November 5, 2024

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Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith was involved in a car accident Tuesday night and missed Wednesday’s home game against the San Antonio Spurs, the team announced.

The Heat, in a statement, did not provide any details about the accident, only saying that “our hearts go out to those who were injured” and that there would be no further comment.

The Sun Sentinel reported that Highsmith was not injured in the accident.

Highsmith, who was officially listed as out because of personal reasons, is averaging 5.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in 37 games for the Heat this season. He played just three minutes in a blowout victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.

 

2024 NBA trade deadline live: Latest deals, news, reports

The 2024 NBA trade deadline has passed, and we saw some movement Thursday as teams looked to shake up their rosters.

Which moves will impact the landscape of the NBA heading into the 2024 playoffs? And what deals will affect teams looking to rebuild ahead of the draft in July?

Get all of the news, intel and analysis from our experts here, including trade grades and destinations for every player who could be on a new team.

5:46 p.m. ET: The Indiana Pacers are waiving Furkan Korkmaz, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

4:47 p.m. ET: The Indiana Pacers are waiving Cory Joseph, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

4:37 p.m. ET: The Los Angeles Lakers are among the front-runners to sign guard Spencer Dinwiddie when he clears waivers, sources told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.

3:41 p.m. ET: The Phoenix Suns acquired Royce O’Neale from the Brooklyn Nets and David Roddy from the Memphis Grizzlies for a trio of second-round picks, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. As part of the deal, Brooklyn is receiving Keita Bates-Diop and Jordan Goodwin, while Yuta Watanabe and Chimezie Metu will go to Memphis.

3:38 p.m. ET: The Golden State Warriors are trading Cory Joseph to the Indiana Pacers for a second-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

3:33 p.m. ET: The Indiana Pacers are sending a 2029 second-round pick from the LA Clippers to San Antonio Spurs in the Doug McDermott trade along with Marcus Morris Sr., who is expected to be waived or bought out, according to ESPN’s Andrew Lopez.

3:31 p.m. ET: The following teams are ineligible to sign a player waived and had a preexisting salary of more than $12.4 million, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks: Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat.

3:27 p.m. ET: A buyout appears unlikely for LA Clippers forward P.J. Tucker, a source told Andscape’s Marc Spears.

3:24 p.m. ET: The Los Angeles Lakers were active in seeking deals in the days leading up to the deadline and determined any feasible trade would be a marginal upgrade, at too steep a cost, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. The team is expected to be aggressive in the buyout market.

3:18 p.m. ET: The Brooklyn Nets have requested waivers on Harry Giles III, the team announced.

3:09 p.m. ET: The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired a 2028 pick swap from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for a 2024 first-round draft pick. The 2024 pick will be sent to the Washington Wizards in the Daniel Gafford deal, sources told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. The draft pick is the second-least favorable of the Houston Rockets’ 2024 draft pick (top-four protected), the LA Clippers’ 2024 draft pick, the Utah Jazz’s 2024 draft pick (top-10 protected) or Oklahoma City’s own 2024 draft pick.

3:01 p.m. ET: The Boston Celtics are trading Dalano Banton to the Portland Trail Blazers for a heavily protected second-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

3:00 p.m. ET: The Toronto Raptors are keeping Bruce Brown, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

2:57 p.m. ET: The Philadelphia 76ers are trading Jaden Springer to the Boston Celtics for a second-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

2:52 p.m. ET: The Milwaukee Bucks are trading Robin Lopez and cash to the Sacramento Kings, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lopez is expected to be waived and become a free agent.

2:49 p.m. ET: The Atlanta Hawks are keeping guard Dejounte Murray, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

2:45 p.m. ET: The San Antonio Spurs are trading Doug McDermott to the Indiana Pacers for a future second-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

2:08 p.m. ET: As part of the Gordon Hayward trade, the Oklahoma City Thunder are including two future second-round picks to the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN’s Zach Lowe.

2:01 p.m. ET: With one hour to go until the trade deadline, there’s been nothing close to a deal for the Los Angeles Lakers so far, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.

1:37 p.m. ET: The Philadelphia 76ers are sending Patrick Beverley to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Cameron Payne and a 2027 second-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

1:30 p.m. ET: In an effort to free up a roster spot to execute the various trades they’ve agreed to today, the Detroit Pistons have waived Joe Harris, who was averaging 2.4 points per game in 16 games this season.

1:03 p.m. ET: The Charlotte Hornets are finalizing a trade to send forward P.J. Washington to the Dallas Mavericks for forward Grant Williams, guard Seth Curry and a lightly protected 2027 first-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

12:42 p.m. ET: The Toronto Raptors are trading point guard Dennis Schroder and forward Thaddeus Young to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for point guard Spencer Dinwiddie, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

12:11 p.m. ET: The Charlotte Hornets are also getting guard Vasilije Micic and draft compensation in the deal that will send Gordon Hayward to the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

11:24 a.m. ET: The New York Knicks have completed a larger deal with the Detroit Pistons, landing Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks for Quentin Grimes, Malachi Flynn, Evan Fournier, Ryan Arcidiacono and two future second-round picks.

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