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2001 NBA trade deadline

The 2001 NBA trade deadline.

A chronological guide to the transactions and decisions surrounding the 2001 NBA trade deadline.

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In the order it happened

The transaction timeline

The draft, major signings, trades and roster decisions are ordered chronologically. Complete draft boards, trade packages and free-agent jersey changes are embedded at the moment they happened.

  1. Early February · Contender pressure

    Philadelphia owns the East but loses its defensive center

    Theo Ratliff's wrist injury threatened the formula behind the conference's best record, forcing the 76ers to pursue an immediate interior replacement.

  2. February 22 · Trade

    Dikembe Mutombo joins the 76ers →

    Philadelphia sent Ratliff, Toni Kukoč, Nazr Mohammed and Pepe Sánchez to Atlanta for Mutombo and Roshown McLeod, adding the reigning Defensive Player of the Year.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeFebruary 22, 2001To PHIPHIMUTOMBO55PHIMCLEOD7To ATLATLRATLIFF42ATLKUKOČ7DraftPICKround asset+1 assetsDikembe Mutombo to PhiladelphiaPHI receives Dikembe Mutombo, Roshown McLeodATL receives Theo Ratliff, Toni Kukoč, Nazr Mohammed + 1 more6 original assets · 0 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  3. Deadline week · Aftermath

    The deadline move carries Philadelphia to June

    Mutombo stabilized the paint, made another All-Star team and helped the 76ers reach their first Finals since 1983.