PODCAST: DALLAS DID WHAT NOW?!?!?! (ALL THINGS TRADE SPECIAL)Aaron Bollwinkel/Evan Kuck, No Gimmes
The Kevin Durant Commerce NewestMarc Stein, The Stein Line
Terry Rozier Doesn’t Match the Traditional Profile of Sports activities Betting ScandalsNeil Paine, Neil’s Substack
Nonetheless, if this does find yourself turning into one other Jontay Porter-style scenario, it will add a very new dimension to the rising historical past of latest participant betting scandals.
Porter was symbolic of a standard theme that ran throughout nearly the entire gamers who’d been suspended or in any other case implicated in playing scandals for the reason that Supreme Courtroom paved the way in which for expanded authorized sports activities betting in 2018: He was not excellent. Via final season, Porter had a profession Estimated RAPTOR of -1.2 and produced 0.3 profession Wins Above Substitute in 37 profession NBA video games that had been sandwiched round yearslong stints within the G-League. He’d solely made $2.4 million in his profession, a comparatively paltry sum in a league the place the typical participant makes roughly $12 million.
What to look at this week within the NBA: All eyes on Spurs, Lakers, Mavs and Kings after tradesSteven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic
NBA Information and Rumor Roundup 2/5/2025Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
PODCAST: HoS: Wosny Lambre on Luka Dončić CommerceEthan Strauss, Home Of Strauss
NBA commerce deadline 2025: 4 Butler offers to shake up the leagueNBA Insiders, ESPN
Newest on Kevin Durant panorama as NBA commerce deadline nearsSam Amick/David Aldridge/Anthony Slater, The Athletic
NBA Commerce Board: Kevin Durant No. 1; Julius Randle, Marcus Good be part of the fraySam Vecenie, The Athletic
NBA Energy Rankings: Grizzlies rise, Rockets fall and a commerce candidate for each groupRegulation Murray, The Athletic
When is the NBA Commerce Deadline? Day, time and guidelines for NBA groupsQuinn Everts, Fansided
Charles Barkley says he received’t be part of NBC or Amazon for NBA broadcasts, hopes to ‘stick with TNT and ESPN’Jenna West, The Athletic
2025 NBA Commerce Block Huge Board: Preferrred Touchdown Spots for Prime 10 TargetsZach Buckley, Bleacher Report
Vučević, although, is a unique caliber of participant. Whereas he can step away from the basket and make a shot (1.9 threes per recreation on 40.1 p.c capturing this season), he is a scoring menace from nearly anyplace and a intelligent passer, besides.
The 34-year-old would not be the worst choice to fill the second-scorer void alongside Stephen Curry, notably if the Dubs are hesitant to half with their high commerce chips to assault that problem.
PODCAST: The Basketball Emotions Podcast, Episode 55: Kerith BurkeKatie Hendl, Basketball Emotions
ATL: A have a look at how Hawks can enhance their roster at Thursday’s NBA commerce deadlineLauren Williams, The Atlanta Journal-Structure
BOS: Celtics take down first-place Cavaliers 112-105Chicken Rights, Celtics Weblog
BKN: 3 Takeaways from the Brooklyn Nets’ Evening of Thievery vs HoustonCollin Helwig, NetsDaily
BKN: Blame Rockets For Nets’ Tank DiversionSteve Lichtenstein, Steve’s E-newsletter
BKN: Nets Pocket book: Brooklyn maintains excessive asking worth for Cam Johnson forward of NBA Commerce deadlineC.J. Holmes, New York Every day Information
CLE: Kenny Atkinson doesn’t get reply he needs, as Cavs lose to Boston Celtics for second time this season, 112-105Chris Fedor, Cleveland.com
CLE: Cavs in pursuit of Hawks ahead forward of NBA commerce deadlineChris Fedor, Cleveland.com
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