The Trade Deadline Ends & Tanking Season Begins (w/ Rachel Nichols)
Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
SI NBA
4.5 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols break down a very eventful trade deadline and get into why the Wizards trade for Anthony Davis is a great move for the oft struggling franchise, how long Giannis Antetokounmpo will remain with the Bucks after no deal was made for the superstar, why more teams than ever have no reason to win for the rest of the season, and and the important ramifications of the Clippers dealing Ivica Zubac to the Pacers
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| 0:00.0 | Now playing. |
| 0:01.5 | Open Floor. |
| 0:03.1 | This is Open Floor. |
| 0:05.3 | Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix back at it. |
| 0:07.7 | An NBA podcast with Sports Illustrated senior writer. |
| 0:11.5 | I think it's time that the world get to know. |
| 0:14.1 | My guy Chris Manix. |
| 0:15.4 | I think your opinion is shared by everyone. |
| 0:17.1 | And now it begins. |
| 0:18.3 | Now it begins. |
| 0:19.5 | Bang! |
| 0:22.7 | All right. We are back. The Open Floor NBA podcast, the post-trade deadline edition. |
| 0:30.4 | Who knew? I would be so excited to be doing the show. Very excited to be talking about a non-trade |
| 0:37.0 | in Milwaukee. But, as you just alluded to there, a big deal |
| 0:41.2 | for the Washington Wizards. What a month. Yeah, man. Is this the biggest month in the history |
| 0:47.1 | of the Wizards franchise? No. What was the biggest month? When they won a title, Chris. |
| 0:53.3 | Oh, yeah, you got a way back for that. I'm thinking like, well, no, I should have, I should qualify. The Clippers haven they won a title, Chris. Oh, yeah, you got a way back for that. I'm thinking like a bullet. |
| 0:55.0 | Well, no, I should have, I should call it. |
| 0:57.0 | The Clippers haven't won a title. |
| 0:58.0 | There's teams that have not won a title in this league. |
| 1:00.0 | The Bullets won the title. |
| 1:01.0 | I'm just calling the Wizards. |
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