Thik & Thin Hoops: Trade deadline reactions including Wizards landing AD to return back to relevance, Harden and Garland swap places, JJJ heading to Utah, end of the Kuminga saga

Thik & Thin Hoops: Trade deadline reactions including Wizards landing AD to return back to relevance, Harden and Garland swap places, JJJ heading to Utah, end of the Kuminga saga

From Thik & Thin Hoops by Karthik Muralidharan

February 5, 2026 · 1h 1m · Episode 210

About this episode

The episode discusses the major trades during the NBA trade deadline, focusing on the Wizards acquiring Anthony Davis and other significant player movements.

Thik & Thin Hoops: On this week's episode, the guys open by discussing how the Wizards shocked the NBA by landing Anthony Davis to pair with Trae Young, instantly becoming the most chaotic and fascinating team in the league. They unpack what this means for Washington’s rebuild and debate whether relevance is worth the risk. Then, they review all the other major moves that went down the day before the deadline, including the Garland for Harden swap (27:58), Jaren Jackson Jr. heading to Utah (37:58), Porzingis finally ending the Kuminga saga for Golden State (47:47), and more.

Topics covered

  • NBA trade deadline
  • Wizards
  • Anthony Davis
  • Trae Young
  • Garland
  • Harden
  • Jaren Jackson Jr.
  • Utah
  • Kuminga
  • Golden State

Keywords

  • NBA
  • basketball
  • trades
  • relevance
  • rebuild

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Utah

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