Reflecting on the 2023 NBA trade deadline, this podcast discusses the outcomes of significant trades involving players like KD, Kyrie, and Westbrook. They analyze the impact of trades on teams like the Suns and Mavs, explore trade scenarios, player options, and salary cap management, and reflect on past trade deadlines.
Reflecting on the impact of major trades like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving swaps on teams a year later.
Analyzing the disappointments and surprises in player trades like Jalen McDaniels to the Clippers and Luke Kennard to Utah.
Exploring how acquisitions within playoff teams fell short of expectations, with players like Roachumara and Terence Davis underperforming.
Deep dives
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Sports Discussion
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are praised, segueing into a detailed sports trade deadline review from one year prior focused on major trades like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving swaps. Delving into the impact on various teams from the trades, highlighting surprises and disappointments among the players involved.
Player Trades Analysis
Examination of player trades like Jalen McDaniels to the Clippers, Luke Kennard to Utah, viable outcomes, and unmet expectations. Notable players like Jack Armstrong and Rudy Gobert subjected to critical evaluation within trade contexts.
Toronto Raptors' Trade Mistake
Toronto Raptors' Yakka Pertil trade analyzed as a disappointing mistake affecting their season outcome. Overvalued players like TJ Warren and JaVale McGee scrutinized for underperformance.
Assessment of Playoff Team Acquisitions
Discussion on how acquisitions of various disappointments within playoff teams did not meet expectations, with instances like Roachumara and Terence Davis detailed. Reflecting on underwhelming performances and contract evaluations.
Biggest Deadline Deals Discussion
Exploration of the significance of major deadline deals like the Kevin Durant trade, comparing it to historical trades, emphasizing the rarity and impact of such monumental player moves. The prospect of listing most significant deadline deals teased for future content.
John and Nate look back on perhaps the biggest trade deadline ever to evaluate all these transactions a year on. How do the KD and Kyrie deals look, and would we have still done them as both teams? Who won the Westbrook/Conley/Russell swap? How have the trading trends evolved since this year? And which acquisitions actually fortified playoff teams?
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