead for the Los Angeles Lakers.
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst broke down the 10 teams to follow ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline in their weekly intel file, including big questions around Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee, Jonathan Kuminga demanding a trade out of Golden State and Anthony Davis’ trade market in Dallas. A few excerpts:
Other teams include the Toronto Raptors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics.
Brian is joined by ESPN’s Vince Goodwill and Bobby Marks to break down the likeliest resolution to the Jonathan Kuminga trade demand before discussing the New York Knicks’ recent struggles and some chaotic, unheard NBA stories. They close the show on the Denver Nuggets’ position in the Western Conference as Nikola Jokic eyes a return date.
ESPN’s Tim MacMahon and Michael C. Wright discuss the Anthony Davis trade market in Dallas, his injury recovery and Cooper Flagg’s recent injury. They then shift to Ime Udoka’s comments on Kevin Durant before closing on the San Antonio Spurs and their recent loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, including whehterh there is a weakness in Victor Wembanyama’s game.
Following a frustrating start to the season, Golden State Warriors center Jonathan Kuminga has officially demanded a trade from the franchise, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania and Anthony Slater.
“I’m disappointed for him that things didn’t continue to go the way they did the first couple of weeks,” Kerr said recently.
Kuminga couldn’t be traded until Jan. 15 because of the contract he previously signed. The trade deadline is Feb. 5.
From Lonzo Ball to Kristaps Porzingis to Ja Morant to Michael Porter Jr., ESPN’s Bobby Marks and Kevin Pelton reveal one player on each team who could be in play as the trade landscape heats up — and how a deal could reshape each team.
Nearly three months after signing a two-year, $46.5 million contract with the Golden State Warriors, forward Jonathan Kuminga will become trade-eligible Thursday. After he started the first 12 games of the season, Kuminga’s box scores have been riddled with DNPs since — he last played 10 minutes Dec. 18 against the LA Clippers.
Kuminga waived his one-year Bird rights at the time of the signing, allowing Golden State to trade him without his approval. He has a $22.5 million salary this season and a $24.3 million team option for 2026-27. In any deal — involving Kuminga or other players — the Warriors can trade up to four first-round picks but cannot take back more salary because they are over the first apron.
Kuminga joins Sam Merrill, Davion Mitchell, Paul Reed, Ryan Rollins, Isaiah Jackson, Tre Mann, Naz Reid, Quentin Grimes, Santi Aldama and Josh Giddey as players who will become eligible to trade Thursday. Players in this group are ineligible because they signed for more than 120% of their previous contract with their own team. — Bobby Marks
New Washington Wizards guard Trae Young is still dealing with injuries to his MCL and quad on the same leg and will be reevaluated in mid-February after the All-Star break, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Brian is joined by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to cover the Oklahoma City Thunder finally getting a win over the San Antonio Spurs this season and reestablishing control of the Western Conference. Then, following the recent Anthony Davis injury news, the crew discusses what his trade market looks like in Dallas. To close the podcast, the guys go over who is deserving of the starting spots in the All-Star Game and what to make of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future in Milwaukee.
The Dallas Mavericks do not feel pressure to trade Anthony Davis before the Feb. 5 deadline, multiple team sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
There is an acknowledgment that Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, who represents the 10-time All-Star, has pushed for the Mavs to trade Davis to a team with a willingness to sign him to a contract extension this summer.
However, Mavs sources are adamant that Paul’s preference is not the team’s priority as interim co-general managers Matt Riccardi and Michael Finley continue to aggressively explore the market for Davis, who is out for at least six weeks because of ligament damage in his left hand.
“Patrick [Dumont, the Mavs’ governor] is not going to sign off on a deal just to do a deal,” one source told ESPN. “Ownership doesn’t feel any pressure to do an AD deal.”
The Mavs are seeking a combination of financial relief, promising young talent and draft compensation from interested teams. Dallas’ other options include restarting trade discussions in the summer, as the Phoenix Suns did after shopping Kevin Durant before last season’s deadline, or opening next season with Davis still on the roster. Davis has a player option for the 2027-28 season.
“Patrick has no problem going into next year with a healthy AD and a healthy Kyrie [Irving] with Cooper Flagg and seeing what it looks like,” another source said. — Tim MacMahon
ESPN talked to multiple teams, and there is still a belief that Davis, even with the injury, could be moved before the Feb. 5 trade deadline. Similar to the Brandon Ingram trade to the Toronto Raptors last February, teams are using the window leading up to the deadline to build out their roster for the next season. We saw this approach again when the Washington Wizards acquired Trae Young from the Atlanta Hawks last week.