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Who could pass LeBron James as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer?
Now that LeBron James holds the record for all-time scoring in the NBA, USA TODAY Sports Jeff Zillgitt looks at which active players could surpass him.
SportsPulse, USA TODAY
It might be Super Bowl week, but the NBA has refused to stay out of the spotlight.
While LeBron James became the league’s all-time leading scorer on Tuesday night, teams have been shoring up for the stretch run before the NBA trade deadline.
And there’s still time for more wheeling and dealing.
There remains plenty of attention on the Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz.
Will the Jazz continue selling to accelerate their rebuild? Do the Raptors get a haul of first-round picks in return for OG Anunoby? Can the Lakers salvage their season?
Follow for the latest updates and analysis as the deadline looms.
Teams have until 3 p.m. ET to agree to deals.
The Nets, who traded guard Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks on Sunday, moved another one of their key players in the early hours Thursday morning.
Kevin Durant will be heading to the Suns along with forward T.J. Warren as Brooklyn pivots to an entirely new franchise paradigm.
Durant, a 13-time All-Star and two-time NBA Finals MVP, joins a Suns squad that’s barely over the .500 mark (30-26) and fifth in the Western Conference as All-Star Weekend approaches. Phoenix, however, has been a top-two seed in the conference each of the past two seasons, including No. 1 in the West last year.
Heading back to the Nets for Durant and Warren will be Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and four first-round picks. The Nets and Suns will also make a pick swap in 2028.
Feb. 8: In a three-team trade, the Lakers reached a deal to trade guard Russell Westbrook to the Jazz and acquire guard D’Angelo Russell from the Timberwolves in a deal that also includes Utah sending guard Mike Conley to Minnesota. The Lakers will also get Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt from Utah. Minnesota also will receive Nickeil Alexander-Walker and picks, and the Jazz will get Juan Toscano-Anderson and a first-round draft pick from the Lakers.
Feb. 8: The Toronto Raptors have reached a deal to acquire San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl for Khem Birch, a protected 2024 first-round draft pick and two second-round picks, according to ESPN. The Raptors drafted Poeltl, 27, with the ninth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft and he played two seasons with the Raptors before he was traded to the Spurs as part of the deal that sent Kawhi Leonard to Toronto.
Follow NBA reporter Jeff Zillgitt on Twitter @JeffZillgitt
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