Every year there are NBA players that are whisked away just before games tip off because of a trade — or even are traded during the course of a game they are playing in. Coaches are asked questions they know they can’t answer,

The Washington Wizards continue to remain busy as the trade deadline nears, adding veteran guard Reggie Jackson from the Philadelphia 76ers. In the swap, the Sixers send Jackson and a 2026 future first-round pick to Washington for four second-round picks and reserve swingman Jared Butler.

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NBA trade deadline. It’s NBA trade deadline day. The action really kicked off two months before Feb. 6, with the Brooklyn Nets sending Dennis Schröder to the Golden State Warriors, and we’ve been dishing out trade grades on the most notable moves ever since.