The Trade Candidates of the 2026 Deadline

About this episode

John discusses the latest anti-tanking proposals and evaluates the market for key NBA players ahead of the 2026 trade deadline.

John reacts to the league’s newest anti-taking and injury reporting proposals. Then, we turn to assessing the market for key players at the deadline. We hit on Jonathan Kuminga, Trey Murphy III, Herb Jones, Zion Williamson, Jerami Grant, Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Ivica Zubac, and Bennedict Mathurin among others.

People in this episode

Hosts: John Hollinger, Nate Duncan

Topics covered

• NBA trade candidates
• injury reporting
• anti-tanking proposals
• 2026 deadline
• player market assessment

Keywords

• NBA
• trade candidates
• injury reporting
• 2026 deadline
• player assessment

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