Today the NBA Trade Deadline officially passed at 3:00 PM, and there was no shortage of deadline deals. Typically at this point of the season teams know pretty much where they stand with the rest of the league. Teams that are trying to contend in the playoffs (or buyers) are looking to get better now, and teams that consider themselves out of contention (or sellers) are looking to get better for the future. Normally it all works out because the buyers normally trade with sellers, and in theory it should work out for everybody.
There were many trades that came down to the wire, which means many teams got better today. To start of course the New York Knicks got better with their recent acquisition of Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups, they could of possibly put themselves in a position to be a top four team in the east. Portland also got better in their acquisition of Gerald Wallace, and when they finally get healthy he could be a big help. The surprise of the day was the Boston Celtics trading away their starting center Kendrick Perkins, for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic. It was surprising because the Celtics, who are considered one of the two best teams in the east, didn't get the better of the trade. They traded away a key player for two role players, and that isn't something contending teams do. There were also plenty of teams that got better for the future either by getting rid of large contracts, getting good young players, or getting draft picks. The trade deadline deals once again jumpstarted the excitement around the league for the down stretch of the season. To see all the transactions that happened visit the NBA.com transaction page here.
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