One year removed from the most boring NBA trade deadline in recent memory, the league over-compensated.
The first six days of February were thrilling, bewildering, astonishing and heartbreaking. While the Nuggets remained idle, the roster movement around the rest of the NBA was significant.
Here are our winners and losers of trade season.
Winner: Lakers exceptionalism
Shield your eyes, Nuggets fans. Even small-market king Giannis Antetokounmpo has bought in. “You know what I want? I want Luka to the Lakers. I want Jokic to the Knicks,” the Milwaukee Bucks superstar said in jest after the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to Los Angeles.