The 2026 NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone, and so Sean discusses all the major deals that went down during deadline week, including the Harden and Garland swap (4:39), AD being shipped the Wizards (16:42), Utah adding Jaren Jackson (29:07), Zubac to the Pacers (38:03), Kuminga being swapped for Porzingis (52:49), OKC adding Jared McCain (55:57), Coby White to Charlotte (59:38), the Vucevic and Simons swap (1:02:02), the Wolves adding Ayo Dosunmu (1:06:17), Jaden Ivey (and a bunch of other guards) to the Bulls (1:08:45), the Lakers picking up Luke Kennard (1:12:20), and the Knicks adding Jose Alvarado (1:13:17).

With the NBA All-Star rosters announced, Sean talks through his thoughts on the selections—what did they get right and who got robbed? (1:03) Then, with the NBA trade deadline this week and all eyes on the Giannis sweepstakes, Sean talks through Giannis’ (sort of?) trade request (24:38), why an offseason deal makes more sense than a deadline deal (29:12), and then discusses the teams that could be involved, including the top four rumored destinations (36:05), some teams that could pull it off if they wanted but probably won’t (57:28), a few teams that make more sense in the offseason (1:12:01), and then Sean’s favorite destination of them all (1:21:18). Lastly, Sean briefly touches on two minor trades that went down already, centered around De’Andre Hunter (1:28:18) and Vit Krejci (1:34:25).

Sean is joined by Nick Walas—host of Words With Walas—to discuss the Trae Young trade to Washington, touching on the Wizards side of the deal (1:53), the Hawks side of the deal (11:10), and then raising an existential question about how the CBA has affected trade value for star players (15:27). Then, Sean and Nick pick teams for some mid-season superlatives, including:

• Biggest Surprise (20:48)
• The One-Piece-Away Team (35:06)
• Biggest Dark Horse Contender (48:35)
• Most Obvious Blow-It-Up Team (59:38)
• Biggest Disappointment (1:13:24)
• Best Ahead-of-Schedule Ascension (1:30:49)
• Most At-a-Cross-Roads Team (1:43:59)