The NBA trade deadline can be a blur, especially when it extends over five full days of dealing and leads off with a Luka Dončić blockbuster as an aperitif. This year’s deadline, in particular, was a lot of information in a short time.
With 26 of the league’s 30 teams making some kind of move ahead of the deadline, and heads spinning from Seattle to South Beach at the dizzying speed of transactions, it’s time to reset things, evaluate everyone’s work and rank every team’s trade deadline.
I’ve already written on the biggest moves, and I won’t repeat myself too much here, but this is also a way to dive into some of the neater and nerdier elements of deadline week. Let’s get to work:
1. Los Angeles Lakers
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