The Los Angeles Lakers did an excellent job of reinventing the roster on short notice during the 2023 trade deadline. Nobody expected the Lake Show to even make the NBA Playoffs and the team was one of the final four standing, making it to the Western Conference Finals.
The biggest move of the deadline was moving off of Russell Westbrook and getting actual NBA talent in return for him. Before that massive trade, though, the Lakers made what seemed like a smaller trade for Rui Hachimura.
Hachimura came to LA and instantly looked like a different player.