Patrick Beverley Broke His Trade From 76ers to Bucks, and NBA Fans Loved It

The veteran guard casually scooped the best reporters in basketball.

In this age of player empowerment and media democratization, seemingly every player in the NBA has a podcast, or at least a means of telling their own story.

Few, however, are able to actually use their platforms to break news about themselves—traditionally the domain of ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, The Athletic's Shams Charania, and other insiders.

However, that may no longer be the case. On Thursday, upon being traded from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Milwaukee Bucks for a reported package of guard Cam Payne and a second-round pick, veteran guard Patrick Beverley took to his eponymous podcast's social channels to announce the transaction to the world—a full four minutes before Wojnarowski and five minutes before Charania tweeted accordingly.

BREAKING: @patbev21 to the Milwaukee Bucks

— Pat Bev Pod (@PatBevPod) February 8, 2024

Naturally, fans and observers got a kick out of Beverley playing insider.

Can I just write "League Source"? https://t.co/P81dd7KYYw

— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) February 8, 2024

Many didn't believe what they were seeing.

This man broke his own damn trade https://t.co/wCVRb8YNar

— Clique Productions (@ImClique_) February 8, 2024

Some joked about the prospect of Beverley jumping the gun.

im imagining a scenario where the Bucks don't even know this yet https://t.co/hOZwyQKdzr

— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) February 8, 2024

Many implied, or said outright, that such behavior was not out of character for Beverley...

This is a hilarious way for news to break lmao https://t.co/k5nWRqKgRC

— Sean Davis (@Sean_Davi) February 8, 2024

...who had some fun with Wojnarowski and Charania in 2023.

PatBev trolled NBA newsbreakers last trade deadline, and scooped both of them during this trade deadline. https://t.co/3c8frZvO1j pic.twitter.com/agnOCBjhaw

— Steph Noh (@StephNoh) February 8, 2024