The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 5. Let’s dive into the chatter and try to make sense of it all. Morten Stig Jensen: All right, Kelly. The NBA trade deadline is just two weeks away, and we've already seen Trae Young change addresses,

The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, is big on the Rockets at home on Tuesday as they cover this line in 67% of simulations, good for a rare "A" grade. The Rockets are 19-21 against the spread this season, but are 4-1 ATS when favored between three and six points.

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs hit the road for Houston and a Western Conference battle with the host Rockets. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT) with TV coverage on NBC and streaming on-demand.

Anthony Edwards and Victor Wembanyama made their cases for being the next faces of the NBA during a Saturday night thriller between the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs.

The Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics round out the top five this week.

San Antonio and Boston may be a year ahead of schedule and it may be tempting for both to push in chips sooner than expected.

Victor Wembanyama had a tame double-double by his lofty standards for the Spurs, scoring 14 points and adding 10 boards, while Julian Champagnie led all scorers with 27 points. But the story on the night was Houston's comeback and Sheppard's role leading the charge:

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