Last news about Kevin Durant, Nikola VUCEVIC

On February 7, 2025By Littum

The deadline from the NBA trading deadline in 2025 came and went on Thursday afternoon, and this will go down as perhaps the most memorable trading deadline since this arbitrary date became a popular mid-season event on the calendar.

Teams had until 1 p.m. 15.00 to complete trades, and some of the biggest names in basketball were treated in recent days. The action began this weekend, of course, then Dallas Mavericks stunned the sports world by shopping Luka Doncic to Los Angeles Lakers In return for Anthony Davis. Then Sacramento Kings de’Aaron traded Fox to San Antonio Spurs in a three-team trade that also sent Zack Avail Chicago Bulls To Sacramento to reunite with former Bull’s teammate DeMar Derozan.

Another wave of significant trades occurred on Wednesday. Jimmy Butler finally found a new home after Miami Heat executed a complicated four-team trade that sent Butler to the Golden State Warriors and Andrew Wiggins to the heat. The Milwaukee Bucks acted guard Khris Middleton to Washington Wizards In return for a package about Kyle Kuzma. The New Orleans Pelicans Distributed Brandon Ingram to Toronto Raptors and Lakers traded for Charlotte Hornets Center Mark Williams.

Then came on Thursday when one last flurry was made of offers in the Nick of the time, and Kevin Durant remained the top of the mind for many NBA teams trying to land a star. Some challengers were able to add their rotations to the stretching, and other bottom dwellers changed around contracts for draft assets.

There was a lot to unpack and the US Today Sports kept track of it all here:

When the deadline went, Sham’s Charania announced at ESPN that Kevin Durant was not expected to be moved. For the moment, the second major trade that the NBA has to do this week will have to do.

Former General Manager for Golden State and current ESPN NBA -Analyst Bob Myers said in the air That it Memphis Grizzlies Tried to carry out a trade with Phoenix Suns involving Durant, but Durant turned Grizzlies down.

One last Salvo took place before the deadline went.

ESPNS Shams Charania reports Thursday That more teams are now in pursuit of Kevin Durant after Phoenix Suns made him available in their recent attempts to act for Jimmy Butler. According to Charania, Durant has not requested a trade at this time and has found that his name surfaces in conversations on the trade deadline to be “some blind pages.”

ESPN Front Office Expert Bobby Marks suggested Houston Rockets as a potential destination for Durant, but colleague Brian Windhorst noted that Rockets have sent signals they plan to stand Pat with their young core.

So behind the scenes maneuvering that preceded and eventually the trade in butler facilitated from the heat to Warriors on Wednesday begins to seep out. As had been hinted at in recent days, conversations about Butler and Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant were interconnected when it became clear Suns guard Bradley Beal would not waive his clause without trade. And Steph Curry even got involved.

Espns Brian Windhorst reported “Get Up” Thursday morning that “This was close to being Jimmy Butler in Phoenix, Kevin Durant in Golden State.” But Durant, according to Windhorst, “stepped up and made it known that he would not have a reunion, and when this agreement fell apart, Golden State turned.”

Warriors then got Butler from Miami in a four-team trade that also included Detroit Piston’s and Utah Jazz. Butler also signed a 2-year extension of $ 121 million with Warriors as part of the deal. But this was never straightforward, not even Butler made his trade request with Heat and Pat Riley and not towards the end as Warriors tried to get Durant.

Athletic’s Anthony Slater led his Piece of analysis about Butler’s addition to Golden State With this fascinating nugget: “At one point in the last several days, Stephen Curry had a conversation with Kevin Durant that convinced him of a reunion was extremely unlikely, no matter how much the Golden State Warrior’s ownership group and Front Office collected ‘underrated’ Durant’s coldness against a return, as a team source expressed it.

Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls discussing Nikola VUCEVIC

Warriors may not have finished adding their list after the butler trade.

Although Chicago Bulls Center Nikola VUUCEVIC told journalists after Wednesday’s loss of 127-108 to Minnesota Timberwolves The fact that he did not expect much to happen before the trade deadline reports Thursday suggests otherwise. LongTime Bulls Insider KC Johnson from Chicago Sports Network reports Trade discussions around VUUCEVIC between Bulls and Warriors are going on.

Memphis Grizzlies talking with team about Marcus Smart

NBA Insider Ian Begley at Sny Reports More Teams have spoken to Memphis Grizzlies about a trade involving guard Marcus Smart. Memphis was also mentioned as a potential freer of Guard Lonzo Ball before signing a two-year contract extension with Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.

Smart returned Wednesday from a finger injury that had sidelined him for more than a month. He average 8.7 points and 3.7 assists per Battle while shooting 35.8% from the field in a bone role for Memphis. The 30-year-old has played in only 39 out of 133 games since he joined Grizzlies via trading in June 2023 due to a number of suffering. Smart has a year left on its contract after this season with a payroll of more than $ 21.5 million.

Atlanta Hawks could trade de’handre hunter

A name to see the next few hours is Hawks Wing de’Andre Hunter, According to Chris Mannix from Sports Illustratedwith Cleveland Cavaliers comes out as a potential front runner to get him.

Hunter has emerged as a sixth man of the year coming from the bench for Hawks. He average a career-best 19.0 points and shoots 39.3% from the range of 3-point. The 6-8 tip has two years left on its contract after this season of pay rack hits of $ 23.3 million and $ 24.9 million.