Con 15 movements agreed only in the last 24 hours of the deadlinethe period of transfers in the NBA. The scenario of both conferences suffered radical changeswith some candidates giving up their place among the favorites and others jumping into that race.
Which teams fared better and which worse from the transfer deadline? Below we highlight four winners and three losers around the league.
The winners of the transfer deadline
LA Clippers
Unspectacular, but more than solid deadline of some Clippers that beyond their recent defeat against Dallas, come on the rise in the Western Conference. Through different moves, the Angelenos snapped up two proven veterans for their second unit as Mason Plumlee y Eric GordonIn addition to the talented Bones Hyland.
In return they did not lose much: Reggie Jackson, Luke Kennard, John Wall and two second-round picks. reinforced.
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Los Angeles Lakers
Beyond the debate on the inclusion of a first round (almost without protection) in their movement with Utah and Minnesota, the Lakers ended up rounding off a very clear improvement for the short term: Patrick Beverley, Russell Westbrook, Thomas Bryant, Juan Toscano and Damion Jones left, and D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Mo Bamba and Davon Reed arrived. Reinforced to fight for a place in Playoffs.
Atlanta Hawks
Quietly, Atlanta did one of the business of the deadline: added to spoiler shooter Saddiq Beyonly 23 years, having to give up only second-round picks in return (they ended up in Portland). one more than interesting option for the Hawks benchAlthough Bey doesn’t come off his best season with the perimeter pitch.
In a minor move with Houston, they also brought in Garrison Mathews and Bruno Fernando, in exchange for Justin Holiday and Frank Kaminsky.
Phoenix Suns
There is no doubt that the Suns are the big winner of these hours, having joined by Kevin Durant. Even with all they gave in return, the Suns immediately became one of the big favorites of this 2022-2023. Not having lost Deandre Ayton in the trade is another plus for those from Arizona.
The losers of the transfer deadline
Philadelphia 76ers
Pulling out an unexpected and highly unlikely move in the stock market buyouts, the 76ers will face the Playoffs again without a reliable replacement for Joel Embiid. Montrezl Harrell lost place in the rotation due to his defensive problems, while Paul Reed does not give any type of guarantee on either side.
In it deadlinethe Sixers moved to Matisse Thybulle a Portlandbut instead of receiving that backup inside, they ended up adding a low-shooting forward as Jalen McDaniels (via Charlotte) Queer.
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis had to make a move to not lose ground to new candidates from the West (Suns, Mavericks, plus Denver) but was hardly active. He barely added the shooter Luke Kennardin exchange of Danny Green. An exchange from which they win, but which is far from changing the equation.
It was hoped that the Grizzlies could find a new home for a Dillon Brooks booed by his own audience and toxic to the team.
Brooklyn Nets
Without a doubt, the big loser of the deadline. The implosion of the Nets was total, having to transfer to his two stars (Durant and Irving), without being able to add any All-Star in return. A new era of reconstruction begins for Brooklyn, which wasted a team that had three future Hall of Famers in one year.
The Eastern Conference lost a competitor In a blink of an eye.
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