While it’s more commonly associated with red candies or furry weathermen, under a basketball lens the month of February is the time of year for major — and minor — NBA chess moves due to it being centered around the trade deadline. This year’s board-shuffling extravaganza involved Sacramento sliding out its speediest King, the one in LA grabbing a new piece to play with, and that stalemate in Miami finally coming to a close.
Although the Brooklyn Nets refrained from partaking in the game this year, they did turn a few pawns into knights exactly two weeks removed from it.