NBA trade deadline 2025: Latest deals, news, reports - ESPN

The NBA trade deadline is not until Feb. 6, but the buzz around notable players and teams is building up.

Keep an eye on players such as Jimmy Butler, Zion Williamson and Zach LaVine, who'll be linked to possible trades. The Brooklyn Nets, who are in the midst of a rebuilding process, have already made trades with the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers — two teams led by future Hall of Famers hoping to make one last run at the NBA Finals.

Who else could be on the move between now and the trade deadline? We'll have the latest reports and news from our NBA Insiders from around the league.

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2:12 p.m. ET: With the league's best record, the Cleveland Cavaliers will be among the heavy favorites to reach the NBA Finals. That could also bode well for attracting players down the road.

«I've had multiple agents tell me that players want to play in Cleveland,» NBA insider Brian Windhorst said on 850 AM ESPN Cleveland.

Windhorst added that part of the reasoning is because Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is willing to pay, as well as the way the team is currently playing.

Under first-year head coach Kenny Atkinson, the team is just the 10th team in NBA history to start 33-5 or better — and the first since the 73-win 2015-16 Golden State Warriors.

12:20 p.m. ET: Disgruntled Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler reiterated to team president Pat Riley in a face-to-face meeting last week that he wants to be traded, league sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

Butler told Riley that he does not plan to opt into his $52 million contract for 2025-26 with the Heat in the offseason and will not sign a new deal in Miami, sources said.

11:59 p.m. ET: Golden State Warriors guard