The 2022 NBA trade deadline was the most exciting one of the past few years. Three huge players changed places just on the day of the deadline, while a few more changed teams a few days prior. With blockbuster deals such as the Ben Simmons-James Harden trade, the entire NBA world stopped to see what moves teams will make.
When it was all said and done, at 3 PM EST on Thursday, the league landscape looked very different. As with everything, there were winners and there were losers of the whole process. Without further ado, here are two big winners of the 2022 NBA trade deadline.