1:02 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Guard Wayne Ellington is closing in on a commitment to sign with the Detroit Pistons, league sources tell ESPN, league sources told ESPN on Friday. Phoenix, which has been seeking a guard for a while, has acquired Tyler Johnson and Wayne Ellington from the Heat in exchange for Ryan Anderson.

9:32 PM ET Let’s revive an old Grantland tradition and ask who’s on notice after the whirlwind of the last 48 hours. The top of the East Assuming Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Boston and Toronto all advance, I’m not sure there will have ever been a playoff round with more potential to swing superstar free agency than

5:48 PM ET The Boston Celtics traded guard Jabari Bird and cash to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday, sources confirmed to ESPN. After a flurry of trades, which teams are looking worse and which ones got stronger? Anthony Davis is still a Pelican, but big names like Marc Gasol and Markelle Fultz are on the

The King stays The King. You came up with a clutch performance in the draft and put together a winning squad. Now, can you do the same in free agency in July? The King stays The King. You came up with a clutch performance in the draft and put together a winning squad. Now, can

12:09 AM ET The Washington Wizards have agreed to send forward Markieff Morris to the New Orleans Pelicans for forward Wesley Johnson, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Morris is averaging 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds for the Wizards, who earlier Wednesday traded forward Otto Porter Jr. to Chicago. Since the start of the season,

4:08 PM ET The Miami Heat have agreed to trade guard Tyler Johnson to the Phoenix Suns, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Johnson, who is averaging 10.8 points, 2.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 25.5 minutes per game this season, has one left year on his contract, assuming he opts in for

2:35 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The LA Clippers have agreed to trade forward Tobias Harris, center Boban Marjanovic and forward Mike Scott to the Philadelphia 76ers for guard Landry Shamet, forwards Wilson Chandler and Mike Muscala, its 2020 first-round pick, an unprotected 2021 unprotected first-round pick via Miami and a 2021 and 2023 second-round pick,

8:50 PM ET The Curry brothers — Stephen and Seth — and Dirk Nowitzki will headline the 3-Point Contest as part of NBA All-Star Weekend, the league announced Tuesday. The event will take place Feb. 16, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The league also announced the full lineups for the Slam Dunk Contest and Skills Challenge.

1:16 PM ET Washington Wizards star point guard John Wall, who already is out for the remainder of this season because of an injured heel, needs Achilles surgery that will sideline him for approximately one year. The Wizards announced Tuesday that Wall suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon after slipping and falling in his home.

2:31 AM ET PHOENIX — James Harden may be on a scoring tear that hasn’t been seen in decades but Kobe Bryant doesn’t think the Houston Rockets can win a championship with the MVP continuing to play this way. “Well, I think he has to do what he has to do in order for his