The Toronto Raptors jump-started the NBA’s trade season in recent weeks, dealing OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks and Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers for draft picks and established young talent. You can read all about both transactions from the very best analysts in the business, right here at Yahoo Sports.
As for everything else you need to know about the league’s forthcoming trade deadline, well …
When is the NBA’s 2024 trade deadline?
The NBA’s trade deadline is 3 p.m. ET on Feb. 8.
Who are the biggest names on the market?
Dejounte Murray, Atlanta Hawks
Statistics: 21 PTS (47/38/83), 4.8 REB, 4.8 AST (2.2 TO), 1.4 STL
Contract: $17.7M (2023-24) • $24.8M (2024-25) • $26.8M (2025-26) • $28.8M (2026-27) • $30.8M (2027-28)
The lowdown: “Murray has generated a substantial market during preliminary conversations around the league. The Hawks have been considered one of the more aggressive front offices this season, sources said, in terms of teams that have been willing to approach rival executives with actual trade concepts as opposed to general interest in specific players. And at this juncture, to varying degrees, the Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons are five suitors expected to engage Atlanta about acquiring Murray over the coming days and weeks.” — Jake Fischer, Yahoo Sports
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Zach LaVine, Chicago Bulls
Statistics: 20 PTS (45/35/85), 5.3 REB, 4 AST (2.1 TO), 0.9 STL
Contract: $40.1M (2023-24) • $43M (2024-25) • $46M (2025-26) • $49M (2026-27)
The lowdown: “There’s still plenty of doubt among league personnel the Bulls will find an amenable trade partner for LaVine. A team that is both willing to assume the four years and roughly $180 million left on LaVine’s contract and furnish Chicago with preferred pieces who can help the ninth-seeded Bulls keep pace in the Eastern Conference postseason picture has been hard to come by. The franchise that may harbor the most interest in LaVine, the Los Angeles Lakers, could also take themselves out of the running by trading for another difference-maker such as Murray.” — Fischer
DeMar DeRozan, Chicago Bulls
Statistics: 22 PTS (46/35/85), 5.3 AST (1.4 TO), 4 REB, 1.1 STL
Contract: $28.6M (2023-24)
The lowdown: Word of…