Deals That Should Have Happened at NBA Trade Deadline
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NBA
The Los Angeles Lakers
Atlanta Hawks Get
year)Los Angeles Lakers
the Eastern Conference's
Cleveland Cavaliers
top-30
ESPN
the Detroit Pistons
Bembry
the Sacramento Kings'
the Orlando Magic
the Minnesota Timberwolves hours
FOMO
Sixers
Patrick BeverleyLos Angeles Clippers
the Phoenix Suns
Memphis Grizzlies
Utah)Utah Jazz
Utah)The Memphis Grizzlies
the Utah Jazz
Markelle Fultz
Thabo Sefolosha
NBA for Bleacher Report
Basketball Reference
NBA.com
PBPStats.com
ESPN.com
People
Tobias Harris
Harrison Barnes
Anthony Davis
Nikola Vucevic
Reggie Bullock
Mike Muscala
We're
Lance Stephenson
Dewayne DedmonMaybe
minus-14.3
Travis Schlenk
LeBron James
Jon Leuer
Glenn Robinson III
DeAndre
Bembry
Vince Carter
Jeremy LinNope
Wayne Ellington
Adrian Wojnarowski
Reggie Jackson
Ish Smith
Stephen Curry
Paul George
Hield
Kyle Korver
JJ Redick).DeAndre'
Terrence RossOrlando Magic
Boban Marjanovic
Joel Embiid
Mike Scott
Jonah Bolden
Amir Johnson.*Ross
Jonathon Simmons
James Ennis III
Furkan Korkmaz
Jimmy Butler
Tobias Harris'
Dragan Bender
Patrick Beverley
Deandre Ayton
TJ Warren
Josh Jackson
Mikal Bridges
Kelly Oubre
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Jerome Robinson
Landry Shamet
Sindarius Thornwell
Tyrone Wallace
Wilson Chandler
JaMychal Green
Montrezl Harrell
Ivica Zubac
Devin Booker
Tyler Johnson
Dante Exum
Ricky Rubio
D.J. Augustin
Mike ConleyOrlando Magic
Georges Niang
Thabo Sefolosha
Rudy Gobert
Adam Fromal
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Exum
Places
7'1
Beale Street
Locations
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
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Atlanta
Detroit
Boston
the City of Brotherly Love
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Phoenix
Utah
the Salt Lake City
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Summary
But the teams involved might be better off if that weren't the case.Atlanta Hawks Get: Lance Stephenson, 2019 first-round pick (top-25 protected, conveys as a 2020 second-rounder if it doesn't convey in first year)Los Angeles Lakers Get: Dewayne DedmonMaybe the Atlanta Hawks are convinced they can overcome an eight-game deficit and sneak into the Eastern Conference's No. 8 seed. Wasting a year of LeBron James is not an option, even if the team struck out on all its bigger targets.Consider this a classic no-lose scenario for two teams with different motivations.Atlanta Hawks Get: Jon Leuer, Glenn Robinson III, 2019 first-round pick (lottery protected in 2019 and 2020)Detroit Pistons Get: DeAndre' Bembry, Vince Carter, Jeremy LinNope, we're not done raiding the Hawks roster.Even though they're coming close to adding Wayne Ellington on the buyout market, as reported by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Detroit Pistons have two more holes to fill while continuing to pursue a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.With a roster that comes out of the deadline ranked No. 7 in three-point attempts per game but No. 29 in three-point percentage, they need even more shooters. If he doesn't, it only costs a different expiring contract and a second-round pick.Taking a flier on Bender makes more sense than retaining Beverley right now, if only because the Clippers have a plethora of young guards to which they can hand more minutes. He's not a picture-perfect fit because of his occasional lapses on the less glamorous end and inability to hit more than 36.3 percent of his deep attempts, but giving the team another go-to scoring option makes him a massive upgrade over Ricky Rubio.That the package also comes with D.J. Augustin, who's continuing to play underrated, turnover-averse basketball and remains one of the league's deadliest-shooting floor generals, makes it an even more obvious decision for the Salt Lake City representatives.But back to Beale Street.Giving up Conley is painful, yes.
As said here by Adam Fromal