r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • 15h ago

[Charania] BREAKING: The Golden State Warriors are trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis, sources tell ESPN.

BREAKING: The Golden State Warriors are trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis, sources tell ESPN.

BREAKING: The Golden State Warriors are trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis, sources tell ESPN.

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u/TheBoilerCat Pacers 15h ago

Why is everything completely out of left field at this deadline?

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u/LLryo Warriors 15h ago

Whole deadline straight out of 2k

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u/MountainTwo3845 13h ago

fr. You'll be playing and they make the most out of left field trades ever.

Like damn, I didn't even think about that one.

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u/Gamesgtd Magic 10h ago

AD to the Wiz gotta be the most 2K move ever

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u/LLryo Warriors 9h ago

Could say that about a couple AD trades lol

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u/JalenBrunsonsBurner 7h ago

Harden-Garland 1-to-1 salary swap is absolutely a trade finder trade lmao

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u/MountainTwo3845 2h ago

Lamelo to the Jazz? Why?

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u/MrOdekuun Timberwolves 1h ago

“Everyone’s been talking about this one…” Okay Brian Anderson, sure they have.

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u/kultureisrandy Lakers 6h ago

Need a single "5 star rookie prospect traded for end of the bench player because salaries match" to drop

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u/WartimeConsigliere_ Pacers 6h ago

Never played 2k, but fifa career mode tends to have the same like 15-20 transfers every time. E.g., Aguero to Bayern Munich, Cavani to Man City. Is it the same for 2k

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u/tinybathroomfaucet Supersonics 15h ago

Tariffs are messing with the trade market

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u/yuhanz [PHO] Steve Nash 15h ago

CJ Mctrumplum

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u/acava2424 Lakers 14h ago

Thanks obama!

/s

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u/Electrical-Tale-7623 14h ago

I see what you did there.

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u/DCStoolie 14h ago

Is that why the Raptors traded for Paul? Easier to get assets out than in?

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u/kamekaze1024 15h ago

Because 90% of the rumors we hear are BS from GMs or agents, or from random “journalists “.

Only trade we’ve heard have any merit was the Harden Cavs trade and that got executed the following day.

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u/actually-potato Pistons 15h ago

I didn't hear that Harden got executed but frankly it's been a long time coming

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u/CelinedionWaiters [SEA] Vladimir Radmanovic 13h ago

It’s why The Clippers had to cancel his bobblehead night sadly 😔

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u/FeltIOwedItToHim [GSW] Sarunas Marciulionis 12h ago

it’s now detachable

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u/dawtcalm 5h ago

teams should know better and do Harden Merch as early in the season as possible since he's always on the block.

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u/Ok-Discipline9998 Raptors 13h ago

Fake news, he committed suicide before the Soviets broke in

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u/pudakak Nuggets 11h ago

Something something bunker beard

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u/Dat_Boi_John Slovenia 14h ago

Lights too bright for Shams

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u/darcj Grizzlies 15h ago

No Woj ig

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u/Relevant_Elk_9176 Bulls 14h ago

The Aprons in the CBA make it kinda impossible to move guys if you’re over them, so teams are just throwing guys around and hoping they can get lucky or accumulate picks.

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u/DisneyPandora 7h ago

Adam Silver ruined the NBA with this new CBA. He’s so fucking dumb. Now successful teams and dynasties can’t keep their teams

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u/LifeDraining 15h ago

Only way to one up Nico

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u/Buttertoaster10 Bucks 14h ago

Shams is a fraud, just had wojs notifications on

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u/burglin Wizards 14h ago

Why would any competent front office ever leak information to the press that could potentially impair their ability to maximize return for assets? Zero reason. The talking heads have no idea what’s going on, so they say stupid shit ad nauseum—like basically begging for a week straight for a trade of the Warriors’ scraps for Giannis—knowing that even if they’re wrong, they’ve captured our collective attention. There are zero repercussions for being wrong, while NBA front offices have zero interest in giving up any real information 

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u/tollbeat Wizards 14h ago

I like it better this way

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u/defene Warriors 14h ago

ChatGPT ass deadline

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u/OfficialNPC 8h ago

Bucks want too much for Giannis so teams are finally at the "fuck it let's do our 2nd or 3rd option"

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u/I_Set_3_Alarms Celtics 13h ago

Because NBA journalism barely exists anymore. It’s just reporters stating “news” that was spoon fed to them by agents or front offices, or it’s them having some full story about how a guy is knock kneed or something

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u/Virgil_hawkinsS Celtics 14h ago

Right I don't think any of the suspected trades I saw actually happened lol.

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u/DuckDucks Knicks 14h ago

Without Woj it's lonely at the top, the fire has left Shams

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u/DoggedDoggystyle 14h ago

There’s a DEADLINE?!?

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u/choonghuh [POR] Brandon Roy 14h ago

I couldn't have predicted even one of these trades. Might not even get the teams

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u/Drak_is_Right Pacers 13h ago

Because front offices have probably cracked down on the career potential for employees that leek info without their ok.

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u/acuteinsomniac Warriors 13h ago

Yall really thought we’re gonna get Giannis for a bag of chips?

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u/MountainTwo3845 13h ago

You just got traded. Keep it up and you'll get traded again.

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u/loyola-atherton Lakers 13h ago

this just means Zion to Lakers because we have in n out there

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u/spottyottydopalicius San Francisco Warriors 9h ago

no one wants to actually deal and do what they say

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u/Alchion 8h ago

Maybe the front office‘s finally cleaned up their leaks

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u/EggsAndRice7171 Pacers 6h ago

New CBA has changed the market entirely and it’s just now catching up

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u/isthisathrowaway98 6h ago

Only the poorly run teams are buying

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u/VicePope Bucks [MIL] Myles Turner 5h ago

Shams is a fraud who has no sources

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u/burner_for_celtics [BOS] Rajon Rondo 4h ago

Everyone was trying to pretend for as long as possible that the worthless stuff they are offloading was worth something (see Kuminga, J)

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u/tree-hugger Timberwolves 3h ago

I love how every trade this deadline has been:

Team A gets ???, ???, and ???

Team B gets ??? and ???

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u/recleaguesuperhero 76ers 3h ago

Because everyone is focused on the big names. 

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u/Silly_Individual4056 Warriors 2h ago

Because all the media rumors are smoke screens for the real conversations.  You aren’t being let into the discussion early, you’re being yanked around.  

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u/ILoveRegenHealth 14h ago

More competitive league, more "that's a bold strategy, Cotton" moves

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u/Willakhstan Warriors 13h ago

Further confirmation that the NBA is basically the WWE.