NBA deadline is nearly upon us. Here's what you need to know about the time, date and trade targets at this year's deadline.

NBA trade frenzy has started well before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET deadline, as All-NBA players Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis and De'Aaron Fox have already found new destinations. The Los Angeles Lakers' acquisition of Doncic will go down as one of the most shocking and consequential trades in NBA history.

Every so often, a decision is made that so defies the bounds of good sense, it leaves you with no other choice but to conclude that the decision really does make sense and the problem is you. Perhaps then it’s best to view the Luka Doncic trade not as the most shocking and bizarre in NBA history but as the standard-bearer for a post-historic era of inverted reality such as the

The list of NBA players who might get traded before the 3 p.m. Eastern deadline on Thursday is a long one, according to Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The Utah Jazz have already made three trades in the last two weeks. • On Jan. 21, the team traded three first-round picks, the least valuable of their assortment of picks in 2025, 2027, and 2029, to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for their 2031 unprotected pick.

Proverbial shockwaves were sent through the NBA late Saturday night as ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported that a trade has been agreed upon that will send Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks.

That’s right, you can finally rest easy knowing that Danny Ainge has been on the phones, using walkie-talkies and string-wired tin cans to keep tabs on the landscape of the trade deadline. With an ear to the ground and a carrier pigeon to the sky,

The Los Angeles Clippers have traded PJ Tucker and Mo Bamba to the Utah Jazz for Patty Mills and Drew Eubanks. The Jazz also get a 2030 second-round draft pick and cash as part of the deal, which was completed Saturday.