2008 NBA trade deadline

Contenders trade haymakers

The Lakers acquired Pau Gasol, Phoenix countered with Shaquille O'Neal, Dallas added Jason Kidd and Cleveland rebuilt around LeBron James.

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Gasol immediately helped Los Angeles reach three straight Finals and win two titles, while every West contender revealed its answer.

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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.

February 1 · Trade
Pau Gasol changes the championship race →
The Lakers acquired Gasol from Memphis, pairing him with Kobe Bryant and creating the core of three straight Finals teams.
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09TradeFebruary 1, 2008To LAL20102NDround assetTo MEMDraftPICKround asset+4 assetsPau Gasol to the LakersLAL receives Pau Gasol, 2010 Memphis 2nd-round pickMEM receives Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie + 4 more9 original assets · 3 outcomes tracedOpen trade →
February 6 · Trade
Phoenix answers with Shaquille O'Neal →
The Suns sent Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to Miami in a dramatic stylistic bet.
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00TradeFebruary 6, 2008To PHXTo MIAShaq to PhoenixPHX receives Shaquille O'NealMIA receives Shawn Marion, Marcus Banks3 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →
February 19 · Trade
Jason Kidd returns to Dallas →
The Mavericks completed a reworked package after the first version stalled, bringing their former draft pick back as a veteran lead guard.
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00TradeFebruary 19, 2008To DALDraftPICKround assetTo NJNDraftPICKround asset+2 assetsKidd back to DallasDAL receives Jason Kidd, Malik Allen, Antoine WrightNJN receives Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Trenton Hassell + 2 more8 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →
February 21 · Deadline day
Cleveland rebuilds around LeBron →
An 11-player, three-team deal brought Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith and Delonte West to the Cavaliers.
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00TradeFebruary 21, 2008To CLEDraftPICKround asset+1 assetsTo CHIDraftPICKround asset+4 assetsCleveland's 2008 resetCLE receives Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith + 1 moreCHI receives Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons + 4 more11 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →