The NBA trade deadline has passed. Come playoff time, the championship contenders will largely look as they do now.
So, now that the final opportunity to make a massive move is gone, here’s a look at the league’s winners and losers of deals since the Knicks shipped Kristaps Porzingis:
Winner: Bucks
The top team in the Eastern Conference standings increased their odds of reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since 1974. Adding to a frontcourt featuring MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks brought in sharpshooting big man Nikola Mirotic from New Orleans, without surrendering a key player or first-round pick.