Most of the marquee in-season trades that took place during the 2023/24 season happened well before the trade deadline, including James Harden to the Clippers in November, OG Anunoby to the Knicks in December, and Pascal Siakam to the Pacers in January.
Still, there was no shortage of trade activity during the 30 hours leading up to the deadline, with 22 teams getting together to complete 19 trades on Wednesday and Thursday. A total of 46 NBA players were on the move in those deals, along with four more draft-and-stash players and plenty of draft picks and cash.
Here’s a recap all of 2024’s deadline deals:
Trades made on deadline day
The Knicks pick up a pair of solid rotation players (story)
- Knicks acquire Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks.
- Pistons acquire Evan Fournier, Malachi Flynn, Quentin Grimes, Ryan Arcidiacono, the Knicks’ 2028 second-round pick, and the Knicks’ 2029 second-round pick.
The Sixers trade for one of the NBA’s best three-point shooters (story)
- Sixers acquire Buddy Hield.
- Pacers acquire Doug McDermott, Furkan Korkmaz, the Raptors’ 2024 second-round pick, the Trail Blazers’ 2029 second-round pick, and cash (from Sixers).
- Spurs acquire Marcus Morris, the Clippers’ 2029 second-round pick, and cash (from Sixers).
- Note: The 2024 second-rounder technically has “most favorable” language, but there’s essentially no chance it won’t be Toronto’s pick.
Danny Ainge continues to stockpile draft assets (story)
- Raptors acquire Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji.
- Jazz acquire Otto Porter, Kira Lewis, and either the Thunder’s, Clippers’, Rockets’ (top-four protected), or Jazz’s (top-10 protected) 2024 first-round pick (whichever is least favorable).
The Mavericks undo an offseason acquisition and swap power forwards (story)
- Mavericks acquire P.J. Washington, the Celtics’ 2024 second-round pick, and a 2028 second-round pick.
- Hornets acquire Grant Williams, Seth Curry, and the Mavericks’ 2027 first-round pick (top-two protected).
The Mavericks line up a draft asset to use in a separate deal… (story)
- Mavericks acquire either the Thunder’s, Clippers’, Rockets’ (top-four protected), or Jazz’s (top-10 protected) 2024 first-round pick (whichever is second-least favorable).
- Thunder acquire the right to swap first-round picks with the Mavericks in 2028.
… The Mavs make use of that draft asset to upgrade at center (story)
- Mavericks acquire Daniel Gafford.
- Wizards acquire Richaun Holmes and either the Thunder’s, Clippers’, Rockets’ (top-four protected), or Jazz’s (top-10 protected) 2024 first-round pick (whichever is second-least favorable).
The upstart Thunder add a veteran for their playoff run (story)
- Thunder acquire Gordon Hayward.
- Hornets acquire Davis Bertans, Vasilije Micic, Tre Mann, the Rockets’ 2024 second-round pick, the Sixers’ 2025 second-round pick, and cash.
The Suns acquire some extra help on the wing (story)
- Suns acquire Royce O’Neale and David Roddy.
- Nets acquire Keita Bates-Diop, Jordan Goodwin, either the Pistons’, Bucks,’ or Magic’s 2026 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable; from Suns), the Grizzlies’ 2028 second-round pick (from Suns), the Grizzlies’ 2029 second-round pick (from Suns), and the draft rights to Vanja Marinkovic (from Grizzlies).
- Grizzlies acquire Yuta Watanabe, Chimezie Metu, and the right to swap their own 2026 first-round pick for either the Suns’, Magic’s, or Wizards’ 2026 first-round pick (whichever is least favorable).
The Timberwolves aim to solidify their backup point guard spot (story)
- Timberwolves acquire Monte Morris.
- Pistons acquire Shake Milton, Troy Brown, and the Timberwolves’ 2030 second-round pick.
The Nets swap point guards, while the Raptors clear more 2024 cap room (story)
- Raptors acquire Spencer Dinwiddie.
- Nets acquire Dennis Schröder and Thaddeus Young.
The Bucks look to improve their perimeter defense with the help of a conference rival (story)
- Bucks acquire Patrick Beverley.
- Sixers acquire Cameron Payne and the Bucks’ 2027 second-round pick.
The Celtics add some frontcourt depth (story)
- Celtics acquire Xavier Tillman.
- Grizzlies acquire Lamar Stevens, the Hawks’ 2027 second-round pick, and the Mavericks’ 2030 second-round pick.
The Celtics add some backcourt depth (story)
- Celtics acquire Jaden Springer.
- Sixers acquire either the Bulls’ or the Knicks’ 2024 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable).
The Pistons land an RFA-to-be wing who’s in their future plans (story)
- Pistons acquire Simone Fontecchio.
- Jazz acquire Kevin Knox, either the Wizards’ or the Grizzlies’ 2024 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable), and the draft rights to Gabriele Procida.
The Sixers dip below the luxury tax line (story)
- Pistons acquire Danuel House, the Knicks’ 2024 second-round pick, and cash.
- Sixers acquire the Pistons’ 2028 second-round pick (top-55 protected).
The Warriors and Pacers make a deal that financially benefits both sides (story)
- Pacers acquire Cory Joseph, the Hornets’ 2025 second-round pick (top-55 protected) and cash ($5.8MM)
- Warriors acquire the least favorable of the Pacers’ 2024 second-round picks.
- Note: In all likelihood, the 2024 pick will be the least favorable of the Bucks’ and Cavaliers’ second-rounders.
The Bucks dump some salary (story)
- Kings acquire Robin Lopez and cash.
- Bucks acquire the draft rights to Dimitrios Agravanis.
The Celtics reduce their tax bill (story)
- Trail Blazers acquire Dalano Banton and cash.
- Celtics acquire either the Trail Blazers’ or Pelicans’ 2027 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable; top-55 protected).
The Clippers take advantage of their last opportunity to trade cash for a while (story)
- Clippers acquire the draft rights to Ismael Kamagate.
- Nuggets acquire cash ($2.68MM).
Notable trade candidates who stayed put
Dejounte Murray, Hawks (story)- Kyle Kuzma, Wizards (story)
- Miles Bridges, Hornets (story)
- DeMar DeRozan, Alex Caruso, and Andre Drummond, Bulls
- Andrew Wiggins and Chris Paul, Warriors
- Bruce Brown and Gary Trent Jr., Raptors
- D’Angelo Russell, Lakers
- Malcolm Brogdon, Trail Blazers
- Dorian Finney-Smith, Nets
- Tyus Jones and Delon Wright, Wizards
- Harrison Barnes, Kevin Huerter, and Davion Mitchell, Kings
Players waived on deadline day
Officially released:
- James Bouknight, Hornets (story)
- Spencer Dinwiddie, Raptors (story)
- Danilo Gallinari, Pistons (story)
- Harry Giles, Nets (story)
- Joe Harris, Pistons (story)
- Killian Hayes, Pistons (story)
- Danuel House, Pistons (story)
- Cory Joseph, Pacers (story)
- Robin Lopez, Kings (story)
- Frank Ntilikina, Hornets (story)
- Victor Oladipo, Grizzlies (story)
- Ish Smith, Hornets (story)
- Thaddeus Young, Nets (story)
Expected to be bought out or waived:
- Ryan Arcidiacono, Pistons (story)
- Jordan Goodwin, Nets (story)
- Furkan Korkmaz, Pacers (story)
- Chimezie Metu, Grizzlies (story)
- Marcus Morris, Spurs (story)
knicks-A
Raptors-B+
pistons-B
celtics-B+
bucks-B+
mavs-B
sixers-B
wiz-D
pistons-B
grizz-B
hornets-C
lakers, ATL, warriors, bulls who did nothing…. – F
So the untouchable Grimes who held up the Spider trade netted them Alec Burks and Bojan?
IMO the Knicks should have kept Grimes and traded a #1 pick instead. The Knicks are continuing to save picks someone who will never come. I want Mikal, Booker or Spida and now that’s not happening. Someone please tell me what SuperStar will the Knicks be chasing and possibly get now?
Dallas and NY did really well while the Pistons and Hornets bombed. Memphis, Chicago and GS needed to do more but regressed.
With “least favorable” language on picks that have restrictions, what does that mean? For example, there’s one trade that involves a potential pick swap with one of three other teams. If your team doesn’t have the best record among all of those teams, technically, the “least favorable” swap is none at all. It’s a similar story with the least favorable pick from two other teams that is top-55-protected. If at least one of the two teams doesn’t finish in the top 5, the least favorable is no pick. 95% of the time that is the case anyway with that nominal asset, but seems to rub salt in the wound if one of the teams makes that range but you still don’t get the pick.
In the case of the Grizzlies’ 2026 first-round pick swap — yes, if their pick is more favorable than the least favorable of the other three, they won’t use that swap. It’s a relatively minor asset (which is appropriate for a relatively minor role player like Roddy), but if they bounce back in the next couple years and finish with 55 wins that season, it could help them move up a few spots.
Re: the 2027 second-rounder going to the Celtics, only one of those two teams would have to finish in the 56-60 range for Boston to get the pick, not both. Charlotte is receiving the most favorable of those two picks regardless of where they land. If the leftover pick lands at 56 or lower, Portland would send it to Boston.
Thanks.
Seth Curry continuing his dad legacy in Charlotte is nice, too bad that franchise is a dumpster fire
Dallas are the biggest winners imo but we need to see how they will use PJ Washington, if he becomes solely a spot up shooter spacing the floor for Luka to score and get assists, then they wont be winners anymore