Trade Deadline Results and Tier List
Now, while I had time to stare at twitter all day until the trade deadline passed at 3:00pm ET, I’m aware that most of you NBA fans have jobs, families, classes, and other interests that take up time during the day. For your convenience, here is the “NBA Trade Deadline Cheat Sheet” so you can figure out what happened and who did well without having to click on 30 different articles. A quick tier list, grade, and 5 or less words to describe their deadline experience:
Won The Deadline:
(A+) Chicago Bulls – Most Improved Team
(A+) Miami Heat – Acquired Oladipo For Nothing
(A) Denver Nuggets – Aaron Gordon Change Of Scenery
They Definitely Improved Their Situation:
(A-) Dallas Mavericks – Added More Shooters
(A-) Boston Celtics – Found A Spark In Fournier
(A-) Orlando Magic – They’re Finally Rebuilding!
Average Deadline:
(B+) Oklahoma City Thunder – They Got More Picks!
(B+) Philadelphia 76ers – Consolation Prize In George Hill
(B+) Atlanta Hawks – Lou In, Rondo Out, Picks
(B) Portland Trailblazers – Lateral Movement Move
(B) Toronto Raptors – Keeping Lowry, Trent Is Younger
(B) Utah Jazz – Didn’t Do Much, Didn’t Have To
(B-) Los Angeles Clippers – Praying for Playoff Rondo
(B-) Sacramento Kings – Why So Many Guards?
Well… They made moves:
(C+) New Orleans Pelicans – Keeping Lonzo, James Johnson’s Expiring
(C+) Washington Wizards – Gafford Has Potential I Guess?
(C) New York Knicks – Daydreaming ‘Bout Drummond
(C) Cleveland Cavaliers – Couldn’t Trade Drummond
(C-) Detroit Pistons – Feels Like Nothing Was Accomplished
Take the L:
(D+) Charlotte Hornets – Wanamaker Is Your Only Move?
(D) Golden State Warriors – Most Boring Deadline Moves Possible
(D) Houston Rockets – I Feel Bad For Silas
Did not participate *yawn*:
San Antonio Spurs
Phoenix Suns
Memphis Grizzlies
Los Angeles Lakers
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Indiana Pacers
Minnesota Timberwolves