After a lackluster 2014 NBA trade deadline highlighted by a Evan Turner–Danny Granger swap, this year’s spectacle had multiple big-name talents changing area codes.
The bombardment of tweets and news of the deals highlighted the shifting landscape of the NBA on February 19. The rapid influx of transactions was an exciting adventure for fans and rigorous 24 hours for the media.
Infamous for his “Woj Bombs”, Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski was even recovering from the nonstop action:
Good lord.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 19, 2015
Three months later, the impact of the players acquired at the trade deadline allowed teams to clinch a spot in the playoffs (Celtics), evaluate a potential asset (Miami), and retool (Philadelphia). Initial grades were handed out by evaluators critiquing each move. In retrospect, some swaps look more like steals than at first glance. Here are grades for every move that transpired on basketball’s most unpredictable afternoon.
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