NBA Trade Deadline 2025: Latest Deals, News, Reports

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December 22, 2024, 6:22 PM ET

The NBA trade deadline isn’t until February 6, but the buzz surrounding notable players and teams is already building.

Watch for players like Jimmy Butler, Zion Williamson and Zach LaVine to be linked to possible trades. Teams like the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers could also be in the market to shore up potential postseason runs.

There have already been some exciting initiatives ahead of the new year. The Brooklyn Nets sent guard Dennis Schroder to the Warriors, while the Indiana Pacers acquired center Thomas Bryant from the Miami Heat.

Who else could be on the way between now and the trade deadline? We get the latest reports and news from our NBA Insiders from around the league.

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22 Dec

6:18 p.m. ET: Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Caruso has agreed to a four-year, $81 million contract extension through the 2028-29 season, his agent Greg Lawrence of Wasserman told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Sunday. The deal prevents the two-time NBA All-Defensive Team from becoming a free agent.

5:30 p.m. ET: The New York Knicks signed guard Landry Shamet, giving coach Tom Thibodeau’s team veteran depth off the bench.

Shamet had signed with the Knicks in September but was waived after suffering a dislocated shoulder in a preseason game. He played over the past week for the Knicks’ G League affiliate, but now joins the main roster.

Thibodeau spoke highly of the guard several times throughout training camp, highlighting the ways he would fit in with the club.

19 Dec

4:00 PM ET: After ESPN insider Bobby Marks released his All-Trade Buzz team, fellow NBA experts Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst discussed the futures of two players on the 10-man roster: Zach LaVine and D’Angelo Russell.

Talking about the NBA todayBontemps said he expects LaVine to stay with the Chicago Bulls because of his contract situation.

“He’s on a max contract for the next two years … guys with big contracts are going to be hard to move in this new (contractual) environment that the NBA is in,” Bontemps said.

And what about Russell, who has an expiring deal with the Los Angeles Lakers?

“I don’t think teams are out there looking to trade for him. I think they’re looking for his contract,” Windhorst said.

14 Dec

4:20 PM ET: The Golden State Warriors have acquired point guard Dennis Schroder from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for De’Anthony Melton.

The Warriors also receive a second-round pick (via Miami) from the Nets in 2025, while Brooklyn gets Reece Beekman and three second-round picks (2026 and 2028 via Atlanta, 2029 via Golden State) in the deal.

Schroder bolsters Warriors coach Steve Kerr’s rotation after Melton, who signed a one-year deal this offseason, went down with a torn ACL last month and is out for the rest of the season. Schroder, 31, is on an expiring contract worth $13 million. Beekman appeared in two games for the Warriors this season and scored two points.

13 Dec

5:07 p.m. ET: The Miami Heat have traded center Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers.

The Pacers trade a 2031 second-round pick to the Heat for Bryant. The Pacers had scoured the trade market for a backup center after losing big men Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman to torn Achilles tendons.