Clippers cash in at deadline, Bulls stumble in 2026 trades
The 2026 NBA trade deadline didn’t produce a Luka-level blockbuster but it did reshape rosters, with the Los Angeles Clippers emerging as the big winner after trading Ivica Zubac for two high-upside picks and swapping James Harden for Darius Garland; the Chicago Bulls were the biggest losers, gutting their rotation for future assets, while other notable moves included the Celtics saving tax by swapping Anfernee Simons for Nikola Vucevic, the Timberwolves adding Ayo Dosunmu, and the Wizards buying low on Trae Young and Anthony Davis, leaving the Kings with a compromised deadline result.