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NBA Trade Deadline Tracker: 76ers, Nets pull off James Harden, Ben Simmons trade

Locked On NBA is tracking and reacting to all the NBA Trade Deadline moves and rumors throughout the day.
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Brooklyn Nets' James Harden waits for play to resume during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

NEW YORK — It is officially NBA Trade Deadline day as the NBA's annual deadline to get a deal done approaches at 3 p.m. E.T. this year.

The biggest trade of the day has already happened with the Brooklyn Nets sending star James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for former No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons. Check out the details below.

We're tracking all the action on deadline day with reaction from our Locked On NBA local experts around the country below.

Locked On NBA's Live Trade Deadline Show kicks off at 2 p.m. E.T. on all TEGNA websites and the Locked On NBA YouTube Channel

NBA Trade Deadline: Trades and rumors tracker

3:00 p.m.: No trade deadline deals for Knicks, Lakers per reports

3:00 p.m.: Celtics trading Dennis Schroder to Rockets, per reports

Celtics get:

  • Daniel Theis

Rockets get:

  • Dennis Schroder
  • Enes Freedom
  • Bruno Fernando 

2:40 p.m.: Dallas trades Kristaps Porzingis to Washington, per reports

Mavericks get:

  • Spencer Dinwiddie
  • Davis Bertans

Wizards get:

  • Kristaps Porzingis
  • Future second-round pick

2:25 p.m.: Suns trade for Washington's Aaron Holiday

Suns get: 

  • Aaron Holiday

Wizards get:

  • Cash considerations

1:58 p.m.: Suns bring back Torrey Craig in trade with Pacers, per reports

Suns get: 

  • Torrey Craig

Pacers get:

  • Jalen Smith

1:35 pm.: Celtics acquire Derrick White from Spurs

Celtics get: 

  • Derrick White

Spurs get:

  • Josh Richardson
  • Romeo Langford

1:15 p.m.: Sixers and Nets pull off James Harden, Ben Simmons trade

The biggest NBA rumor coming into deadline day has come to fruition. The Nets and 76ers pulled off a massive trade to send Ben Simmons to Brooklyn and James Harden to Philadelphia, according to multiple reports.

Nets get: 

  • Ben Simmons
  • Seth Curry
  • Andre Drummond
  • Unprotected 2022 first-round pick
  • Protected 2027 first-round pick

Sixers get:

  • James Harden
  • Paul Millsap

12:30 p.m.: Celtics trade Dozier, Bol Bol to Magic, reports say

Magic get: 

  • PJ Dozier
  • Bol Bol
  • Future second-round pick 
  • Cash

Celtics get:

  • Future second-round pick

11:45 a.m.: Raptors trade Goran Dragic to Spurs, reports say

The Raptors and Spurs made a deal to exchange NBA veterans Thad Young and Goran Dragic, according to multiple reports. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Spurs are expected to negotiate a contract buyout with Dragic. Interested teams after he becomes a free agent include Dallas, Milwaukee, Chicago, Clippers. 

Spurs get: 

  • Goran Dragic (via Raptors)
  • Toronto 2022 first-round pick (protected 1-14, protected 1-13 in 2023, turning into future seconds)

Raptors get:

  • Thad Young (via Spurs)
  • Drew Eubanks
  • 2022 Pistons second-round pick

11:45 a.m.: Kings trade Marvin Bagley to Detroit, get Donte DiVincenzo from Bucks in 4-team deal, reports say

A 4-team deal has kicked off NBA Trade Deadline day that will send Marvin Bagley to the Detroit Pistons, Donte DiVincenzo to the Kings and Serge Ibaka from the Clippers to the Bucks, according to multiple reports.

Kings get: 

  • Donte DiVincenzo (via Bucks)
  • Trey Lyles (via Pistons)
  • Josh Jackson (via Pistons)

Pistons get:

  • Marvin Bagley (via Kings)

Bucks get:

  • Serge Ibaka (via Clippers)
  • Two future second-round picks

Clippers get:

  • Rodney Hood (via Bucks)
  • Semi Ojele (via Bucks)

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James Harden reportedly hopes for trade to 76ers before deadline

James Harden wants out of Brooklyn without making it publicly known, according to reports from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Rumors have swirled that the Nets and 76ers could try to make a deal involving Harden and Sixers star Ben Simmons, who has sat out this season thus far, but they reportedly aren't close to a deal as of Thursday morning.

Pre-Trade Deadline Day Moves

Feb. 9: Jazz get Nickeil Alexander-Walker in 3-team deal

Jazz get: 

  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker (via Portland)
  • Juancho Hernangomez (via San Antonio)

Blazers get: 

  • Joe Ingles (via Utah)
  • Elijah Hughes (via Utah)
  • Second-round pick (via Utah)

Spurs get:

  • Tomas Satoransky (via Portland)
  • Second-round pick (via Utah)

Feb. 9: Thunder trade pick for KZ Okpala

Heat get:

  • 2026 second-round pick

Thunder get:

  • KZ Okpala

Additional agreement: The 2023 first-round pick already owed to Oklahoma City from Miami has been amended to a 2025 first-round pick (1-14 protected), and if not conveyed, to a 2026 unprotected pick.

Feb. 8: Sacramento Kings trade Haliburton to Pacers for Sabonis

Pacers get:

  • Tyrese Haliburton
  • Buddy Hield
  • Tristan Thompson

Kings get:

  • Domantas Sabonis
  • Justin Holiday
  • Jeremy Lamb
  • 2023 second-round pick

Feb. 8: Portland Trail Blazers trade C.J. McCollum to Pelicans

Pelicans get:

  • CJ McCollum
  • Larry Nance Jr.
  • Tony Snell

Blazers get:

  • Josh Hart
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker
  • Tomáš Satoranský
  • Didi Louzada
  • 2022 first-round draft pick (protected)
  • 2026 second-round pick (whichever is better between teams)
  • 2027 second-round pick (whichever is better between teams)

Feb. 7: Indiana Pacers trade Caris LeVert to Cleveland Cavaliers

Cavaliers get: 

  • Caris LeVert
  • 2022 second-round pick (via Miami)

Pacers get:

  • Ricky Rubio
  • 2022 first-round draft pick (lottery protected)
  • 2022 second-round pick (via Houston)
  • 2022 second-round pick (via Utah)

Feb. 4: Blazers trade Norman Powell, Robert Covington to Clippers 

Clippers get:

  • Norman Powell
  • Robert Covington

Blazers get: 

  • Eric Bledsoe
  • Justise Winslow
  • Keon Johnson
  • 2025 second-round pick (via Detroit)

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