NBA NewsWednesday, Feb 4, 2026

Giannis Antetokounmpo went through an on-court workout wearing Milwaukee Bucks gear 90 minutes before the team faced the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday at Fiserv Forum. The two-time MVP will not suit up for the Bucks before Thursday's trade deadline as he is out indefinitely with a calf strain. Antetokounmpo completed a workout lasting over 30 minutes. The session included shooting with minimal jumping and movement, standstill passing drills and stationary dribbling exercises with assistant coach V...

The NBA announced today that LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard has been selected by Adam Silver as an addition to the United States player pool for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. The 75th All-Star Game will be held at the Clippers' Intuit Dome on Sunday, February 15 at 2 p.m. PT. Leonard will make his seventh career All-Star appearance and fourth with the Clippers. He becomes one of just three players in franchise history to earn four All-Star selections. His previous appearances came in 2024, 2...

Plenty of big names have already been moved prior to Thursday’s trade deadline. LeBron James won’t join the list. James is expected to finish out the season with the Lakers, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reports. James, 41, has a no-trade clause and would have to approve any deal. Last month, ESPN’s Baxter Holmes detailed the strained […]

The Suns’ Jordan Ott and Hornets’ Charles Lee have been named the Western and Eastern Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in January, according to the league (Twitter links). Phoenix went 11-5 last month, while Charlotte posted an 11-6 record. David Adelman (Nuggets), Chris Finch (Timberwolves) and Tyronn Lue (Clippers) were the other […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo stated what can be interpreted as his idealized desire to remain with the Milwaukee Bucks for his entire career in an emotional pregame conversation with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Tuesday. The two-time MVP spoke extensively about his ties to the city while sidelined with a calf strain amid intense trade rumors following reports Antetokounmpo communicated his desire to exit the Bucks either by the trade deadline or in the offseason. "What I want deep down in my he...

The three-team deal in which the Bulls landed Jaden Ivey from the Pistons is now official. They also acquired another guard, Mike Conley, from the Timberwolves but don’t expect Conley to play at all for Chicago. According to insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link), Conley and the Bulls will work on a “proper path to move […]

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Giannis Antetokoumpo's camp has signaled to the Portland Trail Blazers that they have no interest in signing a contract extension with the team should they trade for the 31-year-old, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Antetokounmpo has a player option for the 2027-28 season. The Blazers emerged as a trade candidate for Antetokounmpo earlier this week, though it was revealed then that Antetokounmpo does not want to go to Portland. The Blazers could still help facilitate a deal involvin...

The Bucks have ramped up trade discussions involving Giannis Antetokounmpo within the past week in the wake of a report that the two-time MVP is “ready for a new home.” However, speaking to Jim Owczarski of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Tuesday, Antetokounmpo didn’t sound like a player who is eager to move on from […]

The Pistons waived forward Isaac Jones in order to clear the roster space necessary to officially completed their three-team trade with Chicago and Minnesota, tweets Keith Smith of Spotrac. An undrafted free agent out of Washington State, Jones played well in a modest role for the Kings as a rookie in 2024/25, beginning the year […]

The Raptors are known to have interest in Kings center Domantas Sabonis, but it’s been hard to get a feel for just how serious the talks between the two teams are, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca, who gets the sense that some of the Sabonis trade chatter has been driven by the three-time All-Star’s […]

Although the Lakers remain active on the trade market, their limited assets and their desire to retain as much 2026 cap room as possible are complicating factors as they look to upgrade their roster, writes Dan Woike of The Athletic. Some rival executives believe the Lakers are willing to trade their 2031 or 2032 first-round […]