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2024-25 set the record for the most players moved in one NBA trade deadline

HoopsHype ranks the 15 busiest trade deadlines in NBA history, now led by 2024-25, which saw 63 players and eight All-Stars get traded.

What was maybe looking like it could be a quiet NBA trade deadline due to CBA-related restrictions was anything but that, as 2024-25 officially set the record for most players moved at one deadline with 63.

For this exercise, we used the NBA trade deadline day and the six days before the actual deadline, meaning for this year, the count started last Friday.

It wasn’t just small names being moved this year, as we just saw the first mid-season trade of two reigning All-NBA players in league history when Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis got swapped for one another. Multi-time All-Star Jimmy Butler was also moved, as well as elite guard De’Aaron Fox and former No. 2 overall pick, Brandon Ingram. And that’s along with a bevy of other high-level players who will factor into this season’s upcoming playoff race that were also traded.

Before this year, the previous record for players moved at one trade deadline was 57, which happened in 2021-22, a year that saw eight All-Stars get dealt, the same amount as this year. (Again, we’re only counting trade deadline day and the six days previous to each trade deadline. If we extended what we define as the trade deadline, this year would have actually seen nine All-Stars get traded, as D’Angelo Russell was traded on Dec. 29. But he doesn’t count for our exercise.)

Interestingly enough, neither this year nor 2021-22 owns the record for most All-Stars moved right at one NBA trade deadline. That distinction, per our research, still belongs to 2004-05, a trade deadline that saw 10 All-Stars get traded(!), and 34 players overall, headlined by the likes of Chris Webber and Gary Payton, two now-Hall of Famers.

Regardless, below, check out the 15 busiest trade deadlines in NBA history, now led by 2024-25’s 63.

Trade rumor rankings: LeBron James, Kevin Durant and more

HoopsHype ranks the 10 players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week, including Lakers star LeBron James.

The NBA trade market exploded over the weekend, both with the shocking Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis trade, the first in league history involving two reigning All-NBA players to take place midseason, followed by the mega-deal that saw De’Aaron Fox end up with the San Antonio Spurs and Zach LaVine with the Sacramento Kings.

Moves of that caliber have led many to believe we could be in line for another surprise or two before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.

Below, check out the 10 players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week (without actually being moved), with some of the biggest names in the NBA today involved.

What did eventual NBA champions do at the trade deadline?

Sometimes it’s trading for a rotational piece. Other times it’s acquiring a legit starter. And other times still it was trading for heavily protected second-round picks that will never covey just to open up roster spots with which to attack the …

A lot of the time, however, it was doing nothing.

But every NBA trade deadline, all eyes point straight at the league’s top contenders to see what teams with championship aspirations are going to do to bolster their roster, if anything.

Just in the last six years, for example, four teams that went on to win championships those respective campaigns stood pat and didn’t do anything at the trade deadline.

The other two champions, though, picked up a top-notch starter – the Toronto Raptors trading for Marc Gasol at the 2018-19 trade deadline ring any bells? – and a key reserve – the Cleveland Cavaliers acquiring Channing Frye in 2015-16 – at the deadline, proving that champions can make franchise-altering moves midseason.

Below, check out what every eventual NBA champion from this century did at their respective trade deadlines.

Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade: What’s next for Lakers, Mavericks, NBA?

What the blockbuster trade means for Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis, why it happened, and what’s next for the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Utah Jazz, with reporting from HoopsHype Senior NBA Insider Michael Scotto.

When news of the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic in a blockbuster three-team trade to the Los Angeles Lakers involving Anthony Davis broke, many across the league questioned if Shams Charania’s social media account was hacked, given the shock value and seismic ramifications.

Following the blockbuster trade that rocked the NBA, HoopsHype has gathered intel on what the trade means for Doncic and Davis, why it happened, and what’s next for the Mavericks, Lakers, and Jazz.

Luka Doncic is the youngest reigning All-NBA 1st Team player ever to be traded

In light of the shocking Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis trade, we present every 1st Team All-NBA player to get traded the following season.

The NBA world was rocked late on Saturday night when Shams Charania dropped probably the most shocking trade report of all time, one that said Luka Doncic, currently on a run of five straight 1st Team All-NBA appearances, would be getting moved to arguably the biggest team in the league, the Los Angeles Lakers, for Anthony Davis, among other players and assets.

Naturally, that led us to wonder how common it is for a player coming off a 1st Team All-NBA appearance to be traded the following season. Well, it’s extremely rare, as it has happened just 12 times in NBA history – and just four times since 1980 prior to Doncic’s shocking trade.

History was also made with the Doncic trade, as the Slovenian superstar became the youngest reigning 1st Team All-NBA player ever to be traded the following season, breaking the record previously held by Dwight Howard. Doncic, 25, was 271 days younger than Howard was when the Orlando Magic traded him to the Lakers back in 2012.

Another interesting note from our research found that only two other times before Saturday’s Doncic-for-Davis swap had reigning All-NBA players been moved the following season in deals involving each other. It first happened in the 1979 offseason when 1st Team All-NBAer Paul Westphal was traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Seattle SuperSonics for Dennis Johnson, who was coming off a 2nd Team All-NBA campaign in ’79.

Then, in the 2012 offseason, the Magic traded their 1st Team All-NBA center, Howard, to the Lakers in a very complicated four-team deal that saw L.A. star big man Andrew Bynum, who had just made 2nd Team All-NBA the season prior, head to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Anywho, below, you can check out all 12 players who got traded after making 1st Team All-NBA the season prior, with Doncic now being the youngest ever to hold that honor.

The best player moved at each NBA trade deadline this century

The NBA trade deadline is one of the most exciting times of the year for basketball fans, giving supporters of every team feelings of hope and intrigue that their squads might be able to add immediate improvements that’ll help out during the stretch …

Oftentimes, however, the hype is greater than the reality, as many trade deadlines end up without an exciting move being made.

Other trade deadlines, though, include legitimate blockbuster moves made and huge names switched teams mid-season. The Luka–Doncic-for-Anthony–Davis trade would be a great example.

Below, check out the best player moved at each trade deadline week this century.

Kevin Durant and other NBA players react to Luka Doncic trade to Lakers: ‘This is insane’

The NBA world was utterly shocked when Shams Charania broke the news that the Dallas Mavericks had traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. Current and former NBA players were stunned as well. Check out their reactions down …

The NBA world was utterly shocked when Shams Charania broke the news that the Dallas Mavericks had traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis.

Current and former NBA players were stunned as well. Check out their reactions down below:

Trade rumor rankings: De’Aaron Fox, Jimmy Butler and more

HoopsHype ranks the 10 players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week, including De’Aaron Fox and more.

With a little over a week left until the 2025 NBA trade deadline, the league was hit with another bombastic trade rumor regarding the player who finished No. 2 on this list, from a report that came almost out of nowhere.

Elsewhere, after the Nick Richards–Josh Okogie swap between the Hornets and Suns, Phoenix then acquired three future first-round picks from the Utah Jazz in exchange for one first-round pick of their own. That hasn’t led to a subsequent move by Phoenix, however, at least not yet.

Below, check out the 10 players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week.

Trade rumor rankings: Jimmy Butler, Jusuf Nurkic and more

HoopsHype ranks the five players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week, including Jimmy Butler.

The NBA trade market saw another transaction go down this week when the Phoenix Suns agreed to deal veteran swingman Josh Okogie to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for big man Nick Richards, with the hope that Richards can eventually become the team’s starting center. Also included in the deal were four second-round picks in total, with three going from Phoenix to Charlotte and one going back the other way.

Below, we break down the five other players who have been mentioned most often in trade rumors over the previous week, as judged by appearances on our Trade Rumors page.

Find out who else might be next to get traded below.

Trade rumor rankings: Jimmy Butler, Zion Williamson and more

HoopsHype ranks the five NBA players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week, led again by Jimmy Butler.

We’re back with another installment of our trade rumor rankings series in which we rank the five players who have appeared most often in Trade Rumors over the previous week.

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler remains the most discussed trade candidate right now but he’s not the only player getting mentioned in rumors. One of those other names that keeps coming up in rumors is a former No. 1 pick who has had a disappointing season, and career, overall.

Below, check out the five most-mentioned players in trade rumors over the last seven days.