Activity at the NBA trade deadline reshaped the league for years to come with maneuvers that will take weeks, if not months, to fully process. There are winners and there are losers, as outlined below, but no cheap shots.
There is also a fundamental sea change under way as to who calls the shots.
LeBron James was not traded at the deadline, nor did I ever expect him to be. With or without his no-trade clause. Since he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, I have held firm that he will end his career there, and I still believe it. But the big trade for this season — you
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