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The 2026 trade deadline has come and gone, with 27 of the league’s 30 teams making deals in the last week. Here are some numbers to know about some of the teams that made trades and some of the players that were dealt.
All stats are through Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Eastern Conference
Anthony Davis joins the Wizards as a flurry of deals remake Washington’s roster.
ATLANTA HAWKS
IN: Buddy Hield, Jonathan Kuminga, Jock Landale, Gabe Vincent
OUT: Luke Kennard, Vít Krejčí, Kristaps Porziņģis
Summary: The Hawks are retooling in the wake of last month’s Trae Young trade, and they’ve taken a flyer on the athletic Kuminga, who just never fit in with the Warriors.
Numbers to know:
- Kuminga has an effective field goal percentage of just 49.5% over the last two seasons, down from 56.7% over his previous three. But his career free throw rate (36.0 attempts per 100 shots from the field) ranks 15th among 135 players 6-8 or shorter with at least 2,000 field goal attempts over the last five years.
- Landale has grabbed 23.1% of available offensive rebounds while he’s been on the floor with the score within five points in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime. That’s the highest clutch offensive rebounding percentage among 193 players who’ve played in at least 12 clutch games.
BOSTON CELTICS
IN: Nikola Vučević
OUT: Anfernee Simons, Xavier Tillman
Summary: Playing without Jayson Tatum and having parted ways with four other rotation guys from last season, the Celtics somehow have the best point differential in the Eastern Conference. Their swap of Simons for Vučević wasn’t a major move, but it addresses a position of need and should keep them in the top three in offensive efficiency.
Numbers to know:
- The Celtics rank last in free throw rate, with just 20.2 attempts per 100 shots from the field. Vučević isn’t going to help in that regard, as he has a free throw rate of just 11.2 attempts per 100 shots from the field, the fourth lowest rate among 67 players 6-foot-9 or taller with at least 200 field goal attempts.
- He does become the Celtics’ best defensive rebounder, having grabbed 21.0% of available defensive boards while he’s been on the floor, a rate which ranks 18th among 219 players who’ve averaged at least 20 minutes per game.
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
IN: Malaki Branham, Xavier Tillman, Coby White
OUT: Mason Plumlee, Collin Sexton
Summary: The Hornets ran their winning streak to eight games on Thursday, they’re 20-7 when LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel have started together, and they upgraded their bench by swapping Sexton for White. They’re now in Play-In position and it’s just a matter of how high they rise.
Numbers to know:
- The Hornets have been, statistically, the league’s most improved team, 11.0 points per 100 possessions better than they were last season. The majority of that improvement has been on offense, where they’ve gone from 29th to eighth in the league.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
IN: Keon Ellis, James Harden, Emanuel Miller, Dennis Schröder
OUT: Lonzo Ball, Darius Garland, De’Andre Hunter
Summary: The Cavs have been one of the most disappointing teams this season, especially when you consider their payroll. But they’ve won 14 of their last 19 games and just made some major changes to their backcourt, with the big move being the the swap of Garland for Harden. The former MVP is 10 years older than the guy he’s replacing, but has been more durable and should help ease the burden on Donovan Mitchell.
Numbers to know:
- The Cavs have seen the league’s third biggest drop in points scored per 100 possessions from last season. That drop has been much bigger on Mitchell’s minutes off the floor (-9.2) than it’s been in his minutes on the floor (-1.8).
- Ellis has shot 41.6% from 3-point range over his four-year career. That’s the sixth best mark among 236 players with at least 500 3-point attempts over those four seasons.
- This would be Harden’s seventh season with at least 500 field goal attempts, a 3-point rate (3PA/FGA) greater than or equal to 45% and a free throw rate (FTA/FGA) greater than or equal to 45 attempts per 100 shots from the field. Every other player in the 47 years of the 3-point line has combined for seven such seasons, with no other player having more than one.
- The Cavs rank in the top seven in both ball movement and player movement. Harden’s teams have generally ranked at or near the bottom of the league in both, with this season’s Clippers ranking 30th in ball movement (289 passes per 24 minutes of possession) and 29th in player movement (9.9 miles traveled per 24 minutes of possessions). So adjustments will need to be made.
DETROIT PISTONS
IN: Kevin Huerter
OUT: Jaden Ivey
Summary: Ivey (39.7%) has been a better 3-point shooter than Huerter (32.8%) over the last two seasons, but Huerter gives the Pistons more size on the wing and the potential to shoot more on the move.
Numbers to know:
- The Pistons rank 28th in 3-point rate (35.3% of their shots), having seen the league’s fourth biggest drop from last season (39.4%, 22nd).
INDIANA PACERS
IN: Kobe Brown, Ivica Zubac
OUT: Isaiah Jackson, Bennedict Mathurin
Summary: It took several months, but the Pacers have replaced Myles Turner. Zubac isn’t the floor spacer that Turner is, but he’s a strong pick-and-roll big who should have good chemistry with Tyrese Haliburton, while also anchoring the Pacers defensively.
Numbers to know:
- Zubac has grabbed 18.0% of available rebounds while he’s on the floor, a rate which ranks eighth among 219 players who’ve averaged at least 20 minutes per game, though that’s down from a career-high mark of 19.9% last season.
- He’s taken 97.7% of his shots in the paint, the highest rate among 222 players with at least 250 field goal attempts.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
IN: Anthony Davis, Danté Exum, Jaden Hardy, D’Angelo Russell
OUT: Marvin Bagley III, Malaki Branham, AJ Johnson, Khris Middleton
Summary: Four weeks after trading for Trae Young, the Wizards added Davis. So (whenever both suit up) they’ll have a veteran pick-and-roll combination surrounded by a young core of former first-round picks that includes the improved Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George. Health will be a question – over his year with the Mavs, Davis played in just 31 of a possible 85 games – but the neither of the first-round picks that the Wizards traded in the deal will be in the top 20.
Numbers to know:
- Davis is one of only two players in NBA history – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the other – to have played at least 500 games and averaged at least 24 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks per game throughout his career. (Blocks have only been counted since 1973-74.)
- Over his career, he’s shot 61.9% in the paint, but has an effective field goal percentage of just 40.5% on shots from outside the paint.
Western Conference
Jaren Jackson Jr. crosses the conference to fortify the frontline in Utah.
LA CLIPPERS
IN: Darius Garland, Isaiah Jackson, Bennedict Mathurin
OUT: Kobe Brown, James Harden, Chris Paul, Ivica Zubac
Summary: Despite losing three of their last four games, the Clippers still had the league’s best record (17-6) from Dec. 20 through Wednesday. But they’ve seemingly pulled the plug on their run up the standings, trading two of their three best players. Garland is a former All-Star, is 10 years younger than Harden, and has two years on his contract beyond this one, so they certainly won’t be starting from scratch.
Numbers to know:
- Garland is one of four players – Luka Dončić, LeBron James and Nikola Jokić are the others – that have averaged at least 17 points and six assists (in 25 games or more) in each of the last six seasons.
- His effective field goal percentage on pull-up jumpers (48.4%) would be his lowest mark in the last five seasons.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
IN: Luke Kennard
OUT: Gabe Vincent
Summary: Luka Dončić has averaged just 2.9 assists on 3-pointers per game, his lowest rate since his rookie year. So the Lakers got him another shooter.
Numbers to know:
- Kennard has shot 46.0% from 3-point range over the last five seasons (since 2021-22), the best mark (by a wide margin) among 274 players with at least 500 3-point attempts over that span.
- Kennard has shot 66-for-129 (51.2%) on catch-and-shoot 3s this season, the best mark among 182 players with at least 100 catch-and-shoot attempts.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
IN: Ayo Dosunmu, Julian Phillips
OUT: Mike Conley, Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller
Summary: Dillingham was not ready to replace the production of Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who left in free agency last summer. So they acquired Dosunmu, a veteran guard who can help them on both ends of the floor.
Numbers to know:
- The Wolves’ bench ranks 11th this season, down from fourth last season. They’ve been 10.4 points per 100 possessions better with Donte DiVincenzo on the floor (plus-7.5) than they’ve been with him off the floor (minus-2.9). None of their starters had an on-off differential half that big last season.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
IN: Jared McCain, Mason Plumlee
OUT: Ousmane Dieng
Summary: The Thunder had a lot more picks than they could possible use over the next few years, so they used some of them (one first rounder) to acquire McCain, who was looking like a Rookie of the Year candidate before suffering a knee injury in his 23rd game.
Number to know:
- McCain is the only second-year player (and one of 32 players total) who’s shot 40% or better on at least catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts in each of the last two seasons.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
IN: Vít Krejčí
OUT: Duop Reath
Summary: The Blazers rank last in 3-point percentage (33.6%) and have been lacking depth in the backcourt, but they were able to get one of the league’s best shooters for a pair of second-round picks.
Number to know:
- Krejčí has shot 42.4% from 3-point range over the last three seasons (since 2023-24). That’s the fourth best mark among 185 players with at least 500 attempts over that stretch.
UTAH JAZZ
IN: Jaren Jackson Jr., John Konchar, Vince Williams Jr.
OUT: Kyle Anderson, Walter Clayton Jr., Taylor Hendricks, Georges Niang
Summary: The Jazz have the league’s worst record over the last two seasons, but they took a step toward competitiveness by trading for Jackson, giving up three first-round picks in the deal.
Numbers to know:
- Jackson is the only player who’s played at least 250 games over the last five seasons and averaged at least 18 points and two blocks.
- This season, he’s passed on just 11.5% of his drives, the lowest rate among 223 players with at least 100 drives. New teammates Keyonte George (23.0%) and Lauri Markkanen (23.4%) are also in the bottom 20.