NBA TRADE DEADLINE RECAP: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Gary Payton II all move on crazy day

So...KD to the Suns, John Wall back to Houston, Eric Gordon to L.A., Jakob Poeltl returns to Toronto, James Wiseman moves to Detroit, George Hill's back in Indianapolis, Gary Payton reunites with the Splash Brothers, the Clippers trade away Reggie Jackson to Charlotte, Mo Bamba is now a Laker and Russell Westbrook is on the Utah Jazz.

It's been an incredible last day of trades ahead of this year's NBA Trade Deadline and we thank you for tuning into our coverage. Have a good afternoon and stay up to date with all NBA news, games, and analysis on our SportsMail page!

The former All-Star gave a bombshell interview after joining the Clippers...It won't go down well with Rockets fans or the team, who he accused of deliberately tanking for a high draft pick.

Not bad from the NBA's reigning champions...

Many teams were interested in OG Anunoby but Toronto's front office execs didn't budge and only signed Jako Poeltl.

From Kevin Durant to the Suns to Gary Payton II returning to Golden State, it's been a day full of surprises! Will there be any more late deals coming in that basketball fans are unaware of?

Out of all 30 NBA teams, did the Lakers improve its roster the most? Stay tuned for more...

Another player joins his former team! Incredible...and for five second-round picks. The Blazers will pick up Kevin Knox from the Wiseman-Pistons deal, sources told ESPN.

Based on the magnitude of today's deals, would anyone be surprised if LeBron James left the Lakers out of nowhere? At this point, I think not...the 38-year-old is staying put.

But catch up on his latest accomplishment through our NBA coverage! 

In exchange for center Mason Plumlee. The Clippers have now traded away their two most-experienced point guards...surely a move for Russell Westbrook is on the cards, should he plan to be bought out by the Jazz.

Deals coming out of nowhere at this time of day...will there be one last Woj or Shams bomb?

Detroit forward Kevin Knox has now been included in the trade that also involved Saddiq Bey going to the Hawks after the Warriors flipped him for five second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

The Pelicans will look to associate the guard with CJ McCollum. San Antonio will also get four second-round picks in the deal

Sheck Wes would be proud...Mo' leaves the Magic after a fight against the Nuggets' Austin Rivers emerged out of nowhere last week. The Lakers are also sending the Magic second-round draft compensation

The Grizzlies will be sending three second-round picks to the Clippers for Kennard and the Grizzlies will also send Danny Green to Houston.

The shooting guard, who was the only player on the Houston Rockets remaining from the James Harden era, is finally free'd from the team languishing as the last seed of the West. 

The Clippers sent Luke Kennard to the Memphis Grizzlies and the Rockets get John Wall back in a three-team deal. Surely, the latter will be bought out after blasting his former team that he's now returning too...awkward.

The deal involves a straight swap involving Dario Saric for Darius Bazley, of the OKC Thunder. A second-round pick was also sent to the Thunder.

Atlanta's made a 'cost-cutting' move with the Houston Rockets, according to Woj, who this time reports that Justin Holiday and Frank Kaminsk are heading to Texas for Garrison Matthews and Bruno Fernando. 

The deal doesn't alter Houston's plans much...tank for Vic' right!

Another Woj bomb...as part of a three-team trade, the Warriors are moving their big man for five second-round picks. Golden State then flipped Saddiq Bey to the Atlanta Hawks for five second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

Denver's finally made a move before next hour's trade deadline! But it's no addition...rather, backup point guard Bones Hyland will be on the next flight to LAX, as he'll be linking up with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George for the second half of the season.

Nuggets get 204 and 2025 second-round picks as part of the deal, per ESPN 

Two failed super teams in two decades...it's okay Brooklyn. At least the team's not as bad as the Knicks! Oh, wait...

This one might come up as a bit of a head-scratcher but the Trail Blazers, Pistons, and Spurs have held talks with Golden State over the 21-year-old's availability.

Backed not too long ago to become the team's starting center for years to come, Wiseman's averaged 6.9 points in 12.5 minutes of action per game this season.

Golden State's interested in acquiring Detroit's Saddiq Bey and could use Wiseman as bait.

It's been nothing short of hectic over the last 24 hours...but it's all for an entertaining second-half of the season, right?!

The 2019 NBA Champion (from his time in Toronto with Kawhi Leonard) is part of the Jae Crowder to Bucks deal.

He's averaged 12 points per game throughout his career and was traded to Milwaukee as part of a four-team trade that sent Rodney Hood and Semi Ojeleye to the Clippers around this time last year.

Spencer Dinwiddie returned to Brooklyn, Jakob Poetl's back in Toronto, D'Angelo Russell is in L.A. again and Hill is now returning to his first NBA team.

During the 2011 NBA Draft, the 36-year-old guard was traded to the Pacers by the San Antonio Spurs for the 15th overall pick...a certain Kawhi Leonard 

The Ukrainian has bounced around the league since first coming to the NBA in 2018. He's joining his sixth team in four years after having played for the Lakers, Pistons, Thunder, Raptors, and Knicks.

The Philadelphia 76ers will get Jalen McDaniels, of the Charlotte Hornets, in return, as part of a three-team deal. Thybulle was traded away after failing to reach an extension with the Sixers during the offseason. 

Coming into the NBA as a first-round pick in 2019, the Aussie-American was named in the league's All-Defensive Second Team last season and in 2021.

His offense isn't as good as his defense, however, only averaging 4.4 points throughout his career so far. The Hornets will get multiple second-round picks in the deal, per ESPN. 

Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst have described Westbrook's trade to the Utah Jazz as the 'closing of a chapter' on ESPN's First Take on Wednesday. Rumors of locker room unrest accelerated Westbrook's departure from L.A. before today's deadline. 

Smith expressed his curiosity at possibly seeing Westbrook reunite with Jimmy Butler on the Miami Heat, should the last six months of his five-year/$206.7million deal be bought out by the Utah Jazz after Wednesday night's trade.

Indiana needed to give a roster spot to Jodan Nwora, who was acquired as part of the Jae Crowder-Bucks trade, involving the Nets. Bitadze was averaging 3.3 points in 9.6 minutes for the Pacers this season

The Bucks dealt Jordan Nwora and two second-rounders to the Indiana Pacers in this Nets/Bucks three-way deal, per Shams Charania, of The Athletic.

It's safe to say that if a team has Jae Crowder on its roster, then they'll probably make the NBA Finals...

The team's big man has been traded to the Denver Nuggets, just six months after moving to the West Coast...is it because he called for the ball on LeBron James' record-breaking shot on Tuesday night?

Surely not. Bryant's been averaging 12.1 points in 21.3 minutes per game this season. LA gets Davon Reed, as well as Denver's 2025, 2026, and 2029 second-round picks.

The Boston Celtics have gone under the radar with this one. Muscala played a few games for the Lakers back in 2019. He's been traded for Justin Jackson, and two second-round picks, per Realgm.com.

Shams Cahrania, of The Athletic, broke the news first. Five second-round picks for the three-and-D specialist who hasn't played all season...Wow, just wow...

The Memphis Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets have reportedly called the Nets to inquire about the availability of the seven-foot-one small forward. Brooklyn reportedly wants to expand the KD-Suns trade with a third team to go back under the luxury tax.

But the Nets intend to keep Bridges beyond Thursday's trade deadline, per Bleacher Report. The organization's more interested in moving on Cam Johnson and Jae Crowder, the other players involved in the KD-Suns trade.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith has finally broken his silence on the Nets-Suns trade for KD, as he spoke on the network's 'Get Up' show on Wednesday. The NBA analyst said the Knicks are now 'the face of NY for the foreseeable future'.

And that the disaster recipe of KD, Irving, and James Harden will 'forever be a stain' on Durant, who left the Bay Area to come to Brooklyn in 2019 after having won two-NBA titles with the Splash Brothers. Smith summed up the 'Big-Three' experiment as a 'disaster'

It's the same number he wore in the Bay Area and in OKC, but not in Brooklyn...

Appearing on the network's 'Get Up' morning show on Wednesday, Spears claims the distrust between the Nets front office, spearheaded by Sean Marks, and star players like KD and Kyrie Irving was 'irrevocably broken'. 

Spears also said that he 'feels bad' for KD, who couldn't have 'predicted' the outcome in Brooklyn after realizing that he couldn't be the face of the Warriors, led by Steph Curry when he left the franchise for the Big Apple in 2019.

You heard that right. After having traded for KD, the Suns are now behind the Boston Celtics to lift the Larry O'Brien Trophy in June, at +500. The KD effect, huh... 

The Grizzlies star, who's annoyed other players around the league with his latest antics, has faced criticism yet again for stating that he's 'good' in the West ahead of today's 3 p.m. trade deadline, and Pelicans guard C.J. McCollum has taken notice.

The three-and-D specialist hasn't played for the Suns all year due to a dispute over salary and has been included in the Suns' trade for KD.

But with Brooklyn no longer wanting to be a team that pays the luxury tax, Crowder is likely to either be bought out or traded to another basketball club and Milwaukee could use more shooting than rely on Jrue Holiday and Grayson Allen.

Crowder holds a career per three-point field goal percentage of 34.8 percent.

Will we see the Lakers or Nets move for anyone else?

Brooklyn's reportedly agreed to trade Kevin Durant but that won't get them out of the luxury tax, currently at $17million.

The team's front office is reportedly looking for a third team to be involved in the KD trade to take on the contracts of Jae Crowder and Seth Curry before 3 p.m. today.

Detroit says it won't trade its 33-year-old small forward but reports claim the Lakers, Knicks, and Bucks are interested in a deal for the Bosnian.

Will LeBron finally get more shooters around him? Bogdanovic is shooting 39.4 percent from behind the three-point arc this season. Not bad...

The Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, and the New Orleans Pelicans remain in play for the Londoner, who's averaging a little more than 16 points per game this season.

The Sacramento Kings are also a potential sneaky dark horse candidate that could trade for the 25-year-old, who signed a four-year, $72million extension with the Raptors in December 2020

Brit' OG Anunoby, of the Raptors; Jae Crowder, now of the Nets; Bojan Bogdanovic, of the Pistons; Danilo Gallinari, of the Celtics; Mo Bamba, of the Magic; Lonzo Ball, of the Bulls; and Kris Middleton, of the Bucks, could all be on the move before today's 3 p.m. deadline.

There are other names out there too but we'll be keeping an eye out on these ones so stay with us for live updates!

If you're in a similar state of shock as Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, then it's probably best to take out a book and relax in the great outdoors.

Tune in again tomorrow, maybe? Oh wait, you'll have missed it all...stay tuned

There's been no shortage of deals over the last 24 hours and Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell is stunned, just like the rest of us. Hang in there, Donovan...

LeBron may have become the NBA's all-time top scorer on Tuesday night but reports of a bust-up between Lakers coach Darvin Ham and Russell Westbrook have also emerged since then.

Was the incident one too many for both the player and the Purple & Gold? Learn more, here:

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Although he hasn't publicly spoken since last night's trade was announced, we can't help but feel for Russ...who's been passed on to more teams than any other high-profile NBA star out there.

It's O.K. 'Brodie'...it all works out in the end anyways, right?

Did anyone expect this after the Lakers failed to trade for their man in Kyrie Irving on Monday...if anything, most NBA fans assumed that Westbrook's job in L.A. was safe until this summer, at least, when both he and Irving will be free agents.

But that's today's NBA...expect anything out of nothing and everything and everyone has a price. Our latest on this three-team blockbuster swap

Unrelated to today's deals but we couldn't help but share some pics of this new Liverpool kit. Thoughts?

By the way, in case you were wondering, 'The King' owns a 2 percent stake in the Reds. 

The 30-year-old point guard wasted no time in 'acclimating' himself to his new surroundings...dropping a team-high 24 points in his Mavs debut against that other team in LA...no, not you, Lakers.

It's fair to say that there's been a few star names going cross-country over the last few days...Kyrie to the Mavs, now 'KD' to the Suns...who's next? And could a big-time player move to the East before 3 p.m. this afternoon? 

Initially, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, and James Harden were supposed to come to Brooklyn and dominate the NBA...then it was Kyrie, 'KD', and Ben Simmons...now only Simmons remains.

Do any members of the initial trio now have any regrets over their departures from the Big Apple? Well, it appears that Kyrie doesn't...catch his reaction to KD's nearly-completed trade to the Suns following his Mavs debut against the Clippers last night

With Kyrie gone and Kevin Durant soon to be heading out of the door, the Nets may need to rely on Ben Simmons to lead the team...at least for the time being. Who would've thought that...

It was only around the same time last year, in February when the Aussie got traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with Andre Drummond, Seth Curry, and two future-first-round picks in exchange for James Harden. How the turn tables...

As reported by ESPN, Adrian Wojnarowski, the Raptors have begun their rebuild by agreeing a deal for San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl.

Read below for more information...

There was an amazing moment last night when Josh Hart found out during his Portland Trail Blazers warmup that he was being traded to the Knicks.

His teammate, Damian Lillard, was left visibly stunned by the news.

Take a look...

Just days on from Kyrie Irving's Brooklyn exit, Kevin Durant is also leaving the Nets as he heads to Phoenix in a blockbuster trade involving five players.

T.J. Warren is also heading to the Valley, in a huge show of intent from the new Suns owner Mat Ishbia. All the info is below.

Hello and welcome to DailyMail.com's live blog ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline. There are just eight hours left for teams to make their moves, and it's all set to be a huge day.

Stick with us and we'll bring you every trade and rumor as we get it. It's going to get busy!