In the moment, the package received by the Miami Heat in the Feb. 6 Jimmy Butler trade to the Golden State Warriors at the NBA trading deadline felt . . . meh. Now? Not bad at all.

The Boston Celtics are listening to trade offers for recent acquisition Anfernee Simons, who was part of the Jrue Holiday trade to the Portland Trail Blazers last month in a cost-cutting move. Simons averaged 19.3 points and 4.8 assists last season and is on an expiring deal worth $27.7 million.

The NBA announced that the salary cap has been set at $154.647 million for the 2025-26 season, while the tax level is $187.895 million. The first apron level is set at $195.945 million, and the second apron level is $207.824 million. The salary cap and tax level went into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

Because of new rules regarding trade exceptions and other factors, we can expect deals like this to happen much more often.

Guys, tearing down an NBA team can be fun! After all, you have the carte blanche to execute impulsive player swaps, the kind of thoughtless, blindingly fast transactions you’d make on Robinhood or E-Trade.

Happy midweek, everyone! John Breech is taking the day to process our wild trade idea involving the Bengals (more on that below), so today's Pick Six newsletter is brought to you by Cody Benjamin, with tidbits on all the latest from around the NFL.

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In a recent interview with the Houston Chronicle, Jalen Green opened up about his feelings surrounding his trade to Phoenix.