The Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Clippers made some changes before Thursday's NBA trade deadline.

After possibly the wildest week of trades in the history of the NBA, the hoops community is still viewing the landscape in slack-jawed shock, like Parisians after a visit from "Team America: World Police.

The final numbers from trade-deadline time: no fewer than eight current and past All-Stars, some of them recent All-NBA selections, some among the league’s highest scorers and even three Olympic gold medalists,

The Clippers are favored by 5 points in the latest Clippers vs. Pacers odds via SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 229.5 points. Before entering any Pacers vs. Clippers p

While it’s not worth looking at Powell’s numbers against the Indiana Pacers last season because he started just three games, it is important to note that Indiana is 20th in defensive rating and allows 24.9 points per contest to point guards. Their perimeter defense is nothing to write home about.

Shams Charania tells Malika Andrews that the Nets and Ben Simmons are working on a contract buyout with L.A. and Cleveland potential landing spots.

Getting out ahead of this: the Sixers are not expected to pursue a reunion with Ben Simmons if the Nets agree to a buyout with the former No. 1 overall pick, a source tells @thephillyvoice. Now 28 years old,