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Wheeling and Dealing at the Deadline

Cavs Deal Burks in Three-Way Deal; Get Knight, Chriss, Picks from Rockets

To the rest of the outside world, it’s Thursday. To the NBA world, it’s a day that can change the direction of a franchise.

The NBA’s Trade Deadline is like none other in professional sports. Some teams are looking at the present – making moves in order to make a run two months later. Some teams are about the future – securing young veterans and Draft assets. And many, if not all, are looking at the past – trying to get out from under an undesirable situation.