LOS ANGELES — When the final Thunder players cleared out of the Mo Ostin Basketball Center at UCLA Friday morning, there were around 30 minutes left for the possibility of a team-enhancing trade.
Those 30 minutes passed quietly. Thursday's trade deadline went by without the Thunder making a move.
Could a deal have been done? Yes. Would it have made the Thunder better? The team didn't think so.
The same could be said for the Spurs, Rockets, Celtics and Warriors. The Thunder wasn't the only team among the contenders in their respective conferences who held off from making a roster-altering decision on Thursday.