2025 NBA Trade Deadline: Rumors, news, analysis and FAQ

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Everything you need to know about the 2025 NBA trade deadline, explained and analyzed by SB Nation’s experts. The NBA trade deadline is just a few days away now, and so we here at SB Nation figured it was worth answering some frequently asked questions about one of the most bizarre and impactful times of the NBA year. When is the NBA trade deadline? The 2025 NBA trade deadline is Thursday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. ET. Any trades teams want to make must be agreed to and called into the league phone lines before then. Who are the best players available at the 2025 NBA trade deadline? Jimmy Butler has been the name most discussed by pundits in the wake of his outstanding trade demand, but there are other impactful names on market, including the (seemingly) perpetually available Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls, as well as former All-Star Brandon Ingram of the New Orleans Pelicans. Cam Johnson (Brooklyn Nets), Nikola Vucevic (Bulls) and John Collins are the next best players known to be available, according to our rankings, but every year features a few surprise names dealt, and 2025 will likely be no different in that respect. of the most-rumored names include Zach LaVine, Dejounte Murray and Bruce Brown after the Raptors unexpectedly traded both Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby several weeks before the deadline (deals that early are unusual, albeit not unprecedented, in NBA history). Where can I find the latest updates on my favorite team? Here is a link to all 19 of our NBA communities, all of whom will be tracking the latest developments around their favorite teams: Atlanta Hawks Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Cleveland Cavaliers Dallas Mavericks Detroit Pistons Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Milwaukee Bucks Minnesota Timberwolves New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers San Antonio Spurs Toronto Raptors Utah Jazz Washington Wizards Where can I see how every single trade that has been made so far? Once again, the NBA is publishing a public tracker to help you keep a handle on every single deal that has become official so far. Will my favorite team make a trade? That’s one we can’t know for certain, but we will be tracking and analyzing all the latest big rumors and transactions below.

Feb 1, 2025 - 17:32

2025 NBA Trade Deadline: Rumors, news, analysis and FAQ

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Everything you need to know about the 2025 NBA trade deadline, explained and analyzed by SB Nation’s experts.

The NBA trade deadline is just a few days away now, and so we here at SB Nation figured it was worth answering some frequently asked questions about one of the most bizarre and impactful times of the NBA year.

When is the NBA trade deadline?

The 2025 NBA trade deadline is Thursday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. ET. Any trades teams want to make must be agreed to and called into the league phone lines before then.

Who are the best players available at the 2025 NBA trade deadline?

Jimmy Butler has been the name most discussed by pundits in the wake of his outstanding trade demand, but there are other impactful names on market, including the (seemingly) perpetually available Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls, as well as former All-Star Brandon Ingram of the New Orleans Pelicans. Cam Johnson (Brooklyn Nets), Nikola Vucevic (Bulls) and John Collins are the next best players known to be available, according to our rankings, but every year features a few surprise names dealt, and 2025 will likely be no different in that respect.

of the most-rumored names include Zach LaVine, Dejounte Murray and Bruce Brown after the Raptors unexpectedly traded both Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby several weeks before the deadline (deals that early are unusual, albeit not unprecedented, in NBA history).