Full 2018 NBA trade deadline roundup

The 2018 trade deadline ended on Thursday, February 8 at 3:00 p.m., here’s a recap of all the trades.

In spite of the OKC Thunder sitting out of the action on the 2018 NBA trade deadline several other teams were active.

One team in particular were directly involved in almost half the moves made. That team was the Cleveland Cavaliers who sent six players out the door and received four back. Cleveland made moves to reposition a sputtering old defensively challenged squad for a run at the postseason and more importantly to retain LeBron James. Ironically, one of the key trades made by GM Koby Altman may have positioned their trade partner with the ammunition (or cap space) required to lure the King away.

Here’s a breakdown of all the deals made on Thursday, February 8 to finalize the 2018 NBA trade deadline.

Cleveland Cavaliers trade away six players and add four:

Outgoing:

In all six players and one draft pick were sent out the door by Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Koby Altman.

• Isaiah Thomas traded to LA Lakers
• Channing Frye traded to LA Lakers
• First round pick top three protected (Cavaliers pick – not the Nets pick)
•  Jae Crowder traded to Utah Jazz
• Derrick Rose traded to Utah Jazz
• Draft rights to Arturas Gudaitis from Utah Jazz
• Iman Shumpert traded to Sacramento Kings
• Dwyane Wade traded to Miami Heat
• Heat’s 2020 second-round pick (from Cavaliers) goes to Kings
• $2.1 million cash to Kings as part of Shumpert trade

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Incoming (including deals with Lakers, Kings and Jazz):

Four players and potentially two draft pick came back in to the Cavaliers side via the trades.

• Jordan Clarkson acquired via LA Lakers trade
• Larry Nance Jr.acquired via LA Lakers trade
• Rodney Hood acquired via Utah Jazz trade
• George Hill acquired via Sacramento Kings trade
• Jazz receive rights to swap 2024 second-round picks with the Cavaliers
• Heat‘s 2024 second-round protected pick

Sacramento Kings:

• Iman Shumpert
• Joe Johnson
• Cash: $2.1MM from Cavaliers and $1.1MM from Jazz
• Draft rights to Dimitrios Agravanis.
• Bruno Caboclo from Raptors. Rumor is the Kings intend to release Caboclo

Toronto Raptors:

• Raptors receive Malachi Richardson.in return for Bruno Caboclo

Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks:

• Hawks send Luke Babbitt to Heat.
• Heat send Okaro White to Hawks

Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards:

• Wizards send Sheldon Mac and cash to Hawks. (Atlanta will waive Mac)
• In return from the Hawks the Wizards will receive a 2019 protected second-round pick.

Three team trade between Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks:

• Nuggets send Emmanuel Mudiay to Knicks 
• Mavericks send Devin Harris to Nuggets
• Nuggets also receive less favorable of Knicks 2018 second round draft pick (either Clippers or Knicks pick).
• Knicks send Doug McDermott to Mavericks.
• Dallas also receives (from Nuggets) less favorable of the Kings  or Trail Blazers 2018 second-round pick.

Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls trade:

• Bulls send Jameer Nelson to Pistons reconnecting him with his former Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy.
• Pistons send recently acquired Willie Reed to Bulls along with the right to swap the 2022 second-round pick with the Pistons. Bulls are rumored to be going to waive Reed.

Chicago Bulls and Portland Trail Blazers:

• Blazers send Bulls Noah Vonleh plus cash.
• In return from the Bulls the Blazers acquire the draft rights to Milovan Rakovic.

Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic trade:

• Magic send Elfrid Payton to Suns
• Suns send second round draft pick (second best of their Grizzlies, Hornets or Heat’s 2018 pick) to Magic.

Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies trade:

• Grizzlies send  James Ennis to Pistons
• Pistons send Brice Johnson as well as the less favorable of the Bulls’ and Pistons’ 2022 second-round pick to Grizzlies.

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Brooklyn Nets and New Orleans Pelicans trade:

• Pelicans send Dante Cunningham to Nets
• Nets send recently acquired Rashad Vaughn to Pelicans.

Trades leading up to deadline day:

Prior to Thursday, February 8 four occurred. Obviously the largest of these deals sent Blake Griffin (plus Willie Reed and Brice Johnson) to the Pistons. Detroit sent three players (Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic) in exchange back to the LA Clippers. In addition, two Pistons draft picks were sent to LA (Detroit’s top four protected first round pick and their 2019 second round pick).

The second largest early trades was the Bulls appeasing Nikola Mirotic‘s trade request as they sent him to New Orleans. In exchange the Bulls took back Tony Allen (who they are rumored to be waiving so he can land with a contender), Omer Asik and Jameer Nelson (who subsequently got traded to the Pistons). Additionally, the Bulls receive the Pelicans top five protected 2018 first-round pick as well as the rights to swap their 2021 second-round pick with the Pelicans.

In the two smaller trades the Bucks sent their 2018 second-round pick (with protections of it falling between 31-47) and Rashad Vaughn (subsequently traded) to the Nets in exchange for Tyler Zeller. And, the Knicks appeased Willy Hernangomez‘ trade request sending him to the Hornets in exchange for Johnny O’Bryant and Charlotte’s 2020 and 2021 second round picks.

What’s the next move for OKC Thunder?

The OKC Thunder made precisely zero moves much like other top teams such as the Warriors, Rockets, Spurs and Celtics.

This isn’t meant to say discussions didn’t occur. Rather, rumors were some teams wanted too much in return for specific players (like top draft picks). The OKC Thunder didn’t have those draft picks to barter with or assets to swap.

Time and again, Sam Presti has reached into his magician’s hat but this time the bottom of the hat couldn’t be reached.

Moving forward, if the loss to the LA Lakers proves nothing else it’s that the OKC Thunder either need to play more as a team consistently or add depth. Both can still be accomplished the first via effort and the second either via the G-League or the buy-out market.