What a day. I wrote about this in the trade deadline special of our weekly buy or sell piece that the NBA trade deadline is just undefeated when it comes to excitement.
I wrote that at 3:30, wanting to wait until the deadline was officially over to get instant reaction to some of the bigger moves. But listing eight players doesn’t do the deadline justice, especially for fantasy impacts.
So we’ll be doing a quick-hitter column today, looking at the overall winners and losers from the day and the days leading up to the deadline. For players who I mentioned in the aforementioned column, I’ll just be linking back to it.
Look at this as a notebook-type article, with little tidbits for the players who matter for fantasy purposes. I’m excluding minor deals and deals that will result in buyouts.
That being said, Free Bol Bol for 2022-2023.
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The Trade
- Sixers receive: James Harden, Paul Millsap
- Nets receive: Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond.
Winners:
Simmons, of course, just because he’s going to be back on the court. I like the fit in Brooklyn with Simmons playing the four. He’ll be surrounded with shooters – better shooters for half the games – which helps him for fantasy.
I covered Drummond here.
Losers:
Curry has been fantastic for fantasy managers this year. He takes a hit going to Brooklyn as the fourth or fifth option in the offense.
Cam Thomas is also hurt with Curry’s arrival.
With Harden in Philadelphia, Tyrese Maxey‘s usage will go down. He’ll still start, but expect fewer looks and less involvement in the offense.
The Trade
- Pelicans receive: C.J. McCollum, Larry Nance Jr. Tony Snell
- Trail Blazers receive: Josh Hart, Didi Louzada, Joe Ingles, Elijah Hughes
- Jazz receive: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Juancho Hernangomez
- Spurs receive: Tomas Satoransky
Winners:
Hart is the main winner here. He’s the second option on the team now, and when Damian Lillard is back, he’ll still get enough looks to be a must-start player.
Jaxson Hayes should continue to provide mid-round value in New Orleans with Nance out for the season.
Losers:
NAW looked like a winner until Portland flipped him to Utah. Now he’s just a guy competing with Jordan Clarkson. Big L for him. The rest of the players are either hurt and out or they are lateral moves, at best.
I’ve been really high on Herb Jones in New Orleans, but you have to at least knock him down a bit after McCollum’s arrival.
The Trade
- Kings receive: Domantas Sabonis, Jeremy Lamb, Justin Holiday
- Pacers receive: Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, Tristan Thompson
Winners:
De’Aaron Fox could see a bump in production with Sabonis in town.
Davion Mitchell came off the bench, but he was fantastic in 30-plus minutes. I’d love to see him start, but if he’s producing like this, we’ll take it.
Harrison Barnes should continue to thrive on a bad team.
Losers:
Richaun Holmes, who I covered here.
With Hield in Indiana, the Chris Duarte hopes and dreams likely fade away.
The Trade
- Mavericks receive: Spencer Dinwiddie, Davis Bertans
- Wizards receive: Kristaps Porzingis
Winners:
Porzingis is hurt, but when he is – maybe? – healthy, he should be featured heavily in the offense.
Losers:
Dinwiddie, who I covered here.
The Trade
- Wizards receive: Ish Smith, Vernon Carey Jr.
- Hornets receive: Montrezl Harrell
Winners:
Harrell, who I covered here.
No Bradley Beal. No Dinwiddie. It’s that time of the year that we all love – Ish Smith season. He’ll volume his way into being fantasy-relevant in 12-team leagues.
Daniel Gafford and Thomas Bryant, who I mentioned here.
Whoever the new backup point guard is in Charlotte will have value, too. Your guess is as good as mine.
Losers:
Mason Plumlee loses value with Harrell’s arrival, but then again, you have to ask yourself if he really had any value outside of rebounding anyway?
The Trade
- Celtics receive: Derrick White
- Spurs receive: Josh Richardson, Romeo Langford
Winners:
Devin Vassell is the biggest winner with White’s departure. The rebuilding Spurs should feature Vassell moving forward, and the second-year wing has shown us his glimpses of his potential throughout the season. He’s a must-add player.
Losers:
White, who I covered here.
The Trade
- Pacers receive: Ricky Rubio
- Cavaliers receive: Caris LeVert
Winners:
LeVert should thrive in Cleveland. I still have these high hopes of him becoming an all-star from his early Brooklyn days. Playing with Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen could help him reach that ceiling.
Losers:
N/A
The Trade
- Clippers receive: Robert Covington, Normal Powell
- Blazers receive: Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson
Winners:
Bledsoe in Portland I like, and once healthy, he shouldn’t have too much trouble competing for minutes.
Covington’s skills are diminished, but Los Angeles is a nice landing spot for him. I expect him to get more of a workload with the Clippers.
Losers:
Goodbye, Dennis Smith Jr. Nice to see you again.
Covington and Powell are bad news for the likes of Nicolas Batum, Amir Coffey, and Luke Kennard. All three were solid streamers over the last handful of weeks with the number of injuries. Now, they are waiver-wire fodder.
The Trade
- Pistons receive: Marvin Bagley
- Kings receive: Donte DiVincenzo, Trey Lyles, Josh Jackson
- Bucks receive: Serge Ibaka
- Clippers receive: Rodney Hood, Semi Ojeleye
The winners:
Isaiah Hartenstein is the clear winner here. With Ibaka out of the way, we’ll see an increased workload for the already productive big man. Top 60 rest of the way isn’t out of the question.
Bagley is a winner, too, who I covered here.
Losers:
DiVincenzo by default, because I”m not quite sure what his role will be. It could be a neutral move for him, but the Kings have so many players all of the sudden.
The Trade
- Pacers receive: Jalen Smith
- Suns receive: Torrey Craig
The winners:
N/A
The losers:
The losers are fantasy managers because we’ll have to figure out if Smith, Goga Bitadze, or Isaiah Jackson will have enough of a role to matter. It’s a shame, really, because the former and latter could be big difference makers if they were set free.
The Suns are losers, too, for not extending Smith in the offseason.
The Trade
- Spurs receive: Goran Dragic
- Raptors receive: Thaddeus Young
The winners:
Dragic by default, right? He’s likely to be bought out and can go somewhere where he might play.
The losers:
All the bigs in Toronto. It’s just a mess. Free Chris Boucher.
The Trade
- Celtics receive: Daniel Theis
- Rockets receive: Dennis Schroder, Enes Freedon, Bruno Fernando
The winners:
N/A
The losers:
Robert Williams could have his workload managed closely moving forward to save the oft-injured Time Lord for the playoffs.
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