The NBA world still is reeling from the biggest trade of the season – and one of the biggest deals in NBA history.

When the Dallas Mavericks sent star guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis in a three-team, multi-player, multi-draft pick trade last weekend, the jolt was felt throughout the league.

And before the dust could settle on that, the Golden State Warriors reached an agreement Wednesday night to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat in a multi-team trade.

Just before midnight, New Orleans dealt Brandon Ingram to Toronto.

While it’s going to be difficult to top those explosive deals ahead of Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET NBA trade deadline, there are still players on the board who could be moved.

Among other players being discussed as potential trade targets: Washington’s Jordan Poole, Utah’s Collin Sexton, John Collins and Jordan Clarkson, and Brooklyn’s Cam Johnson.

Now that they have dealt Zach LaVine, will the Bulls dismantle the roster with an additional trade involving Nik Vucevic?

Are Milwaukee, Phoenix and Memphis in the mix for a big-time player?

We soon will find out.

Here are the trades that have happened since the start of the 2024-25 NBA season:

2024-25 NBA trade deadline tracker

Raptors acquire Brandon Ingram from Pelicans

Feb. 5: The Toronto Raptors landed Brandon Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Pelicans received Bruce Brown Jr., Kelly Olynyk, a first-round pick and a second-round pick from the Raptors, a person with details of the trade told USA TODAY Sports. They were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the deal until it is officially announced.

Lonzo Ball signs extension with Bulls

Feb. 5: Chicago signed Lonzo Ball to a two-year, $20 million extension, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The person was granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the deal until it is officially announced.

Warriors trade for Heat’s Butler in multi-team deal

Feb. 5: The Golden State Warriors have reached an agreement to acquire Jimmy Butler in a trade with the Miami Heat in a multi-team swap, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The person was granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the deal until it is officially announced. Butler plans to sign a two-year, $121 million extension that will have him under contract through 2026-27. Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schröder, Kyle Anderson and a first-round draft pick are on the move in a deal that also involves Golden State’s Lindy Waters III and Miami’s Josh Richardson. Detroit will receive Richardson from Miami and Waters from Golden State; Utah will acquire Schröder from Golden State and Utah will trade P.J. Tucker to Miami, which also gets Wiggins, Anderson and a protected 2025 first-round pick from Golden State. And the deal could expand further still.

Kings trade for Jonas Valanciunas in deal with Wizards

Feb. 5: The Washington Wizards traded Jonas Valanciunas to the Sacramento Kings for Sidy Cissoko and two second-round picks (2028, 2029). The Wizards plan to waive Cissoko, giving them financial flexibility for next season.

Thunder get Daniel Theis, draft picks from Pelicans

Feb. 5: The New Orleans Pelicans traded Daniel Theis and a 2031 second-round draft pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for cash considerations. The move allows the Pelicans to avoid luxury tax payment.

Pistons acquire KJ Martin Jr. from 76ers

Feb. 5: The Detroit Pistons swung their first in-season trade of the Trajan Langdon era, acquiring forward KJ Martin Jr. and two second-round picks from the Philadelphia 76ers, who needed salary cap relief. 

The trade is agreed upon, a person with direct knowledge of the Pistons’ front office told the Detroit Free Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not yet been finalized. It is unknown what the Pistons are sending in return. The second-round picks the Sixers are sending are from the Milwaukee Bucks in 2027 and Dallas Mavericks in 2031. – Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free Press

Wizards trade Kyle Kuzma to Bucks for Khris Middleton

Feb. 5: The Washington Wizards traded forward Kyle Kuzma to the Milwaukee Bucks for forward Khris Middleton. Milwaukee will also send AJ Johnson and a 2028 first-round pick swap to Washington, and the Wizards will also send Patrick Baldwin Jr., and a second-round pick to the Bucks.

Sixers add Quentin Grimes in deal with Mavericks

Feb 4: The Philadelphia 76ers acquired Quentin Grimes and a 2025 second-round pick from the Dallas Mavericks for Caleb Martin, both teams announced.

Spurs add De’Aaron Fox in trade involving Zach LaVine

Feb. 2: The San Antonio Spurs reached a deal to acquire De’Aaron Fox from the Sacramento Kings in a three-team trade that also sends the Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine to the Kings. In addition to Fox, the Spurs also acquired Jordan McLaughlin, while the Kings get Sidy Cissoko, three future first-round picks (2025, 2027 and 2031) and three future second-round picks (2025, and two in 2028). The Bulls receive Zach Collins, Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter and a 2025 first-round pick..

Luka Doncic traded to Lakers for Anthony Davis

Feb. 1: The Los Angeles Lakers have reached a deal to acquire Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks as part of a three-team trade that has Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round pick going to Dallas in a stunning blockbuster trade that also involves the Utah Jazz. The Lakers will also receive Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris from Dallas. The Jazz will acquire Jalen Hood-Schifino and a 2025 second-round pick from the Lakers and a 2025 second-round pick from the Mavericks.

P.J. Tucker situation resolved in Jazz-Clippers trade

Feb. 1: The Los Angeles Clippers traded forward P.J. Tucker, who hasn’t played this season as the Clippers found a trade for him, center Mo Bamba, a 2030 second-round pick and cash considerations to the Utah Jazz for forward/center Drew Eubanks and guard Patty Mills.

Suns receive first-round picks from the Jazz

Jan. 21: The Utah Jazz sent three first-round picks (2025, 2027 and 2029) to the Phoenix Suns for the Suns’ 2031 unprotected first-round pick.

Suns trade for Nick Richards

Jan. 15: The Charlotte Hornets sent center Nick Richards and a second-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for guard-forward Josh Okogie and three second-round picks.

Lakers land Dorian Finney-Smith

Dec. 29: The Los Angeles Lakers traded guard D’Angelo Russell, forward Maxwell Lewis and three second-round draft picks (a protected pick in 2027 and unprotected picks in 2030 and 2031) to the Brooklyn Nets for forward Dorian Finney-Smith and guard Shake Milton.

Warriors acquire Dennis Schroder from Nets

Dec. 15: The Golden State Warriors acquired guard Dennis Schroder and a 2025 second-round pick (via Miami) from the Brooklyn Nets for guard De’Anthony Melton, guard Reece Beekman and three second-round draft picks – one in 2026 from Atlanta, one in 2028 from Atlanta and one in 2029 from Golden State.

Heat sends Thomas Bryant to Pacers

Dec. 15: The Heat traded center Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers for the right to swap second-round picks in 2031. Miami will receive the more favorable of the two teams’ second-round picks in 2031.

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The NBA world still is reeling from the biggest trade of the season – and one of the biggest deals in NBA history.

When the Dallas Mavericks sent star guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis in a three-team, multi-player, multi-draft pick trade last weekend, the jolt was felt throughout the league.

And before the dust could settle on that, the Golden State Warriors reached an agreement Wednesday night to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat in a multi-team trade.

While it’s going to be difficult to top those explosive deals ahead of Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET NBA trade deadline, there are still players on the board who could be moved.

Among other players being discussed as potential trade targets: New Orleans’ Brandon Ingram, Washington’s Jordan Poole, Utah’s Collin Sexton, John Collins and Jordan Clarkson, and Brooklyn’s Cam Johnson.

Now that they have dealt Zach LaVine, will the Bulls dismantle the roster with an additional trade involving Nik Vucevic and/or Lonzo Ball?

Are Milwaukee, Phoenix and Memphis in the mix for a big-time player?

We soon will find out.

Here are the trades that have happened since the start of the 2024-25 NBA season:

2024-25 NBA trade deadline tracker

Warriors trade for Heat’s Butler in multi-team deal

Feb. 5: The Golden State Warriors have reached an agreement to acquire Jimmy Butler in a trade with the Miami Heat in a multi-team swap, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the deal until it is officially announced. Butler plans to sign a two-year, $121 million extension that will have him under contract through 2026-27. Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schröder, Kyle Anderson and a first-round draft pick are on the move in a deal that also involves Golden State’s Lindy Waters III and Miami’s Josh Richardson.

Kings trade for Jonas Valanciunas in deal with Wizards

Feb. 5: The Washington Wizards traded Jonas Valanciunas to the Sacramento Kings for Sidy Cissoko and two second-round picks (2028, 2029). The Wizards plan to waive Cissoko, giving them financial flexibility for next season.

Thunder get Daniel Theis, draft picks from Pelicans

Feb. 5: The New Orleans Pelicans traded Daniel Theis and a 2031 second-round draft pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for cash considerations. The move allows the Pelicans to avoid luxury tax payment.

Pistons acquire KJ Martin Jr. from 76ers

Feb. 5: The Detroit Pistons swung their first in-season trade of the Trajan Langdon era, acquiring forward KJ Martin Jr. and two second-round picks from the Philadelphia 76ers, who needed salary cap relief. 

The trade is agreed upon, a person with direct knowledge of the Pistons’ front office told the Detroit Free Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not yet been finalized. It is unknown what the Pistons are sending in return. The second-round picks the Sixers are sending are from the Milwaukee Bucks in 2027 and Dallas Mavericks in 2031. – Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free Press

Wizards trade Kyle Kuzma to Bucks for Khris Middleton

Feb. 5: The Washington Wizards traded forward Kyle Kuzma to the Milwaukee Bucks for forward Khris Middleton. Milwaukee will also send AJ Johnson and a 2028 first-round pick swap to Washington, and the Wizards will also send Patrick Baldwin Jr., and a second-round pick to the Bucks.

Sixers add Quentin Grimes in deal with Mavericks

Feb 4: The Philadelphia 76ers acquired Quentin Grimes and a 2025 second-round pick from the Dallas Mavericks for Caleb Martin, both teams announced.

Spurs add De’Aaron Fox in trade involving Zach LaVine

Feb. 2: The San Antonio Spurs reached a deal to acquire De’Aaron Fox from the Sacramento Kings in a three-team trade that also sends the Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine to the Kings. In addition to Fox, the Spurs also acquired Jordan McLaughlin, while the Kings get Sidy Cissoko, three future first-round picks (2025, 2027 and 2031) and three future second-round picks (2025, and two in 2028). The Bulls receive Zach Collins, Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter and a 2025 first-round pick..

Luka Doncic traded to Lakers for Anthony Davis

Feb. 1: The Los Angeles Lakers have reached a deal to acquire Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks as part of a three-team trade that has Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round pick going to Dallas in a stunning blockbuster trade that also involves the Utah Jazz. The Lakers will also receive Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris from Dallas. The Jazz will acquire Jalen Hood-Schifino and a 2025 second-round pick from the Lakers and a 2025 second-round pick from the Mavericks.

P.J. Tucker situation resolved in Jazz-Clippers trade

Feb. 1: The Los Angeles Clippers traded forward P.J. Tucker, who hasn’t played this season as the Clippers found a trade for him, center Mo Bamba, a 2030 second-round pick and cash considerations to the Utah Jazz for forward/center Drew Eubanks and guard Patty Mills.

Suns receive first-round picks from the Jazz

Jan. 21: The Utah Jazz sent three first-round picks (2025, 2027 and 2029) to the Phoenix Suns for the Suns’ 2031 unprotected first-round pick.

Suns trade for Nick Richards

Jan. 15: The Charlotte Hornets sent center Nick Richards and a second-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for guard-forward Josh Okogie and three second-round picks.

Lakers land Dorian Finney-Smith

Dec. 29: The Los Angeles Lakers traded guard D’Angelo Russell, forward Maxwell Lewis and three second-round draft picks (a protected pick in 2027 and unprotected picks in 2030 and 2031) to the Brooklyn Nets for forward Dorian Finney-Smith and guard Shake Milton.

Warriors acquire Dennis Schroder from Nets

Dec. 15: The Golden State Warriors acquired guard Dennis Schroder and a 2025 second-round pick (via Miami) from the Brooklyn Nets for guard De’Anthony Melton, guard Reece Beekman and three second-round draft picks – one in 2026 from Atlanta, one in 2028 from Atlanta and one in 2029 from Golden State.

Heat sends Thomas Bryant to Pacers

Dec. 15: The Heat traded center Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers for the right to swap second-round picks in 2031. Miami will receive the more favorable of the two teams’ second-round picks in 2031.

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The 4 Nations Face-Off begins in a week, and the USA and Canada are dealing with a few injuries.

U.S. defensemen Quinn Hughes (Vancouver) and Zach Werenski (Columbus) are considered day-to-day. Werenski missed the Blue Jackets’ last game. Hughes has missed two and won’t accompany the Canucks to San Jose.

How does that affect his status for the tournament?

‘It depends on the next 48 hours, I guess that’s what it comes down to,’ Canucks coach Rick Tocchet told reporters. ‘We’ll sit down with Quinn and talk to him.’

Hughes leads NHL defensemen in scoring and Werenski ranks third. Hughes will have to balance playing in the tournament against being healthy for the stretch run.

‘I know Quinn is a USA guy,’ Tocchet said. ‘He loves his country, playing with his brother (Jack). There’s a lot of positives to it, but he’s a smart kid, too. He understands what’s at stake.’

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby, meanwhile, is being evaluated for an upper-body injury. He left Tuesday’s game holding his arm after a collision but returned. He didn’t practice on Wednesday and his status isn’t known.

Canada has to replace Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, who withdrew to rest an injury and prepare for the rest of the season.

Finland and Sweden already have made injury replacements.

Sweden picked the Penguins’ Rickard Rakell to replace injured Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson. Last week, it replaced injured New Jersey Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom with the Philadelphia Flyers’ Samuel Ersson.

Finland earlier this week added the Buffalo Sabres’ Henri Jokiharju and New York Rangers’ Urho Vaakanainen to replace injured Miro Heiskanen and Jani Hakanpaa.

The tournament – featuring NHL players from the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden – will run from Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston.

Here are the updated rosters, leadership teams, schedule and broadcast information for the 4 Nations Face-Off:

USA 4 Nations Face-Off roster

Initial six players (listed alphabetically)

F Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights
F Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
F Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers
D Adam Fox, New York Rangers
D Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks (day-to-day)
D Charlie McAvoy, Boston Bruins

Rest of the roster

F Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild
F Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets
F Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils
F Chris Kreider, New York Rangers
F Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
F J.T. Miller, New York Rangers
F Brock Nelson, New York Islanders
F Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
F Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers
D Brock Faber, Minnesota Wild
D Noah Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights
D Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes
D Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (day-to-day)
G Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
G Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars
G Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins

Captain: Matthews. Alternate captains: Matthew Tkachuk, McAvoy

Canada 4 Nations Face-Off roster

Initial six players

F Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (being evaluated for injury)
F Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
F Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
F Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
F Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning
D Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche

Rest of the roster

F Sam Bennett, Florida Panthers
F Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Seth Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes
F Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers
F Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs
F Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers
F Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights
D Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets
D Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues
D Alex Pietrangelo, Vegas Golden Knights (won’t play, replacement not named yet)
D Travis Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyers
D Shea Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights
D Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche
G Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues
G Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights
G Sam Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens

Captain: Crosby. Alternate captains: McDavid, Makar

Finland 4 Nations Face-Off roster

Initial six players

F Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes
F Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers
F Mikko Rantanen, Carolina Hurricanes
D Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars (won’t play because of injury)
D Esa Lindell, Stars
G Juuse Saros, Nashville Predators

Rest of the roster

F Joel Armia, Montreal Canadiens
F Mikael Granlund, Dallas Stars
F Erik Haula, New Jersey Devils
F Roope Hintz, Dallas Stars
F Kaapo Kakko, Seattle Kraken
F Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche
F Anton Lundell, Florida Panthers
F Patrik Laine, Montreal Canadiens
F Eetu Luostarinen, Florida Panthers
F Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks
D Henri Jokiharju, Buffalo Sabres (injury replacement)
D Niko Mikkola, Florida Panthers
D Olli Maatta, Utah Hockey Club
D Rasmus Ristolainen, Philadelphia Flyers
D Juuso Valimaki, Utah Hockey Club
D Urho Vaakanainen, New York Rangers (injury replacement)
G Kevin Lankinen, Vancouver Canucks
G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres

Note: Vaakanainen and Jokiharju are replacing injured defensemen Heiskanen and Jani Hakanpaa.

Captain: Barkov. Alternate captains: Aho, Granlund, Rantanen

Sweden 4 Nations Face-Off roster

Initial six players

F Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
F William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs
F Mika Zibanejad, New York Rangers
D Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers
D Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
D Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins

Rest of the roster

F Viktor Arvidsson, Edmonton Oilers
F Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils
F Leo Carlsson, Anaheim Ducks
F Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild
F Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings
F Elias Lindholm, Boston Bruins
F Gustav Nyquist, Nashville Predators
F Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
F Rickard Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins (injury replacement)
F Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings
D Rasmus Andersson, Calgary Flames
D Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild
D Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
D Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers
G Samuel Ersson, Philadelphia Flyers (injury replacement)
G Filip Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild
G Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators

Note: Rakell replaces William Karlsson. Ersson replaces Markstrom.

Captain: Hedman. Alternate captains: Ekholm, Erik Karlsson, Nylander

4 Nations Face-Off schedule, TV

(Times p.m. ET)

Wednesday, Feb. 12:  Canada vs. Sweden at Montreal, 8, TNT
Thursday, Feb. 13: USA vs. Finland at Montreal, 8, ESPN
Saturday, Feb. 15: Finland vs. Sweden at Montreal, 1, ABC
Saturday, Feb. 15: USA vs. Canada at Montreal, 8, ABC
Monday, Feb. 17: Canada vs. Finland at Boston, 1, TNT
Monday, Feb. 17:  Sweden vs. USA at Boston, 8, TNT
Thursday, Feb. 20: Championship game at Boston, 8, ESPN

NEW ORLEANS — Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett said his decision to request a trade ultimately came down to how the past season unfolded. 

“It was just a matter of cumulative buildup with how the season went and the instability that we had leading up to the end of the season,” Garrett told USA TODAY Sports on Radio Row in New Orleans on Wednesday, two days after officially requesting a trade from the franchise that drafted him first overall in 2017.

Cleveland finished the year with a 3-14 record in Garrett’s eighth season with the team, marking the Browns’ worst finish since their winless 0-16 season during his rookie campaign in 2017.

“I needed to relax, decompress and take some time to think about it with my family and allow myself to distance myself from the last game,’ Garrett said. ‘After conversations with (my family) and still feeling the same way about the trajectory of the team, and also speaking with (the Browns) management about the near future and our success and playoff hopes, I felt like it was time for a transition.”

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Throughout Garrett’s eight-year tenure in Cleveland, he’s racked up six Pro Bowl berths, four All-Pro nods and the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year honor, but he’s only reached the playoffs twice, most recently during the 2023 season. 

“I haven’t particularly got as close as I’ve wanted,’ he added.

Garrett said he’s looking to join a team that gives him the ‘opportunity to win and contend” now. When asked if there’s a particular destination where he wants to land, Garrett said he has “multiple contenders” in mind.  

“I just want an opportunity to go to one of them and take them over the top to elevate them as a team and be a great teammate and a leader,” Garrett said. “Go to the playoffs and make a run at the Super Bowl. I want to be out there to display my talent and bring a trophy home to a city.”

In a statement declaring his trade request on Monday, Garrett wrote, “The goal was never to go from Cleveland to Canton, it has always been to compete for and win a Super Bowl.”

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The NFL’s international expansion is pushing all the way into yet another continent.

The league will hold its first ever regular-season game in Australia in 2026, it announced Wednesday. The game will be held at Melbourne Cricket Ground, the largest stadium in the southern hemisphere, with the Los Angeles Rams set to be one of the participants.

“Expanding to Melbourne, Australia, a beautiful city with a rich sports history, underlines our ambitions to become a global sport and accelerate international growth,” said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. “Together with the Victorian State Government, Visit Victoria and the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and with the Los Angeles Rams in 2026, we look forward to making history in what is an important market for the NFL and a significant next step in expanding our international footprint.” 

The Rams and Philadelphia Eagles are the two NFL teams with marketing rights in Australia as part of the league’s Global Markets Program.

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said at Super Bowl Opening Night that he did not want his team to play in 2026, as it would necessitate surrendering one of the nine home games.

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‘We’ve fully endorsed the globalization of the sport,’ Lurie said, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. ‘We love our superstar from Australia (left tackle Jordan Mailata). We’re a natural team to play there; we are a marketing partner with Australia and New Zealand, we’re one of the designated partners. So if there’s an opportunity to be an away team there, we will embrace that.’

The league has continued to expand its international presence, with the Eagles and Green Bay Packers this season playing the first game in South America in a Week 1 matchup in São Paolo, Brazil.

President Donald Trump sought to ban transgender student athletes from playing women’s sports and cut off federal funds for schools that don’t comply. His executive order Wednesday also could block transgender athletes from entering the country for the 2028 Olympics.

Schools receiving taxpayer money are ‘on notice’ that they could lose federal funding if they are out of compliance with the order, Trump said before signing the document amid a crowd of supporters at the White House.

“From now on, women’s sports will be only for women,” he said.

‘Trump is giving his opinion about his interpretation of Title IX,’ said Scott Schneider, a Texas attorney who handles Title IX cases. ‘Ultimately, it’s an issue that is in litigation and in which courts have taken certainly contrary views to what’s in that executive order.’

The Biden administration expanded protections for transgender students with new Title IX rules, but they recently were overturned by a federal judge. Now Trump wants to use the law to go after schools with trans-inclusive policies.

Every executive branch agency is tasked with reviewing educational grants under the order and withholding funding from programs that don’t comply.

The order calls for the departments of Homeland Security and State to police transgender athletes. The agencies will seek to prohibit transgender women from entering the country to participate in athletic competitions. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will ‘deny any and all visa applications’ made by transgender female athletes, Trump said Wednesday, which could impact the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio also will be pressing Olympic organizers on transgender policies. The International Olympic Committee allows each sport’s governing body to set rules on transgender participation.

Trump campaigned on opposing transgender athletes in women’s sports and pitched the executive order as delivering on that promise. He gathered lawmakers in the East Room of the White House to celebrate Wednesday and was surrounded by children in athletic jerseys as he signed the order. The order is among several early measures Trump’s administration has taken targeting transgender individuals.

Legal and civil rights experts have said it’s not clear Trump has the authority to implement such broad restrictions immediately and unilaterally at the federal level. To prevent transgender students from playing school sports legally, Congress would likely have to amend the 1972 sex discrimination law known as Title IX, or the Education Department would have to process new regulations.

The question of whether transgender student-athletes have a right to play on their chosen team has remained unresolved by the courts, Schneider said. For that reason, he said, the president’s announcement won’t have wide-ranging implications.

‘There is no real practical significance to it,’ he said. ‘Absent a court decision in your jurisdiction, or a change in Title IX, the status quo is maintained.’

While many states already have restrictions in place to curb or block trans athletes’ participation in school sports, others provide explicit protections for them.

“Make no mistake, multiple states have attempted to enact similar bans. We’ve confronted them in court repeatedly and have won repeatedly,’ Carl Charles, a Lambda Legal senior attorney, said in a statement. ‘There is no reason to think a national ban will avoid being similarly squashed.

The president and other Republicans in recent years have exaggerated the extent to which trans youth, who make up only 1.4% of American teenagers according to federal survey data, participate in sports. A 2017 study of 17,000 young people found that about one in 10 trans boys said they played sports, and the statistic is roughly the same for trans girls.

The GOP-controlled U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill seeking to accomplish the same objective as Trump’s order. Curbing civil rights for transgender people came up often in Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, and after his victory, it became a point of contention for some Democrats as well.

The order this week comes after former President Joe Biden tried to bolster protections for queer and transgender students, who face disproportionate harassment and barriers to education, research shows. His administration’s efforts, which involved rewriting Title IX, met conservative opposition at every turn.

Just before Trump took office, a federal judge vacated the Biden administration’s revisions to the regulations, which temporarily expanded the definition of sexual misconduct in schools in some states to include gender identity.