# AD to Wizards, Zubac to Pacers, JJJ to Jazz with Charlie Cummings – Analyzing NBA Trade Deadline Risk Assessment Strategy Behind Tanking Teams Buying Futures on Klarna with Win-Soon Trades

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Podcast: [Learning Basketball](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-basketball-7062501)
Published: 2026-02-10T17:42:37+00:00
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Ep. 113 Learning Basketball with Charlie Cummings @klaytheist11 Charlie Cummings is an NBA Analyst with Swish Theory and Writer for DraftKings Network, Celtics Blog, and Warriors Invite covering the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, and NBA at large. Today we learn about the 2026 NBA Trade Deadline, discuss why the tanking team's were the biggest buyers making the blockbuster splash trades, the logic behind the moves, the value of trade pieces, and team building logic keying in on three deals – Ivica Zubac to the Pacers, Anthony Davis to the Wizards, Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Jazz Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background 02:00 NBA Trade Deadline Reactions 05:00 Teams Fading The 2027 NBA Draft 07:00 Team Building Strategies and Trade Value 10:00 Wizards Risk Assessment Trading for Anthony Davis 31:00 Pacers Risk Assessment Trading for Ivica Zubac 55:00 Jazz Risk Assessment Trading for Jaren Jackson Jr. 01:20:00 Balancing Talent, Lineups, Skills, and Team Needs for Competitive Edge

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