As teams shy away from dealing first-rounders for stars, which trades have been the biggest successes and utter failures?

With the calendar flipping to 2026, here are the five top trade targets across the NBA ahead of the league’s Feb. 5 trade deadline.

Teams just haven't dumped their bad contracts yet. Every year features significantly more teams above the tax line in January than in February because every February, a handful of teams find way to shed salary and get below the line.

Atlanta should get out of the Davis market, look for a point guard such as Coby White who might be available (or other players on the margins), and, this off-season, look for a star player on the timeline of their other talent. Trading away Young to bring in Davis feels like a lateral move.

NBA insider Kevin O'Connor reported after the game that changes to the roster could be right on the horizon in LA. After the Rockets blew out the Lakers at home, Kevin O'Connor got on Twitter/X and laid out exactly what the plan is in LA after their abysmal showing through the month of December.