This year's NBA Trade Deadline had plenty of dealing, but no “blockbuster” deal was even made. The biggest name that got traded was Orlando’s JJ Redick.
Here's the full recap.
Heat Send Dexter Pittman, 2013 Second-Round Pick to Grizzlies for Trade Exception, Rights to Ricky Sanchez
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Pittman, 24, won a title with the Miami Heat last season, but he’s not a rotation player. The move seems to be like it was made due to Memphis needing a big body, as traded away Hamed Haddadi in the Rudy Gay deal. After that, they were left with only one true center in their roster, which is Marc Gasol.
Celtics Acquire Jordan Crawford From Wizards for Leandro Barbosa, Jason Collins
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Crawford, 24, was unhappy with the Wizards and demanded out. He’ll give the Celtics scoring off the bench and another rotation guard won’t hurt, especially since Rajon Rondo and Leandro Barbosa are out for the season.
But the C's did lose Jason Collins, who was a big body, but now have a roster spot to go after a free agent big men. Look for them to sign a guy like Lou Amundson in free agency this week.
Raptors Get Sebastian Telfair From Suns for Hamed Haddadi, Second-Round Pick
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Haddadi, 27, was acquired by Toronto in the Rudy Gay deal. However, the Raptors was never interested in playing him. With that, they got Sebastian Telfair, who gives them another backup point guard and he's also good friends with Gay, Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan.
Thunder Send Eric Maynor to Trail Blazers For Trade Exception, Rights to Giorgio Printezis
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The Thunder were looking to trade Eric Maynor for a while now. The 25-year-old had an ACL injury last season and backup point guard Reggie Jackson has outplayed Maynor so far this season. Maynor wasn’t satisfied with his playing time and wasn’t opposed to a trade.
Magic Trade JJ Redick, Gustavo Ayon, Ish Smith to Bucks For Doron Lamb, Tobias Harris, Ben Udrih
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The Magic needed to trade Redick before he became an unrestricted free agent in the summer. The 28-year-old is an outstanding player and will give the Bucks more depth in the backcourt. While Milwaukee got the better player, Orlando acquired two solid rookies in the 21-year-old Lamb and the 20-year-old Harris.
Bobcats Send Hakim Warrick to Orlando for Josh McRoberts
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Warrick, 30, will be a free agent this summer and Orlando acquired him to save money by letting him expire. He makes $1 million move than McRoberts. Reports are saying that the Magic are likely to waive Warrick.
Hawks Get Dahntay Jones From Mavericks For Anthony Morrow
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Morrow, 27, was buried on the Hawks bench and is one of the best three-point shooters in the whole league. He’ll help the Mavericks. Morrow’s offense is night and day compared to Jones, as the 33-year-old is defensive-minded player.
Thunder Get Ronnie Brewer From Knicks For 2014 Second-Round Pick
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Brewer, 27, started the first 34 games for the Knicks and was playing well, even shooting the three at a good percentage. However, he couldn’t sustain that kind of shooting and was headed to the end of the bench.
Oklahoma City gets a good defense player in Brewer, similar to their starting shooting guard, Thabo Sefolosha. Having a good defender and a team player on a minimum contract certainly doesn’t hurt.
Warriors Trade Jeremy Tyler To Hawks, Charles Jenkins to 76ers
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Tyler, 21, and Jenkins, 23, are young players that weren’t having any playing time in Golden State. The Warriors saved money by getting rid of them and hopefully they can get more playing time with their new teams. Tyler and Jenkins got less than 10 minutes per game combined in Golden State.
Rumored Players Who Weren't Traded
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- DeJuan Blair, PF, San Antonio Spurs
- Josh Smith, F, Atlanta Hawks
- Kevin Garnett, PF/C, Boston Celtics
- Paul Pierce, SF, Celtics
- Kris Humphries, PF, Brooklyn Nets
- MarShon Brooks, SG, Nets