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2002 NBA trade deadline

The 2002 NBA trade deadline.

A chronological guide to the transactions and decisions surrounding the 2002 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 · Roster tension

    Indiana decides its talented young forward needs a new setting

    Ron Artest's potential came with friction in Chicago, while the Bulls sought a more established lead scorer to speed a slow rebuild.

  2. February 19 · Seven-player trade

    Jalen Rose and Ron Artest swap timelines →

    Chicago acquired Rose, Travis Best, Norman Richardson and a second-round pick; Indiana received Artest, Brad Miller, Ron Mercer and Kevin Ollie.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeFebruary 19, 2002To CHICHIROSE5CHIBEST6DraftPICKround asset+1 assetsTo INDINDARTEST37INDMILLER52DraftPICKround asset+1 assetsRose–Artest seven-player tradeCHI receives Jalen Rose, Travis Best, Norman Richardson + 1 moreIND receives Ron Artest, Brad Miller, Ron Mercer + 1 more8 original assets · 0 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  3. Deadline week · Long view

    Indiana quietly assembles the defense for its next contender

    Artest and Miller joined Jermaine O'Neal, and the Pacers soon became a 61-win team before the Malice at the Palace interrupted the project.