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2004 NBA trade deadline

Rasheed completes the Pistons

Detroit acquired Rasheed Wallace in a three-team deal, adding the final piece to an elite defense without disrupting its core.

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Why this window matters

#5 in the Athlore NBA trade deadlines ranking

The Pistons went on to defeat the heavily favored Lakers and win the championship, making this the definitive deadline-to-title move.

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. January 5 · Trade

    Stephon Marbury returns home to New York →

    The Knicks acquired Marbury and Penny Hardaway from Phoenix in the first major swing of the window.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeJanuary 5, 2004To NYKNYKMARBURY3NYKHARDAWAY1DraftPICKround assetTo PHXPHXMCDYESS14PHXEISLEY12DraftPICKround asset+2 assetsMarbury to the KnicksNYK receives Stephon Marbury, Penny Hardaway, Cezary TrybańskiPHX receives Antonio McDyess, Howard Eisley, Charlie Ward + 2 more8 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  2. February 9 · Trade

    Portland sends Rasheed Wallace to Atlanta →

    Wallace's one-game Hawks tenure became the bridge to the transaction that completed Detroit.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeFebruary 9, 2004To ATLATLWALLACE36ATLPERSON7To PORPORABDUR-RAHIM33PORRATLIFF42DraftPICKround assetWallace to AtlantaATL receives Rasheed Wallace, Wesley PersonPOR receives Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Theo Ratliff, Dan Dickau5 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  3. February 19 · Three-team trade

    Rasheed Wallace completes the Pistons →

    Detroit acquired Wallace without breaking up its core, adding the final frontcourt piece to the eventual champions.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeFebruary 19, 2004To DETDETWALLACE36DETJAMES7To ATLATLATKINS7ATLHUNTER1DraftPICKround asset+3 assetsRasheed Wallace to DetroitDET receives Rasheed Wallace, Mike JamesATL receives Chucky Atkins, Lindsey Hunter, Željko Rebrača + 3 more8 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  4. February 19 · Window closes

    Detroit's move stands above a quiet final day

    The Wallace blockbuster remained the transaction that clearly changed the championship race.