What I’m hearing on James Harden, Giannis and more as NBA trade deadline nears

When the news broke late Monday night that James Harden was working with the LA Clippers to find him a new basketball home (again) before Thursday’s trade deadline, there was only one natural question to be asked: Why?

NBA trade deadline 2026: Grizzlies trade Jaren Jackson Jr. to Jazz; Celtics get Nikola Vucevic; latest on James Harden, Giannis Antetokounmpo

The Utah Jazz are reportedly trading their most favorable 2027 first-round pick (they also own picks from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves), the Los Angeles Lakers' 2027 first-round pick and Phoenix's 2031 first-round pick to the Grizzlies.