Mathew also dabbles with sports betting and loves helping people win money. Deandre Ayton has not quite had the season he was hoping to with the Portland Trail Blazers. His production simply has ...

Deandre Ayton dunked for Portland with 49.5 seconds ... and his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Pistons: Detroit hasn't been .500 after New Year's since it finished 41-41 in 2018-19.

While the 41-game mark is the official halfway point of the NBA season, the true midway mark is the trade deadline. So, with the deadline two weeks away, Zulfi Sheikh gives you the buyers, sellers and bystanders to keep an eye on.

Despite boasting the top two scorers of the contest in Paolo Banchero and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, with 26 and 20 points respectively, the Magic were largely handicapped by the offensive contribution from the rest of the team, who tallied a combined 47 points.

The Portland Trail Blazers fit that bill. This trade proposal would unload one of those assets for a hefty haul. Portland Trail Blazers receive: Tim Hardaway Jr., Wendell More Jr., 2026 first-round pick Detroit Pistons receive: Anfernee Simons Portland is looking to re-tool their roster and get some more young guys and draft capital.

The Suns traded Josh Okogie and three future second-round picks Wednesday for Richards and a second-round selection. Wearing No. 2, Richards joined the Suns (20-20) Friday in Detroit and was ready to make his debut Saturday against the Pistons (21-20) at Little Caesars Arena.

Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, Dillon Brooks, and Tari Eason all had big games Saturday as Houston (28-13, No. 2 seed in West) won big at Portland.

Most of the NBA gets in on the action during the trade deadline. So, which NBA teams will be trade buyers and which teams will be sellers?

As the Celtics fall in the NBA power rankings, the Bucks are beginning to look like the true championship contenders that they are.

With under three weeks to the deadline, we looked at all 30 teams to see who should be buying or selling for the second half.

Steps up in win

Ayton recorded 22 points (11-14 FG, 0-1 3Pt), 15 rebounds, two assists and one steal across 34 minutes in Tuesday's 116-107 win over the Heat before checking out of the game with 1:38 remaining in the fourth quarter to receive treatment on the bench for an apparent lower-body injury,