NBA NewsThursday, Jan 22, 2026

The Los Angeles Clippers visit the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Kawhi Leonard is on the injury report alongside Ivica Zubac, with both listed as questionable. Zubac has been the subject of trade rumors, and he’s also dealing with a sprained left ankle. Leonard is dealing with a sprained right ankle, as both players’ status remains up […] The post Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubac injury update for Raptors showdown appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Miami Heat 124-112 to obtain their third straight win on Sunday night. Despite a slow start, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 29 points, Jalen Williams scored 19, while Chet Holmgren and Ajay Mitchel added 16 for the Thunder. On the other hand, Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points, including seven three-pointers, to […] The post Thunder outgun the Heat for third straight win appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Here are the 11 NBA players most likely to be traded before the deadline, with Trae Young atop the list as the league’s next potential move.

Anthony Davis was the centerpiece of last year’s Luka Doncic trade, but the Mavericks have been getting more production out of Max Christie, writes Christian Clark of The Athletic. While Davis has been repeatedly injured, Christie has developed into one of the league’s most reliable outside shooters. He’s connecting at 54.9% from beyond the arc […]

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The Nuggets have been without their top two centers since the calendar turned to 2026, but they appear on the verge of getting one of them back on the floor. According to Bennett Durando of The Denver Post (Twitter link), Jonas Valanciunas has been upgraded to questionable for Thursday’s matchup with Washington. After star center […]

Cooper Flagg is receiving overwhelmingly positive evaluations from NBA coaches, scouts and executives despite the Dallas Mavericks' disappointing 18-26 record at the season's midpoint. The No. 1 pick has impressed talent evaluators with his competitive nature and all-around impact beyond raw statistics. "He's better than advertised, if that's possible," a Western Conference scouting director told ESPN. Flagg struggled initially when coach Jason Kidd started him at point guard for the first se...

Houston is exploring the trade market in search of a potential backcourt upgrade, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, who hears from sources that the Rockets have looked into what sort of return they could get for forward Dorian Finney-Smith and second-round draft capital. A veteran three-and-D wing who signed with Houston last summer, Finney-Smith […]

Bulls point guard Josh Giddey was a full participant in today’s shootaround and has been upgraded from questionable to probable for the team’s game in Minnesota on Thursday night, tweets K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network. Giddey has been out since December 29, having missed Chicago’s past 11 games due to a left hamstring […]

Bobby Webster has full autonomy and faces no organizational pressure to make a significant trade at his first NBA deadline as Toronto Raptors general manager, sources within MLSE told TSN. However, the organization's decision to decline elevating him to the president's role has created a make-or-break season for Webster and several others in the front office. Webster inherited the primary decision-making role from longtime boss Masai Ujiri over the summer. The Raptors' surprising 27-19 start ...

Many of the prominent players involved in trade rumors this season have been big men. That list includes stars like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, Domantas Sabonis and Karl-Anthony Towns. In addition to those four players, we'll take a look today at several other power forwards and centers who are candidates to be on the move […]

The Nuggets have been using Aaron Gordon off the bench since he returned from a hamstring strain to maximize the value of his limited minutes, writes Bennett Durando of The Denver Post. Coach David Adelman wants Gordon to be available to help close out games, so he’s playing him strategically the rest of the time. […]