What. just. happened
The NBA trade deadline just passed at 3:00 PM, and everything is crazy.
As far as huge headlines, there are quite a few of them to choose from, the biggest of them being Kevin Garnett returning to the team he became a superstar on, the Minnesota Timberwolves. Some other young, semi-big names also switched jerseys, including Reggie Jackson being traded to the Detroit Pistons, Michael Carter-Williams to the Bucks, Goran Dragic and Zoran Dragic being sent to the Miami Heat and Isaiah Thomas to the Celtics.
It has certainly changed the landscape of the NBA for the current season, and the future, considering the amount of draft picks that just exchanged hands. Not only that, several probable and possible playoff teams, including the Oklahoma City Thunder, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets all made big time deals at the deadline, further complicating the playoff picture, which will be confirmed in less than 8 weeks.
Below, we’ve provided a detailed list of all the craziness that happened today–most of which took place in the final 10 minutes–made possible by the good folks at SB Nation.
AARON AFFLALO (Denver Nuggets –> Portland Trailblazers)
TO PORTLAND: Arron Afflalo, Alonzo Gee
TO DENVER: Thomas Robinson, Will Barton, Victor Claver, 2016 first-round pick (lottery protected)
Javale McGee (Denver Nuggets –> Philadelphia 76ers)
TO PHILADELPHIA: JaVale McGee, 2015 first-round pick (top-18 protected)
TO DENVER: Rights to Cenk Akyol
Andre Miller (Washington Wizards –> Sacramento Kings)
TO SACRAMENTO: Andre Miller
TO WASHINGTON: Ramon Sessions
Kevin Garnett (Brooklyn Nets –> Minnesota Timberwolves)
TO MINNESOTA: Kevin Garnett
TO BROOKLYN: Thaddeus Young
Goran & Zoran Dragic (Phoenix Suns –> Miami Heat)
HEAT GET: Goran Dragic, Zoran Dragic
SUNS GET: John Salmons, Justin Hamilton, Danny Granger, 2017 and 2019 first-round picks
PELICANS GET: Norris Cole, Shawne Williams
Michael Carter-Williams (Philadelphia 76ers –> Milwaukee Bucks)
Brandon Knight (Milwaukee Bucks –> Phoenix Suns)
SUNS GET: Brandon Knight, Marcus Thornton, 2016 first-round pick
BUCKS GET: Michael Carter-Williams, Miles Plumlee, Tyler Ennis
CELTICS GET: Isaiah Thomas
76ERS GET: 2015 first-round pick via Lakers (top-5 protected)
Tayshaun Prince (Boston Celtics –> Detroit Pistons)
TO DETROIT: Tayshaun Prince
TO BOSTON: Jonas Jerekbo, Luigi Datone
Pablo Prigioni (New York Knicks –> Houston Rockets)
TO NEW YORK: Alexey Shved, two second-round picks
TO HOUSTON: Pablo Prigioni
