Joel Embiid and the Sixers continue to climb in the East ahead of the Feb. 10 trade deadline without Ben Simmons.
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The Boston Celtics dominated the Brooklyn Nets in a bounce-back performance inside the NBA bubble Wednesday night, and they accomplished a rare feat in the process.
The Houston Rockets were on the market for a star at last year’s trade deadline and again in the offseason, but sources tell Sam Amick of The Athletic that is no longer the case and they want to keep their existing core in tact. The Rockets are highly unlikely to pursue a trade for Jimmy Butler, who has the team on his list of preferred destinations should the Miami Heat eventually decide to move him.
The Rockets are resistant to adding a player in their thirties to their young team, similar to the 2023 offseason when they pivoted away from James Harden.
Houston chose to make a major trade less likely in October when they signed Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun to extensions. The success the Rockets have had without making a major trade has emboldened their thinking that keeping their existing players and future draft picks is the sensible path. If the Rockets ever do make a major trade, the conventional widsom has been that it will be for a younger player.
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wall had 21 points and nine assists, Marcin Gortat scored 18 and the Washington Wizards beat the Sacramento Kings 110-92 on Monday night for their third straight win.
