Mark Williams doesn’t buy Lakers’ reason for rescinded trade: ‘They had second thoughts’

Melissa Rohlin

Melissa Rohlin FOX Sports NBA Writer Mark Williams doesn’t believe that a failed physical exam was the reason the Los Angeles Lakers stunningly rescinded a trade that would’ve brought him from the Charlotte Hornets to L.A. in exchange for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and draft capital earlier this month.  Instead, he believes the Lakers backed … Read more

QB Shedeur Sanders lands in New York, Cowboys trade for Myles Garrett

A new quarterback in New York: The Giants need a new identity and direction, and adding talent at the most important position in sports is the best way to achieve that. Sanders is a highly accurate quarterback with a proven track record as a productive starter. Pairing Shedeur Sanders with Malik Nabers could give … Read more

Adam Silver addresses Doncic-Davis deal: ‘Time will tell whether it was a smart trade’

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  NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has a message to those Dallas Mavericks fans who are still angry, two weeks later: He feels your pain. That said, he’s also sure that the Mavericks believe that their decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis was — in their minds, at least … Read more

Fantasy Basketball trade deadline fallout: Mavericks, Heat, Warriors and more outlooks change

The 2025 trade deadline brought more change to the landscape of the league than many would have anticipated. The action began in the first week of February, when the high-profile trades including Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis, De’Aaron Fox and Zach LaVine shocked the association.  The drama carried over into last week, where more big names, … Read more

Joel Klatt’s 2025 NFL Mock Draft 1.0: Titans trade No. 1 pick, but to who?

Joel Klatt

Football season has officially come to a close, but draft season is just beginning.  The 2025 NFL Draft is just over two months away. So, I want to drop what I essentially view as my foundational mock draft. So, let’s get into it! I don’t think Sanders is going to want to play in Tennessee … Read more

Deebo Samuel Sr.’s trade request and what’s next for 49ers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. made the rounds at radio row in New Orleans last week, nothing he said raised as many eyebrows as what he was wearing. Samuel bounced from interview to interview wearing a No. 11 kelly green Philadelphia Eagles jersey in honor of his close … Read more

Agent’s Take: Why Browns dealing Myles Garrett won’t be easy; what trade compensation for star could look like

Myles Garrett requests trade: Logical landing spots for Browns star pass rusher, including Lions, Patriots

Myles Garrett dropped a bomb at the beginning of Super Bowl week last Monday. He publicly requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns. Garrett’s trade request comes a few days after Browns general manager Andrew Berry told local beat writers at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, that he wouldn’t trade Garrett for two first-round … Read more

Jon Horst: Khris Middleton trade about maximizing Bucks’ window

Jamal CollierFeb 10, 2025, 10:18 PM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered … Read more

Letters to Sports: Mixed reviews from readers on Lakers’ blockbuster trade

Los Angeles, California February 6, 2025-Lakers Luka Doncic watches the game from the bench during a game with the Warriors at Crypto.com Arena Thursday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

Luka Doncic watches the Lakers play the Warriors while standing along the sideline on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) As the texts started flying in last Saturday night regarding the Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic trade (was it real?), I harkened back to another supposed trade between the Lakers … Read more

NBA Power Rankings: Breaking 30 teams into title tiers after wild trade deadline as Lakers, Warriors level upt

NBA trade deadline grades for every team: Lakers, Spurs ace moves, Mavericks among three teams with an 'F'

Alright, everyone take a deep breath. What was arguably the most memorable NBA trade deadline in history (and one that may never be duplicated) has come to an end, and we’re still in the process of retrieving our jaws from the floor after Luka Doncic somehow ended up alongside LeBron James on the Los Angeles … Read more