My Thursday NBA Trade Season latest

A fresh batch of around-the-league notes as Deadline Day arrives

We have passed the midnight threshold on the East Coast.

It is officially Trade Deadline Day in the NBA.

So …

We will soon find out for certain if Atlanta is indeed keeping former All-Star guard Dejounte Murray for the rest of the season … or if it can hash out an 11^th-hour deal.

And whether Toronto can indeed swap Bruce Brown for a first-round pick as the Raptors have hoped since they acquired Brown from Indiana in the Pascal Siakam trade on Jan. 17.

And if Charlotte’s Miles Bridges, coming off back-to-back games of 41 and 45 points, will suddenly be switching teams before Trade Season closes.

Here is my latest batch of around-the-league notes as we dribble toward today’s 3 PM ET trade buzzer: