The 2026 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, here are the biggest winners and losers of trade season

The Knicks were winners, but so were the Jazz and Pacers.

But several other teams were active in the hours leading up to the deadline, with players like Jose Alvarado, Luke Kennard and Ivica Zubac on the move. The action began to ramp up on Tuesday, with the headliner being the Clippers’ trade of James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick.

The Celtics made their big move of this year’s NBA trade deadline early, sending guard Anfernee Simons to Chicago in exchange for Nikola Vucevic on Tuesday.

According to ESPN, the Lakers have traded Gabe Vincent and a 2032 second-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks for sharpshooter Luke Kennard. With no second-round picks remaining, the Lakers are now largely out of ammunition to make significant additions.

Ex-Detroit Pistons guard Luke Kennard is on the move amid the best shooting season of his career, heading to the Los Angeles Lakers in a reported trade on Thursday. The NBA trade deadline on Thursday is seeing teams like the Atlanta Hawks move some of their expiring contracts to teams in the playoff hunt like the Lakers.