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Party like '99? Three reasons for -- and three against -- New York winning the East
Nearly halfway through the season, do the Knicks look any closer to reaching the Finals for the first time in 26 years?

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Ja Morant trade guide: Four offers for Memphis -- if it can find a suitor
After a tumultuous run in Memphis, Morant could find a new home. Here are trades the Grizzlies should consider.


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NBA buzz: Live updates, trades and intel from around the league
Catch up on the latest buzz, trade alerts and league intel from our ESPN NBA insiders.

Trae Young believes in trade to Wizards: 'The city can revive me as much as I can revive it'


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'The Hoop Collective': Best quotes, latest intel from Windhorst's podcast
From breaking news to the latest intel from around the NBA, here are the biggest highlights from Brian Windhorst's "The Hoop Collective" podcast.

Power Rankings: Where Mavs, Hawks and others stack up ahead of trade deadline
Where do all 30 NBA teams stack up one month ahead of the 2026 trade deadline?


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Pickups: McConnell, Watson, Nurkic among top players to add
Every week in fantasy basketball, there are available players who can help fill holes in your roster. Here are the ones to add for the week ahead.

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Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images NBA buzz: Latest updates, trades, intel ahead of Feb. 5 deadline
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(Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) NBA trade deadline: Six offers that reshape the playoff chase
Let's help Milwaukee build around Giannis, the Lakers and the Timberwolves fill major needs, and Golden State end its long saga.
(Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) NBA trade tracker: Details for every deal of the 2025-26 season
What deals are getting done in the NBA? Here's every trade of the 2025-26 regular season, starting with the Hawks dealing away franchise star Trae Young.
Ed Szczepanski/Imagn Images Can the Sacramento Kings be fixed? How they got here, what's next
The Kings fired Mike Brown this time last season, but one year later don't seem any closer to finding their way.
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