2021 NBA trade deadline: Live updates as teams look to make deals before Thursday 3 p.m. ET

The 2021 NBA trade deadline is just hours away as teams around the league look to make moves — both big and small — ahead of the second half’s final stretch and playoffs. So far, the deals have been trickling in slowly, but that could change at any moment.

Highlighting the deadline deals is the Orlando Magic shipping versatile big man Nikola Vucevic to the Chicago Bulls for Otto Porter Jr., Wendell Carter Jr. and two first-round picks. Other deals that have taken place include the Detroit Pistons dealing Delon Wright to the Sacramento Kings for Cory Joseph and two future picks, as well as Cleveland Cavaliers big man JaVale McGee getting traded to the Denver Nuggets. Follow below for all the real-time updates through Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline.

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